Had previously recorded the fastest maximum break in 1992 at 7:09, and was also the youngest person to achieve this feat. He also recorded the second fastest in 1991 at 7:23. Steve Davis, who made the first maximum break, was also the youngest to person to do so, before Wattana. His record stood until it was surpassed by Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1997 at 5:08 (which still stands, as of March 2020).