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Sunny Akani
Born (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 30)
Bangkok, Thailand
Sport country Thailand
NicknameThe Sunshine Kid[1]
Professional2015–2022, 2024–present
Highest ranking44 (March 2021)
Current ranking 73 (as of 22 December 2025)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (x2)
Medal record
Men's snooker
Representing  Thailand
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Phnom PenhSingles

Akani Songsermsawad (Thai: ซันนี่ อรรคนิธิ์ ส่งเสริมสวัสดิ์; born 10 September 1995), better known as Sunny Akani, is a Thai professional snooker player.

Career

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Early career

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Akani, a regular in amateur Thai snooker events since 2011,[2] first came to international attention with a 5–2 win over professional Matthew Selt in the Six-red World Championship,[2] in 2008.[3]

2015–2017

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In 2015 he won the ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, beating Yuan Sijun 6–4 in the final and as a result was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[2][4] His first appearance in a ranking event qualifier came at the 2016 World Championship, where he was edged out 10–9 by compatriot Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the opening round.[5]

Akani qualified for the 2016 Indian Open by defeating Ben Woollaston 4–3 and then saw off Jamie Burnett 4–1, Mark Davis 4–2 and Gary Wilson 4–2 (opened the match with a 104 break) to reach the quarter-finals of the first ranking he had appeared at.[6] He took a 2–1 lead over Kyren Wilson, but would go on to lose 4–2.[7]He also lost in the quarter-finals of the non-ranking Six-red World Championship 7–4 to Stuart Bingham. At the Northern Ireland Open, Akani eliminated Cao Yupeng 4–1 and Mark Davis 4–3 and was knocked out in the third round 4–2 by Wilson. He qualified for the German Masters by seeing off Graeme Dott and Jack Lisowski, but was thrashed 5–0 by Zhao Xintong in the first round. He stood one win away from playing in the World Championship after defeating Mei Xiwen 10–5 and Joe Perry 10–9, but was heavily beaten 10–3 by David Grace.[8] Akani failed to break into the top 64 in the rankings during his two years on tour, but stayed on it by topping the one-year list.[9]

2017–2018

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In 2017, he started the season like the year before. He reached the Last 16 of the 2017 Indian Open after beating Scott Donaldson, Stephen Maguire, and Dominic Dale before losing 4–2 to Liam Highfield. At the 2017 World Open qualifying round, he had a close match against Liang Wenbo losing 5–4 after being 2–0 and 4–2 up and scoring back-to-back century breaks (101 and 119) but losing the "decider". At the 2017 International Championship, he was 2–0, 3–1 and 4–2 behind but he won the last 4 frames to beat Marco Fu by 6–4. In the last frame, he cleared the table with a break of 53 to win the frame by 2 points. After a walkover in the last 64, he lost against Martin O'Donnell 5–6, despite a lead of 5–2.

During the 2017 UK Championship, Akani defeated three higher seeds, defeating Fergal O'Brien 6–5, Michael Holt 6–4, and whitewashing former world championship runner-up Barry Hawkins 6–0. After the match, Hawkins said the match "was up there with one of the worst I have ever played".[10] In the last 16, Akani drew Ronnie O'Sullivan and went ahead at scores of 2–0, 4–2 and 5–4, before losing the match 6–5. After the match O'Sullivan stated he believed Akani "deserved to win" and "felt like (he) robbed him of victory".[11]

The following competition, the 2017 Scottish Open, saw Akani lose in the first round to Jimmy White 4–1.

2018–2019

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Akani failed to qualify for the first ranking event of the season, losing 4–3 to Oliver Lines in the qualifying round of the 2018 Riga Masters. He beat Fan Zhengyi 6–5 to qualify for the 2018 World Open, where he was defeated 5–2 in the first round by Barry Hawkins. Akani reached the semi-finals of the non-ranking 2018 Haining Open, where he was defeated 4–2 by Li Hang. He followed this by the knockout stage of the non-ranking Six-red World Championship, coming through the round-robin stage by finishing second in Group E, scoring victories over Jimmy Robertson and Mohamed Khairy, and losing to group winner Ding Junhui. In the knockout stage, he beat Stephen Maguire and Mohammed Shehab 6–5 to reach the semi-finals, where he lost 7–5 to eventual champion Kyren Wilson.

