Chao Fong-pang (; born 15 September 1967 in

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

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) is a Taiwanese professional pool player.

Career

He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1993 against Thomas Hasch of Germany. Thus, he became the first male Chinese Taipei player to win a world championship in pocket billiards. In 1995, he won the International Challenge of Champions against Japan's

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event of the Asian Games. Chao regained the World Nine-ball Championship for the second time in 2000 by defeating Mexico's

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, 17–6. The score was the largest winning margin ever made in a World Championship final. In 2001 Chao won the International Challenge of Champions for the second time, defeating

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Titles

* 2005 International Challenge of Champions * 2001 International Challenge of Champions * 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship * 1998 Asian Games Eight-ball Singles * 1997 Asian 9-Ball Championship * 1996 Asian 9-Ball Championship * 1995 International Challenge of Champions * 1993 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chao, Fong-pang Living people 1967 births Taiwanese pool players World champions in pool Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Kaohsiung Asian Games medalists in cue sports Cue sports players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games WPA World Nine-ball Champions