hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˈeɪʒən tˈʊɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː vˈaɪə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ skˈuːl, ðˈɛn hæd hɪz fˈɜːst ˈeɪʒən tˈʊɹ səksˈɛs ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, wˌɛn hiː wˈʌn ðə mjˈɑːnmɑːɹ ˈoʊpən.
He joined the Asian Tour in 2003 via Qualifying School, then had his first Asian Tour success in 2005, when he won the Myanmar Open.