# Issara Kachaiwong

Issara Kachaiwong (Thai: อิศรา กะไชยวงษ์; born October 4, 1983, in Chanthaburi, Thailand), is a Thai former professional snooker player.

## Career

Kachaiwong became the Thai national under-20 champion. He won the first edition of the General Cup International, defeating players like Mark Allen and Dominic Dale and also capturing a gold medal at the 2004 Thai Games, before he finally qualified for the main tour by winning the 2006 Asian championships, defeating Mohammed Shehab 6–3 in the final.
His best performance in the debut season came at the 2006 Grand Prix in October in Aberdeen. During that tournament he won 4 of his five matches during the group stages. His only loss came against John Higgins. However he failed to make the top two as both Higgins and Alan McManus, who Kachaiwong had beaten, had better frame differences. He was the only player who won four times in the group stages who did not make it through to the knockout stages. The rest of Kachaiwong's results was not good enough to keep him on tour, but he was handed a wild card for another season. Despite a last 64 run at the season-ending World Championship, he was again relegated.
At the 2010 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship Kachaiwong beat Mohammad Sajjad from Pakistan 7–3 in the final to become the champion and regained his tour card for the 2010–11 season. At the China Open where he reached the final qualifying round. He finished the season 87th in the world rankings and failed to retain his place on the tour.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2004/ 05 | 2006/ 07 | 2007/ 08 | 2008/ 09 | 2009/ 10 | 2010/ 11 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 |
| Ranking | | | 79 | | | | | |
| Ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | Not Held | WD | A | A | LQ | A | A |
| UK Championship | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A |
| German Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A |
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A |
| World Open | A | RR | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A |
| Players Tour Championship Grand Final | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| China Open | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A |
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A |
| Non-ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | RR | QF | 2R | QF | 2R |
| General Cup | W | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | NH | A | A |
| The Masters | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Malta Cup | A | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Northern Ireland Trophy | NH | LQ | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Former non-ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Thailand Masters | NH | F | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
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. |
| PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
* ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
* 1 2 3 4 5 He was an amateur
* 1 2 New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
* ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix (2004/2005, 2006/2007-2009/2010)
* ↑ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)

## Career finals
### Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2004 | General Cup | Dominic Dale | 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2006 | Thailand Masters | Marco Fu | 3–5 |

### Pro-am finals: 2 (2 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2005 | Southeast Asian Games | Nitiwat Kanjanasari | 4–0 |
| Winner | 1. | 2013 | Southeast Asian Games (2) | Win Ko Ko | 4–1 |

### Amateur finals: 5 (4 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2005 | Thailand Amateur Championship | Kobkit Palajin | 5–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2006 | ACBS Asian Championship | Mohammed Shehab | 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2006 | Thailand Amateur Championship (2) | Atthasit Mahitthi | 5–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2008 | Thailand Amateur Championship | James Wattana | 1–5 |
| Winner | 4. | 2010 | ACBS Asian Championship (2) | Muhammad Sajjad | 7–3 |