Having failed to qualify for the Indian Open and European Masters, Akani's next ranking event was the 2018 China Championship, where he lost 5–3 in the first round to Mark Selby, who would go on to win the tournament. At the 2018 English Open, he defeated 8th seed Kyren Wilson 4–3 before losing 4–0 to Anthony McGill in the second round. Akani beat Soheil Vahedi 6–5 to qualify for the International Championship, where he defeated Mark Williams 6-3 and Zhou Yuelong 6–4 to reach the third round, where he lost 6–4 to Ali Carter. A 4–0 victory over Fan Zhengyi in first round of the 2018 Northern Ireland Open set up a second round tie with Xiao Guodong, which he lost 4–3.

Akani enjoyed another good showing at the 2018 UK Championship, defeating Eden Sharav and James Cahill 6–5, and winning 6–2 against Jak Jones to reach the last 16 for the second year running, where he lost 6–2 to Stuart Bingham. His next win at a ranking event came at the Shoot-Out, where he defeated Lyu Haotian and Billy Joe Castle before losing in the third round to amateur player Ryan Davies. Akani finished the season by failing to qualify for the 2019 World Championship, losing in the second round of qualifying 10–5 to Robert Milkins.[12] He ended the season 52nd in the Snooker world rankings.[13]

2021–2022

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In July, Akani contracted COVID-19, although was not withdrawn from any events. However, in an interview after losing in the 2022 European Masters, he revealed that he had Long COVID and was unable to practise for more than minutes, where normally he would be on the snooker table as much as he was able to be on it. This led to a significant dip in form throughout the 2021-22 season, which led to his eventual relegation from the tour.[14]

2024

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Akani reclaimed professional status by reaching the final of Event 1 of the Asia and Oceania Q School.[15]

Style of play

[edit]

Akani is known for his very deliberate cue action, where he plants his hand down with the cue before playing the next shot. In the book 147 Snooker Drills and Exercises by Andrew Highfield, he named a challenge after Akani, after challenging him to complete the drill.[16] He is also known for resting his chin on the cue extension when playing with a rest.

Personal life

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Other than playing professional snooker, Akani also produces snooker cues and rests under his name. Ronnie O'Sullivan has been using cues made by him since 2025.[17] On August 15 of that same year O’Sullivan used an Akani cue to make two maximum 147 breaks in his Saudi Arabia Masters semi-final match against Chris Wakelin.[18]

Performance and rankings timeline

[edit]
Tournament2008/
09
2015/
16
2016/
17
2017/
18
2018/
19
2019/
20
2020/
21
2021/
22
2022/
23
2024/
25
2025/
26
Ranking[nb 1][nb 2][nb 3]91[nb 4]66525257[nb 2][nb 3]70
Ranking tournaments
Championship LeagueNon-Ranking EventRRRRAAA
Saudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held2R2R
Wuhan OpenTournament Not Held1RLQ
English OpenNot Held2R3R2R2R2R2RAA1R
British OpenTournament Not Held1RA2R1R
Xi'an Grand PrixTournament Not Held2R1R
Northern Ireland OpenNot Held3R3R2R1R2R1RAALQ
International ChampionshipNHA1R2R3R1RNot HeldLQLQ
UK ChampionshipAA1R4R4R2R2R2RALQLQ
Shoot OutNHNR2RQF3R3R3R1RAAA
Scottish OpenNot Held2R1R1R1R3R1RAAA
German MastersNHA1RLQLQ2RLQLQALQ
World Grand PrixNHDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players Championship[nb 5]NHDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Welsh OpenAA1R3R1R1R2RLQAA
World OpenANHLQLQ1R3RNot Held1R
Tour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World ChampionshipALQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQ
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai MastersAALQ2RNon-RankingNot HeldNon-Ranking
Indian OpenNot HeldQF3RLQTournament Not Held
China OpenAALQLQLQTournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 6]NHMRLQALQATournament Not Held
China ChampionshipNot HeldNRA1R1RTournament Not Held
WST Pro SeriesTournament Not Held2RTournament Not Held
Turkish MastersTournament Not HeldLQNot Held
Gibraltar OpenNHMRAAAA2RANot Held
European MastersNot HeldLQLQLQLQ1R3RANot Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining OpenAMRAASFANHAANot Held
Six-red World Championship[nb 7]RRRRQF2RSFRRNot HeldRRNot Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b He was an amateur
  3. ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ^ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
  5. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)
  6. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2015/2016)
  7. ^ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009)

