Chang Jung-lin (born May 2, 1985) is a Taiwanese 8-ball and Nine-ball

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player. He became WPA World Eight-ball Champion in 2012 and won the silver medal at the

2013 World Games The 2013 World Games ( es, Juegos Mundiales 2013), the ninth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in the city of Cali, Colombia, from July 25 to August 4. Host city allocation history The 2013 World Games were initially all ...

for Nine-ball. Jun-Lin is a former world number 1, having done so first after winning

WPA World Eight-ball Championship The WPA World Eight-ball Championship is a professional eight-ball pool tournament sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), initially contested from 2004 to 2012 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates ( ...

in 2012. He studied at

Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,00 ...

and is currently married.

Career

At the 2012 WPA World Eight-ball Championship, Jung-lin defeated compatriot

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in the final 11–6, after previously winning his semi-final 9–7 against

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. In 2013, Chang would compete in the

, reaching the final of the Men's Nine-Ball championships, where he would become runner-up to England's

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, with the score ending 10–11. He began playing wit
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Career titles and achievements

* 2020 Diamond Las Vegas Open * 2020 CPBA Champion of Champions * 2019

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Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge * 2019 Mid-West Billiards & Cue Expo 10-Ball * 2018 International Open 9-Ball Championship * 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 9-Ball Singles * 2017 CBSA Liuzhou 9-Ball Open * 2017 Japan Open 10-Ball * 2013 Golden Break 9-ball Open * 2012

* 2012 All Japan Championship 10-Ball * 2012 WPA World Team Championship * 2011 Beijing 9-Ball Open * 2011 Japan Open 10-Ball * 2008 Guinness Asian 9-Ball Tour (Malaysia) * 2008 Guinness Asian 9-Ball Tour (Republic of China Leg) * 2008 Guinness Asian 9-Ball Tour (Malaysia) * 2007 Guinness Asian 9-Ball Tour (Indonesia Leg) * 2007 Guinness Asian 9-Ball Tour (Malaysia Leg) * 2007 Guinness Asian 9-Ball Tour (Indonesia Leg)

References

External links

Chang Jung-Lin at AZBilliards
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Jun-Lin Taiwanese pool players 1985 births Living people World champions in pool World Games silver medalists Competitors at the 2013 World Games WPA World Eight-ball Champions Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Chinese Taipei