CREATE TABLE table_203_781 (id DECIMAL, "year" DECIMAL, "competition" TEXT, "venue" TEXT, "position" TEXT, "notes" TEXT)

how many of the competitions were held in thailand before 2006 ?
SELECT COUNT("competition") FROM table_203_781 WHERE "year" < 2006 AND "venue" = 'thailand'
SELECT COUNT("competition") FROM "table_203_781" WHERE "venue" = 'thailand' AND "year" < 2006