1 6 ▁years ▁and ▁ 3 1 2 ▁days . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁fell ▁off ▁the ▁tour ▁after ▁one ▁year . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁I BS F ▁World ▁Under - 2 1 ▁S no oker ▁Championship ▁by ▁defe ating ▁No pp on ▁Sa eng k ham ▁ 9 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁and ▁in ▁doing ▁so ▁earned ▁a ▁place ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁s no oker ▁tour ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 / 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁Th i rap ong pa ib oon ▁came ▁through ▁three ▁qual ifying ▁matches , ▁before ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Australian ▁Gold fields ▁Open ▁and ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Masters , ▁losing ▁to ▁Li ang ▁W en bo ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁last ▁frame ▁decide ▁to ▁Jam ie ▁C ope ▁respectively . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁closest ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁reaching ▁the ▁main ▁of ▁a ▁ranking ▁event . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁good ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁minor - ran king ▁Play ers ▁Tour ▁Championship ▁events , ▁reaching ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁sixth ▁European ▁Tour ▁events . ▁In ▁the ▁fifth ▁event ▁he ▁beat ▁compat ri ot ▁The p ch ai ya ▁Un - No oh , ▁Li u ▁Ch u ang ▁and ▁top ▁ 1 6 ▁player ▁Barry ▁Haw kins , ▁before ▁losing ▁ 3 – 4 ▁to ▁Anthony ▁McG ill , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁event ▁he ▁beat ▁the ▁lik