Chao Fong-pang

Chao Fong-pang (Chinese: 趙豐邦; pinyin: Zhào Fēngbāng; born 15 September 1967 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional pool player.

Chao Fong-pang
Born (1967-09-15) 15 September 1967
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Sport country Chinese Taipei
Pool games9-Ball, 8-Ball
Tournament wins
World Champion9-Ball (1993, 2000)
Medal record
Men's pool
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 BangkokEight ball individual
Bronze medal – third place 1998 BangkokNine ball individual
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chao.

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 Takeshi Okumura, who was won the 1994 world champion in nine-ball.

Three year later, he won the gold medal in the eight-ball event of the Asian Games.[1]

Chao regained the World Nine-ball Championship for the second time in 2000 by defeating Mexico's Ismael Paez, 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 Francisco Bustamante who won the event in 1999. He won the event for a third time in 2005 with a victory over the defending champion Thomas Engert.[2]

Titles

References
  1. "Sports 123: Pool: Asian Games: Men: 8-Ball". Sports 123. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  2. "Chao is Champion of Champions". AZ Billiards.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
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