– 2 ▁to ▁Stuart ▁B ingham ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁Th i rap ong pa ib oon ▁was ▁re leg ated ▁from ▁the ▁tour ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁ranked ▁world ▁number ▁ 8 7 , ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 6 4 ▁who ▁remain . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁AC BS ▁Asian ▁Under - 2 1 ▁S no oker ▁Championship ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Si y av osh ▁Moz ay ani ▁ 6 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁two - year ▁tour ▁card ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁seasons . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 / 2 0 1 5 ▁season ▁Th i rap ong pa ib oon ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁his ▁first ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁until ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Championship , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁thr ashed ▁ 6 – 0 ▁by ▁Stuart ▁B ingham . ▁His ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁came ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁white w ash ▁over ▁Jimmy ▁Robert son ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Indian ▁Open , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁ 4 – 1 ▁to ▁compat ri ot ▁De ch aw at ▁Po om ja eng ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁Th i rap ong pa ib oon ' s ▁limited ▁season ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 6 ▁loss ▁to ▁Robert son ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of