Draft:Piyapat Punprasit


Piyapat Punprasit

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Piyapat Punprasit
ปิยะพัทธ์ พันประสิทธิ์
PoP 2026 Thailand Debating Championship Junior Division Final Round
Piyapat at the PoP Debating Championship
Pronunciationbpì-yá pát pan bprà-sìt
Bornc. 7 July 2012 or 2013 (age 12–13)
Bangkok, Thailand
Other nameSky
EducationBrighton College International School Bangkok Vibhavadi
Known forRobotics and Rhetorical abilities
Notable work2023 Beijing Robot Challenge

Piyapat Punprasit is a highly regarded robotics & rhetorical competitor from Thailand. Most well known for his actions at the 2023 Beijing RC where he has won a quarter-final round against the adult Egyptian team at the age of 10. Currently he competes in robotics with team Unknown Robot.[1] and in rhetorical competitions with an undisclosed coach.

Robotics

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Maker Robotics Challenge 2022-2026

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Piyapat began his robotics journey in 2022 at the MRC Championship reportedly qualifying into Quarter-Finals before being knocked-out. He then competed in the 2023 Championship winning it for the first time in the MISO category at the age of 9. In 2024 he joined once again to win the MSRJ category then defeating the senior category champion to represent Thailand at the All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament[2]. Not much is known about his 2025-2026 entries, only that 2025 was his first official entry with Unknown Robot.

The 2023 MRC Championship qualified Piyapat to the Beijing Robot Challenge Competition where he became famous among the international robotics community. He was the only Thai competitor in the Quarter-Finals where he was matched up against the adult Egyptian team. He won against them even though the Egyptian's robot was illegal eventually letting him claim 3rd Place there[3].

In 2023 Piyapat entered into the WRG Thailand Championship in the Ball Fighting RC category he and his team claiming 2nd Place[4]. Then, in 2024 he entered for the 2024 WRG Thailand Championship with the same mentor and category once again earning 2nd Place[5]. The 2025 WRG Thailand Championship had him competing in Line Formula and Ball Fighting RC claiming 1st in Line Formula and 2nd in Ball Fighting which qualified him to represent Thailand at the WRG Final Round in Taipei. In this Final Round he achieved 1st in the Sumo Family category and 2nd in Line Formula.

Rhetoric

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World Changers Cup 2023

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Piyapat entered the rhetorical field in 2023 starting with the World Changers Cup by A Team Academy. It was a public speaking and debating competition in which he claimed 1st in public speaking and 2nd in debate[6].

In both 2024 and 2025 Piyapat won 1st place in the Future Leaders speech competition for the Age Group 2 Category with speeches about John F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill[7][8]

For 2025 Piyapat entered the Bangkok regional round taking 4 Gold and 4 Silver medals[9]. He then also entered the Bangkok Global round in which he achieved 1st in Individual Debate, 1st in Team Debate, 6th Place Overall Team, 6 Gold Medals, and 2 Silver Medals[10]. There is also evidence that he attended the Tournament of Champions for World Scholar's Cup, but it is not confirmed. In 2026 he entered to the 2026 Bangkok regional round taking 2nd Place in Team Debate.

References

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  1. "Unknow Robot". www.unknowrobot.com. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  2. 全日本ロボット相撲大会 (2024-12-06). 全日本ロボット相撲大会2024 決勝大会 [予選]|All Japan Robot Sumo Tournament 2024 Final Round - Qualification Session. Retrieved 2026-06-14 via YouTube.
  3. Coding Extreme (2023-11-24). ทีมไทย ขึ้นรับโล่ และเหรียญรางวัลการแข่งขันระดับนานาชาติ Robot Challenge 2023. Retrieved 2026-06-14 via YouTube.
  4. "Ball Fighting RC Award" (in Thai). Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  5. "Awards – WRG Thailand" (in Thai). Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  6. A Team Academy (2023-10-27). World Changers Cup 2023 [Speech and Debate] at Wellington College Bangkok with Natalie Glebova. Retrieved 2026-06-14 via YouTube.
  7. "Future Leaders Speech Contest". www.eduprogress.com. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  8. "Future Leader Speech Contest Results | Young Leader Academy". Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  9. "The World Scholar's Cup · Tournament Results". www.scholarscup.org. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  10. "The World Scholar's Cup · Tournament Results". www.scholarscup.org. Retrieved 2026-06-14.