Ko Pin-yi
Ko Pin-yi (born 31 May 1989) is a Taiwanese professional pool player. He became multiple World Champion in the disciplines of 9-ball and 10-ball in 2015.[2][3]
Born | [1] | 31 May 1989
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Sport country | Chinese Taipei |
Professional | 2005 |
Pool games | 9-ball, 10-ball |
Tournament wins | |
World Champion | 9-ball (2015), 10-ball (2015) |
Career
Ko defeated Carlo Biado in the final of the 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship.
He then defeated Shane Van Boening in the final of the 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[4]
At the junior level, Ko twice won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship in 2007 and 2008.
Personal
Ko is the oldest of three brothers. His younger brothers, Ko Ping-chung and Ko Ping Han, are also professional pool players.
Career titles and achievements
- 2023 World Pool Masters
- 2022 APF Asian 9-Ball Open
- 2022 Predator Bucharest Open
- 2018 China Open 9-Ball Championship
- 2017 CBSA Pengzhou 9-Ball Open
- 2016 All Japan Championship 10-Ball
- 2015 Billiards Digest Player of the Year
- 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
- 2015 World Cup of Pool - with (Chang Yu-lung)
- 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
- 2014 CSI U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship
- 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 9-ball Singles
- 2013 All Japan Championship 10-Ball
- 2012 Golden Break 9-ball Open
- 2012 World Team Championship
- 2011 All Japan Championship 10-Ball
- 2011 Guinness Series of Pool 10-Ball
- 2010 Asia vs Europe Challenge Match
- 2009 Hokuriku 9-Ball Open
- 2008 Hokuriku 9-Ball Open
- 2008 Bangkok Brunswick Open
- 2008 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship
- 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship
References
- "Pin-Yi KO - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- "Ko Becomes Pool's Hardcore Man". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- Ted Lerner (September 18, 2015). "Ko becomes Pool's hardcore Man". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- "Pin-Yi KO - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
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