Au Chi-wai (

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: 區志偉, born 19 November 1969), sometimes referred to as Au Chi Wai or Chi-wai Au in Western media), is an amateur

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and

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player from

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. In snooker, he won (with

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), the silver medal in the snooker doubles event at the

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 � ...

in Busan. Au was also the second runner-up in the 2009 Asian Snooker Championships.Results of 2009 Asian Championships
In pool, he was the first runner-up in the 2006 Asian

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Challenge, in Bangkok, on the

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.Au Chi Wai became the first runner-up in Bangkok leg of Asian 9-Ball Tour
, HKOlympic.org Au's highest snooker in competition is

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Performance and rankings timeline

Top finishes

* First runner-up - 2002 East Asian Games - Busan (doubles, with

) * First runner-up - 2006 Asian Snooker Challenge (team)Hong Kong took the first runner-up position in Asia Snooker Team Challenge
, HKOlympic.org * First runner-up - 2009 Asian 9-Ball Challenge (Bangkok) * First runner-up - 2004 Asian Snooker Challenge (team) * Second runner-up - 2009 Asian Snooker Championship

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Au, Chi-Wai Living people Hong Kong snooker players 1969 births Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in cue sports Cue sports players at the 2002 Asian Games Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games