Ko Ping-chung (also Ko Pin-chung, born 18 September 1995) is a Taiwanese professional

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player. Ko is the younger brother of

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 Nine-ball and Ten-ball in 2015. Career Ko won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship twice in his junior career, in ...

. In 2023, Ko defeated

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13–6 to win the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship.

Career

In November 2010, Ko Ping-chung reached his first major final the All Japan Championship. However, he lost in the final against the German

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. In May 2011, he reached the knockout round of a men's world championship for the first time at the 2011 WPA World Ten-ball Championship and lost in the last 64 match against Darren Appleton 8–9. At the 2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship he would lose in the preliminary round. In November 2013, he managed to win 8–5 in the final against Poland to become Junior World 9-ball Champion. At the 2014 WPA World Nine-ball Championship Ko Ping-chung lost in the preliminary round. One month later he finished second in the CSI U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship and won the CSI U.S Open 8-Ball Championship in the final against

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. In February 2015, Ko reached the semi-finals of the 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship, where he played his brother

, who would eventually win the event. At the 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship he also reached the semi-finals but was defeated by

1–11. In November 2015, he made the final at the ''Steinway Classic'', but he lost to his compatriot Chang Yu-lung. In the

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he lost in the quarterfinals 10–11 against

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. In 2011, Ko teamed with his brother to form the Taiwanese side that lost to and at the

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in the semi-final. In July 2019, Ko won the 2019 WPA World Ten-ball Championship, defeating

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10–7 in the final. Later that year, he reached the semi-finals of the 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, losing to eventual champion

. In July 2023, Ko Ping-chung reigns supreme in the inaugural Sharks International Nine-ball Open finals after defeating Filipino Michael Feliciano, 17–13, held at the Sharks Great White Arena in

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Philippines. Chung, a former world ten-ball champion overcame an early 5–2 deficit and shattered a 12–12 tie, claiming five of the final six racks to snatch the title worth $30,000(P1.6 million) while Feliciano settled for the runner-up finish and $15,000 pot (P823,755). "It was a long week of matches against professionals and amateurs from around the globe and I'm honored to have played with them. I'm also grateful to the Sharks Billiard League for setting the stage and giving us the chance to compete with great opponents and for providing a very comfortable and world-class arena for us," said Ko. On his way to the finals, Chung bested local pool hustlers Jaycee Garcia, Israel Rota,

winner James Aranas, Japanese Naoyuki Oi and Patric Gonzales in the competition before facing Feliciano in the final. In 2023, Chung won the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship.https://www.azbilliards.com/ko-ping-chung-wins-the-46th-us-open-pool-championship/ With the final four racks against Max Lechner in the quarter-final and the 11–0 semi-final whitewash over

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, he reached the final with 15 consecutive racks. Trailing 3–6 against

, he won ten consecutive racks to win the biggest title of his career.

Titles

* 2025 CTPBA Pro Nine-ball Tour * 2024

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Open Ten-ball Championship * 2023 Chinese Taipei Open 9-Ball Championship * 2023 U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship * 2023 Sharks International Nine-ball Open * 2023 Maldives Open Ten-ball Championship * 2019 Formosa Cup Asian Nine-ball * 2019

WPA World Ten-ball Championship The WPA World Ten-ball Championship is a professional ten-ball Pool (cue sports), pool tournament sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). The event was first held in 2008 in the Philippines, followed by playings there in 2009 and ...

* 2014 CSI U.S Open Eight-ball Championship * 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ko, Ping-chung Taiwanese pool players 1995 births Living people WPA World Ten-ball Champions Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade