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Taiwanese pool player, two time world champion, born 1989 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ko Pin-yi (born 31 May 1989) is a Taiwanese professional pool player. He became multiple World Champion in the disciplines of Nine-ball and Ten-ball in 2015.[2][3]
Born | [1] | 31 May 1989
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Sport country | Chinese Taipei |
Nickname | "Prince of Pool" |
Professional | 2005 |
Pool games | Nine-ball, Ten-ball |
Tournament wins | |
Major | World Cup of Pool, (2015) |
World Champion | Nine-ball (2015), Ten-ball (2015) |
Ko won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship twice in his junior career, in 2007 and 2008.
Ko became a multiple world champion in 2015, winning three world titles in a single calendar year. He defeated Carlo Biado, 11–9 in the final of the 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship,[4] followed by beating Shane Van Boening, 13–9 in the 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship final,[5] Ko also captured its country's first World Cup of Pool title alongside Chang Yu-lung, defeating England B of Mark Gray and Daryl Peach, 10–8 in the final.[6] Ko was named Billiard Digest's "Player of the Year" in 2015.[7]
In 2022, Ko won the Asian Pool Federation's Asian Nine-ball Open in Singapore, defeating James Aranas of the Philippines, 13–11 in the final.[8] He was also able to defend it the following year, winning 13–6 over 16-year-old Filipino Albert James Manas.[9]
In 2023, Ko Pin Yi became the first Taiwanese player to win the World Pool Masters title in Brentwood, Essex England with 13–5 win against Albania's Eklent Kaci.[10][11]
Pin Yi is the oldest of three brothers. His younger brothers, Ko Ping-chung and Ko Ping Han, are also professional pool players.
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