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Samui, Thailand: Thailand\u2019s Kiradech Aphibarnrat has thrown down the gauntlet to his rivals by declaring he is ready to extend his lead at the top of the Order of Merit with a win at the THB 9.6 million (approximately US$312,000) Queen\u2019s Cup which tees off on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sanctioned by the Asian Tour, the Queen\u2019s Cup is held in honour of Her Majesty, Queen Sirikit and is one of four tournaments in Thailand to feature on the Asian Tour, which is celebrating its milestone 10th season after establishing itself as a players\u2019 organisation in 2004.<\/p>\n

All eyes will be on Kiradech who will be among the top contenders at Santiburi Samui Country Club following a magnificent season so far where he won his second Asian Tour title in Malaysia in addition to three other top-five finishes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to be a big week for me as it\u2019s not very often that I can get the chance to play at home. Now that I\u2019m back, I\u2019ll try to play my best golf so that I can finish strongly and extend my lead at the top,\u201d said Kiradech.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy target for the year has always remained the same and that is to win the Order of Merit and finish inside the top-50 in the world ranking. I\u2019ll try to play in more events in Asia so that I can improve on my world ranking and get into all the major events,\u201d added Kiradech who is ranked 87th in the world.<\/p>\n

Kiradech, who finished tied-12th at last year\u2019s edition, has also been chalking invaluable experience by playing in Europe so that he can become an all-rounded global player.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a good experience playing in Europe. The main differences are the weather and the food. Coming from a tropical country like Thailand and going over to play under such wet and cold conditions can be a huge challenge,\u201d said Kiradech.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut having said that, my aim is to more gain experience by playing in Europe so that I can develop myself into a better player,\u201d added Kiradech.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile reigning Order of Merit champion and defending champion Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand believes the Queen\u2019s Cup will be retained on home soil despite the presence of 23 countries which will be represented at the Queen\u2019s Cup this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll Thai players will be extra motivated to win the Queen\u2019s Cup as it\u2019s an honour to play and ultimately win the trophy,\u201d said Thaworn.<\/p>\n

The Queen\u2019s Cup is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Thailand PGA and is held in honor of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit who celebrates her 81st birthday this year.<\/p>\n

Thaworn\u2019s victory at the Queen\u2019s Cup last year sparked a magnificent record-breaking season where he won two other tournaments and subsequently became the oldest Asian Tour number one.<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old will be making his fifth start on the Asian Tour this week and is looking forward to repeating his winning feat again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt always brings back good memories whenever you come back to a place where you\u2019ve won before. Hopefully, I can do the same again this week,\u201d said Thaworn.<\/p>\n

2010 Queen\u2019s Cup champion Tetsuji Hiratsuka of Japan, however believes he can stop Thaworn and the other contenders in their tracks as he bids to end a two-year title drought on the region\u2019s premier Tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not in my best form when I won the Queen\u2019s Cup three years ago. But now, I feel very good about my game and I believe I can put up a strong challenge for the title again,\u201d said Hiratsuka.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed coming over to Thailand and this week is no different. I\u2019ve won twice in Thailand so far and I\u2019m looking for the third one this week,\u201d said the four-time Asian Tour winner.<\/p>\n

The Queen\u2019s Cup will be staged at the Santiburi Samui Country Club from June 13 to 16 with the event broadcast live on True Sport and also featured on the Asian Tour Golf and Highlights show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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