# Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn

Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (Thai: กฤษณัส เลิศสัตยาธร; born 16 December 1988 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai former professional snooker player. He was the Asian Snooker Champion in 2016.

## Career

At the 2014 Six-red World Championship Lertsattayathorn defeated defending champion Mark Davis in the last 16 before being defeated 7–2 eventual winner Stephen Maguire in the semi-final. In 2016 Lertsattayathorn entered the Asian Snooker Championship in Doha as the 13th seed. Lertsattayathorn went on to reach the final and defeated Mohammed Shehab 8–2 to win the championship, as a result he was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2016–17 and 2017–18. At the 2016 English Open, Lertsattayathorn beat compatriot Boonyarit Keattikun 4–3 and Michael White 4–1. In the third round he was 3–2 up on Ricky Walden, but then lost the final two frames. Walden also beat Lertsattayathorn by a 4–3 scoreline in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open. He lost all five of his matches in the rest of the season.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2014/ 15 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2019/ 20 | 2022/ 23 |
| Ranking | | | 88 | | |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||
| English Open | NH | 3R | A | A | A |
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | 2R | A | A | A |
| UK Championship | A | 1R | A | A | A |
| Scottish Open | NH | 1R | A | A | A |
| European Masters | NH | LQ | WD | A | A |
| German Masters | A | LQ | A | A | A |
| World Grand Prix | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | A | LQ | A | A | A |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||
| Six-red World Championship | SF | 2R | A | RR | RR |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | WD | A | NR | NH |
| Indian Open | A | A | WD | Not Held | Not Held |
| Shanghai Masters | A | LQ | A | NR | NH |
| China Open | A | LQ | A | Not Held | Not Held |
| International Championship | A | LQ | A | A | NH |
| World Open | NH | A | LQ | A | NH |
Performance Table Legend :
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
* 1 2 3 He was an amateur
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
* ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2014/2015)

## Career finals
### Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | Southeast Asian Games | Moh Keen Hoo | 4–2 |

### Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | Asian Amateur Championship | Mohammed Shehab | 8–2 |