Career finals

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Pro-am finals: 1

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OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2023Southeast Asian GamesMalaysia Thor Chuan Leong1–4

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

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OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2015Asian Under-21 ChampionshipChina Yuan Sijun6–4[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Sunny Akani". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Akani Songsermsawad". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ^ "2008 Sangsom 6-reds International Snooker". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  4. ^ 泰国小将宋沙瓦夺冠 连克赵心童袁思俊成中国苦主 (in Chinese). my147.com. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Akani Songsermsawad 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Lilley Continues Dream Run". World Snooker. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Murphy/McGill/Wilson/Bond Into Semis". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Akani Songsermsawad 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Provisional Rankings". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  10. ^ "UK Snooker Championship 2017: Barry Hawkins 'in state of shock' after 6-0 loss". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan: I robbed Sunny Akani of the win in UK Snooker Championship". Daily Express]. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Akani Songsermsawad 2018/19". snooker.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  13. ^ "Rankings 2018/2019 - snooker.org". snooker.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  14. ^ "Long Covid Leaves Sunny Under A Cloud". wst.tv. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  15. ^ "Akani and Lim Capture Tour Cards". wst.tv. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  16. ^ Highfield, Andrew (2017-12-15). 147 Snooker Drills and Exercises. Andrew Highfield. ISBN 9781785003561.
  17. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan enjoys sunny side of life after ending snooker cue crisis in bid for £500,000 Saudi Arabia Masters glory - 'It is just unbelievable'". TNT Sports. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  18. ^ Metcalfe, Nick (15 August 2025). "Ronnie O'Sullivan calls Saudi Arabia Masters win over Chris Wakelin 'maddest game I've ever played' after making two maximums". TNT Sports. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Akani Songsermsawad". Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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    Sunny Akani
    Born (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 30)
    Bangkok, Thailand
    Sport country Thailand
    NicknameThe Sunshine Kid[1]
    Professional2015–2022, 2024–present
    Highest ranking44 (March 2021)
    Current ranking 73 (as of 22 December 2025)
    Best ranking finishQuarter-final (x2)
    Medal record
    Men's snooker
    Representing  Thailand
    Southeast Asian Games
    Silver medal – second place2023 Phnom PenhSingles

    Akani Songsermsawad (Thai: ซันนี่ อรรคนิธิ์ ส่งเสริมสวัสดิ์; born 10 September 1995), better known as Sunny Akani, is a Thai professional snooker player.

    Career

    Early career

    Akani, a regular in amateur Thai snooker events since 2011,[2] first came to international attention with a 5–2 win over professional Matthew Selt in the Six-red World Championship,[2] in 2008.[3]

    2015–2017

    In 2015 he won the ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, beating Yuan Sijun 6–4 in the final and as a result was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[2][4] His first appearance in a ranking event qualifier came at the 2016 World Championship, where he was edged out 10–9 by compatriot Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the opening round.[5]

    Akani qualified for the 2016 Indian Open by defeating Ben Woollaston 4–3 and then saw off Jamie Burnett 4–1, Mark Davis 4–2 and Gary Wilson 4–2 (opened the match with a 104 break) to reach the quarter-finals of the first ranking he had appeared at.[6] He took a 2–1 lead over Kyren Wilson, but would go on to lose 4–2.[7]He also lost in the quarter-finals of the non-ranking Six-red World Championship 7–4 to Stuart Bingham. At the Northern Ireland Open, Akani eliminated Cao Yupeng 4–1 and Mark Davis 4–3 and was knocked out in the third round 4–2 by Wilson. He qualified for the German Masters by seeing off Graeme Dott and Jack Lisowski, but was thrashed 5–0 by Zhao Xintong in the first round. He stood one win away from playing in the World Championship after defeating Mei Xiwen 10–5 and Joe Perry 10–9, but was heavily beaten 10–3 by David Grace.[8] Akani failed to break into the top 64 in the rankings during his two years on tour, but stayed on it by topping the one-year list.[9]

    2017–2018

    In 2017, he started the season like the year before. He reached the Last 16 of the 2017 Indian Open after beating Scott Donaldson, Stephen Maguire, and Dominic Dale before losing 4–2 to Liam Highfield. At the 2017 World Open qualifying round, he had a close match against Liang Wenbo losing 5–4 after being 2–0 and 4–2 up and scoring back-to-back century breaks (101 and 119) but losing the "decider". At the 2017 International Championship, he was 2–0, 3–1 and 4–2 behind but he won the last 4 frames to beat Marco Fu by 6–4. In the last frame, he cleared the table with a break of 53 to win the frame by 2 points. After a walkover in the last 64, he lost against Martin O'Donnell 5–6, despite a lead of 5–2.

