Phaitoon Phonbun

Phaitoon Phonbun (; born 5 October 1975) is a Thai former professional snooker player.

Career Phaitoon Phonbun was born on 5 October 1975. He received a wildcard entry to the 1995 Thailand Open, where he recorded a 5–2 defeat of Anthony Davies. He exited the tournament in the next round, 1–5 to Steve Davis.

Turning professional in 1998, Phonbun reached the last 48 at that season's China International, recording victories over Joe Delaney, Jason Prince and Darryn Walker before losing 2–5 to Chris Small, and the last 64 at the Welsh Open, where Alain Robidoux defeated him 5–4.

The following season heralded two more last-64 finishes, the most notable being at the 1999 UK Championship, where Phonbun faced Paul Hunter and lost 6–9. In his match against Stephen Maguire at the 2000 Scottish Open, Phonbun beat Maguire 5–4 despite the latter having compiled a maximum 147 break.

Ranked 70th, a career best, He was also invited to play in the 2016 edition of the tournament, but despite victories over Ryan Thomerson and Dominic Dale, defeats to Ding Junhui, Pankaj Advani and Robert Milkins saw him exit at the group stage.

Career finals Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2007 Southeast Asian Games (6-red) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–1Runner-up 1. 2017 Southeast Asian Games Siththideth Sakbieng 1–4

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title) OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreWinner 1. 1994 Asian Under-21 Championship Farhan Mirza 6–4 Runner-up 1. 2002 Thailand Amateur Championship Somporn Kunthawang 7–8