{"id":11823,"date":"2012-11-22T04:39:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T04:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=11823"},"modified":"2012-11-22T04:39:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T04:39:54","slug":"thai-aces-thongchai-and-thaworn-set-for-battle-at-kings-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=11823","title":{"rendered":"Thai aces Thongchai and Thaworn set for battle at King\u2019s Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Khon Kaen:<\/strong> Thai kingpins Thongchai Jaidee and Thaworn Wiratchant, who have a combined 28 Asian Tour victories, will battle for supremacy at next week\u2019s US$500,000 King\u2019s Cup on home soil.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Thongchai and Thaworn headline the event with no fewer than 33 Asian Tour winners heading to the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club in Khon Kaen from November 29 to December 2. The event is making a welcome return after a one-year lapse due to the floods which hit the country last year.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Newcomer David Lipsky of the United States, winner of the HANDA FALDO Cambodian Classic earlier this year, Chan Yih-shin of Chinese Taipei, who won the King\u2019s Cup in 2009, and the in-form Shiv Kapur of India will also feature in the event.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Exciting Thai talents Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Arnond Vongvanij are among the local hopefuls who include defending champion Udorn Duangdecha, Chawalit Plaphol, Chapchai Nirat and Prom Meesawat, who is currently sixth on the Asian Tour\u2019s Order of Merit.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Thaworn, who holds a record 15 Asian Tour victories, is on a mission to win the Order of Merit for the second time since 2005 and he is likely to overtake Merit leader Marcus Fraser of Australia, who has opted not to play in the remaining three events of the season due to clashes with tournaments in Australia. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Just over US$24,000 separate the two players but Thaworn will be firmly be in the driver\u2019s seat if he wins the King\u2019s Cup which offers a US$79,250 winner\u2019s pay cheque.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Winning the King\u2019s Cup will give Thaworn a unique double as he was triumphant at the Queen\u2019s Cup in June.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\u201cI want to play my best and hopefully it\u2019ll be good enough to win the Order of Merit for the second time,\u201d said Thaworn, who has accumulated US$628,131 this season from three victories in the Queen\u2019s Cup, Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in Malaysia and Hero Indian Open.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Countryman Thongchai, winner of three Asian Tour Order of Merit crowns and 13 titles, has enjoyed a solid year so far, highlighted by his first victory on European soil at the ISPS Handa Wales Open in June. However, it is a win on the Asian Tour which he is after as he seeks to end his year on a high note.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Like most Thai players, Thongchai is keen to keep the revered King\u2019s Trophy on home soil as he aims to win the event which he finished tied 11th in 2009.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>With three more events left on the 2012 Asian Tour Schedule, all eyes will also be on the race to the top-60 of the Order of Merit, which players need to finish in at the end of the year to earn full playing rights on the 2013 Asian Tour season.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Among those looking to make a move inside the safety zone at the King\u2019s Cup include Namchok Tantipokhakul of Thailand (62nd), Adam Groom of Australia (66th), Mars Pucay of the Philippines (71st) and Quincy Quek of Singapore (79th).<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khon Kaen: Thai kingpins Thongchai Jaidee and Thaworn Wiratchant, who have a combined 28 Asian Tour victories, will battle for supremacy at next week\u2019s US$500,000 King\u2019s Cup on home soil.&nbsp;Thongchai and Thaworn headline the event with no fewer than 33 Asian Tour winners heading to the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club in Khon Kaen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[158,466,7396,1534,946],"class_list":["post-11823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-golf-news","tag-asian-tour","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-kings-cup","tag-thaworn-wiratchant","tag-thongchai-jaidee"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thai aces Thongchai and Thaworn set for battle at King\u2019s Cup - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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