    During the 2017 UK Championship, Akani defeated three higher seeds, defeating Fergal O'Brien 6–5, Michael Holt 6–4, and whitewashing former world championship runner-up Barry Hawkins 6–0. After the match, Hawkins said the match "was up there with one of the worst I have ever played".[10] In the last 16, Akani drew Ronnie O'Sullivan and went ahead at scores of 2–0, 4–2 and 5–4, before losing the match 6–5. After the match O'Sullivan stated he believed Akani "deserved to win" and "felt like (he) robbed him of victory".[11]

    The following competition, the 2017 Scottish Open, saw Akani lose in the first round to Jimmy White 4–1.

    2018–2019

    Akani failed to qualify for the first ranking event of the season, losing 4–3 to Oliver Lines in the qualifying round of the 2018 Riga Masters. He beat Fan Zhengyi 6–5 to qualify for the 2018 World Open, where he was defeated 5–2 in the first round by Barry Hawkins. Akani reached the semi-finals of the non-ranking 2018 Haining Open, where he was defeated 4–2 by Li Hang. He followed this by the knockout stage of the non-ranking Six-red World Championship, coming through the round-robin stage by finishing second in Group E, scoring victories over Jimmy Robertson and Mohamed Khairy, and losing to group winner Ding Junhui. In the knockout stage, he beat Stephen Maguire and Mohammed Shehab 6–5 to reach the semi-finals, where he lost 7–5 to eventual champion Kyren Wilson.

    Having failed to qualify for the Indian Open and European Masters, Akani's next ranking event was the 2018 China Championship, where he lost 5–3 in the first round to Mark Selby, who would go on to win the tournament. At the 2018 English Open, he defeated 8th seed Kyren Wilson 4–3 before losing 4–0 to Anthony McGill in the second round. Akani beat Soheil Vahedi 6–5 to qualify for the International Championship, where he defeated Mark Williams 6-3 and Zhou Yuelong 6–4 to reach the third round, where he lost 6–4 to Ali Carter. A 4–0 victory over Fan Zhengyi in first round of the 2018 Northern Ireland Open set up a second round tie with Xiao Guodong, which he lost 4–3.

    Akani enjoyed another good showing at the 2018 UK Championship, defeating Eden Sharav and James Cahill 6–5, and winning 6–2 against Jak Jones to reach the last 16 for the second year running, where he lost 6–2 to Stuart Bingham. His next win at a ranking event came at the Shoot-Out, where he defeated Lyu Haotian and Billy Joe Castle before losing in the third round to amateur player Ryan Davies. Akani finished the season by failing to qualify for the 2019 World Championship, losing in the second round of qualifying 10–5 to Robert Milkins.[12] He ended the season 52nd in the Snooker world rankings.[13]

    2021–2022

    In July, Akani contracted COVID-19, although was not withdrawn from any events. However, in an interview after losing in the 2022 European Masters, he revealed that he had Long COVID and was unable to practise for more than minutes, where normally he would be on the snooker table as much as he was able to be on it. This led to a significant dip in form throughout the 2021-22 season, which led to his eventual relegation from the tour.[14]

    2024

    Akani reclaimed professional status by reaching the final of Event 1 of the Asia and Oceania Q School.[15]

    Style of play

    Akani is known for his very deliberate cue action, where he plants his hand down with the cue before playing the next shot. In the book 147 Snooker Drills and Exercises by Andrew Highfield, he named a challenge after Akani, after challenging him to complete the drill.[16] He is also known for resting his chin on the cue extension when playing with a rest.

