Ko Pin-yi (born 31 May 1989) is a Taiwanese professional

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player. He became multiple World Champion in the disciplines of 9-ball and 10-ball in 2015.

Career

Ko defeated Carlo Biado in the final of the 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship. He then defeated

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in the final of the 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. 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 The World Pool Masters is an annual international nine-ball tournament. Formerly, it was called the European Pool Masters (until 1995) until players from other parts of the globe were invited. History Throughout much of its history, the tournament ...

* 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

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Chang Yu-lung Chang Yu-lung is a Taiwanese pool (billiards), pool player, and winner of the 2015 World Cup of Pool alongside Ko Pin-yi. Yu-Lung won the 2015 ''Steinway Classic'' defeating Ko Ping-chung in the final. Titles * 2015 World Cup of Pool - with (Ko ...

) * 2015

WPA World Nine-ball Championship The WPA World Nine-ball Championship is an annual professional nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1990. The championship is sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and principally sponsored and organised by Matchroom Spor ...

* 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

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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

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* 2007

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ko, Pin-yi WPA World Ten-ball Champions WPA World Nine-ball Champions Taiwanese pool players 1989 births Living people Asian Games medalists in cue sports Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade