Ko Pin-yi explained

Ko Pin-yi
Birth Date:31 May 1989[1]
Professional:2005
Game:Nine-ball, Ten-ball
Major Wins:World Cup of Pool, (2015)
World Champ:Nine-ball (2015),
Ten-ball (2015)
Highest Ranking:1[2]

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.[3] [4]

Career

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,[5] followed by beating Shane Van Boening, 13–9 in the 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship final,[6] 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.[7] Ko was named Billiard Digest's "Player of the Year" in 2015.[8]

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.[9] He was also able to defend it the following year, winning 13–6 over 16-year-old Filipino Albert James Manas.[10]

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.[11] [12]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pin-Yi KO - AZBilliards.com . azbilliards.com . 8 August 2018 .
  2. Web site: Ranking – WPA Pool . WPA Pool . 31 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181216135023/https://wpapool.com/ranking/ . 16 December 2018 . dead .
  3. Web site: Ko Becomes Pool's Hardcore Man . azbilliards.com . 8 August 2018 .
  4. Web site: Ted Lerner . Ko becomes Pool's hardcore Man . wpa-pool.com . World Pool-Billiard Association . 18 September 2015 . 28 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828112258/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=213&eventnewsid=225 . 28 August 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Ko Pin Yi outlasts Carlo Biado to crown himself new World 10-Ball champion . 2024-02-20 . Spin.ph . en.
  6. Web site: wpapool-admin . 19 September 2015 . KO BECOMES POOL'S HARDCORE MAN . 2024-02-20 . WPA Pool . en-US.
  7. Web site: World Cup of Pool 2015 Results: Winner, Final Results and Prize Money . 2024-02-20 . Bleacher Report . en.
  8. Web site: Billiards Digest – Pool's Top Source for News, Views, Tips & More . 2024-02-20 . www.billiardsdigest.com.
  9. Web site: Pool . Matchroom . 28 August 2022 . KO PIN YI RISES INTO WORLD'S TOP TEN AFTER APF ASIAN 9-BALL OPEN WIN . 2024-02-20 . Matchroom Pool . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 3 December 2023 . Ko Pin-Yi scuppers incredible run from 16-year-old Manas to defend Singapore title . 2024-02-20 . Absolute Pool . en.
  11. Web site: 14 May 2023 . Ko Pin-yi becomes first Taiwanese to win 2023 World Pool Masters – Focus Taiwan . 2024-02-20 . Focus Taiwan – CNA English News . en-US.
  12. Web site: Taiwan's Ko Pin Yi claims 2023 World Pool Masters title with 13–5 win against Albania's Eklent Kaci . 2024-02-20 . Sky Sports . en.

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