    Personal life

    Other than playing professional snooker, Akani also produces snooker cues and rests under his name. Ronnie O'Sullivan has been using cues made by him since 2025.[17] On August 15 of that same year O’Sullivan used an Akani cue to make two maximum 147 breaks in his Saudi Arabia Masters semi-final match against Chris Wakelin.[18]

    Performance and rankings timeline

    Tournament2008/
    09
    2015/
    16
    2016/
    17
    2017/
    18
    2018/
    19
    2019/
    20
    2020/
    21
    2021/
    22
    2022/
    23
    2024/
    25
    2025/
    26
    Ranking[nb 1][nb 2][nb 3]91[nb 4]66525257[nb 2][nb 3]70
    Ranking tournaments
    Championship LeagueNon-Ranking EventRRRRAAA
    Saudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held2R2R
    Wuhan OpenTournament Not Held1RLQ
    English OpenNot Held2R3R2R2R2R2RAA1R
    British OpenTournament Not Held1RA2R1R
    Xi'an Grand PrixTournament Not Held2R1R
    Northern Ireland OpenNot Held3R3R2R1R2R1RAALQ
    International ChampionshipNHA1R2R3R1RNot HeldLQLQ
    UK ChampionshipAA1R4R4R2R2R2RALQLQ
    Shoot OutNHNR2RQF3R3R3R1RAAA
    Scottish OpenNot Held2R1R1R1R3R1RAAA
    German MastersNHA1RLQLQ2RLQLQALQ
    World Grand PrixNHDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
    Players Championship[nb 5]NHDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
    Welsh OpenAA1R3R1R1R2RLQAA
    World OpenANHLQLQ1R3RNot Held1R
    Tour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
    World ChampionshipALQLQLQLQLQLQLQALQ
    Former ranking tournaments
    Shanghai MastersAALQ2RNon-RankingNot HeldNon-Ranking
    Indian OpenNot HeldQF3RLQTournament Not Held
    China OpenAALQLQLQTournament Not Held
    Riga Masters[nb 6]NHMRLQALQATournament Not Held
    China ChampionshipNot HeldNRA1R1RTournament Not Held
    WST Pro SeriesTournament Not Held2RTournament Not Held
    Turkish MastersTournament Not HeldLQNot Held
    Gibraltar OpenNHMRAAAA2RANot Held
    European MastersNot HeldLQLQLQLQ1R3RANot Held
    Former non-ranking tournaments
    Haining OpenAMRAASFANHAANot Held
    Six-red World Championship[nb 7]RRRRQF2RSFRRNot HeldRRNot Held
    Performance Table Legend
    LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
    (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
    QFlost in the quarter-finals
    SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
    DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
    NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
    NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
    R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
    MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
    PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.
    1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
    2. ^ a b He was an amateur
    3. ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
    4. ^ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
    5. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)
    6. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2015/2016)
    7. ^ The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009)

    Career finals

    Pro-am finals: 1

    OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
    Runner-up1.2023Southeast Asian GamesMalaysia Thor Chuan Leong1–4

    Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

    OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
    Winner1.2015Asian Under-21 ChampionshipChina Yuan Sijun6–4[19]

    References

    1. ^ "Sunny Akani". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
    2. ^ a b c "Akani Songsermsawad". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
    3. ^ "2008 Sangsom 6-reds International Snooker". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
    4. ^ 泰国小将宋沙瓦夺冠 连克赵心童袁思俊成中国苦主 (in Chinese). my147.com. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
    5. ^ "Akani Songsermsawad 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
    6. ^ "Lilley Continues Dream Run". World Snooker. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
    7. ^ "Murphy/McGill/Wilson/Bond Into Semis". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
    8. ^ "Akani Songsermsawad 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
    9. ^ "Provisional Rankings". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
    10. ^ "UK Snooker Championship 2017: Barry Hawkins 'in state of shock' after 6-0 loss". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
    11. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan: I robbed Sunny Akani of the win in UK Snooker Championship". Daily Express]. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
    12. ^ "Akani Songsermsawad 2018/19". snooker.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
    13. ^ "Rankings 2018/2019 - snooker.org". snooker.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
    14. ^ "Long Covid Leaves Sunny Under A Cloud". wst.tv. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
    15. ^ "Akani and Lim Capture Tour Cards". wst.tv. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
    16. ^ Highfield, Andrew (2017-12-15). 147 Snooker Drills and Exercises. Andrew Highfield. ISBN 9781785003561.
    17. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan enjoys sunny side of life after ending snooker cue crisis in bid for £500,000 Saudi Arabia Masters glory - 'It is just unbelievable'". TNT Sports. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
    18. ^ Metcalfe, Nick (15 August 2025). "Ronnie O'Sullivan calls Saudi Arabia Masters win over Chris Wakelin 'maddest game I've ever played' after making two maximums". TNT Sports. Archived from the original on 20 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
    19. ^ "Akani Songsermsawad". Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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