Liu Hsin-mei explained
Liu Hsin-mei (柳信美) is a professional pool player from Chinese Taipei. She has won the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship twice, in 1999 and 2002.[3]
Biography
Both of Liu's parents were blind, and provided massages for a living. As a young girl, Liu would transport her parents by bicycle to customers' houses. At 18, she started socialising at pool halls, and took up playing pool. Later, she worked at a karaoke bar, during which she was regularly drinking and taking drugs, including amphetamines.[4]
She studied at The Taipei Physical Education College.[5] In 2001, she started studying sports management at Taipei Physical Education College, with the ambition of becoming a teacher.
She won the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship in 1999 and 2002, and was runner-up in 2004 and 2006. Shortly after winning the 2002 championship, she published an autobiographical book, Taiwan A-mei (台灣阿美).
Tournament results
- 2004 WPA Amway Cup 9-Ball World Open
- 2003 All Japan Championship 9-Ball
- 2002 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
- 2001 All Japan Championship 9-Ball
- 1999 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
- 1998 All Japan Championship 9-Ball
- 1993 BCA U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship[6]
Notes and References
- News: Sen-lun . Yu . 28 July 2002 . From a low-class to a high-profile sport . Taipei Times . 10 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810073051/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2002/07/28/0000158104 . 10 August 2019 .
- News: Frazier . David . 2 April 2000 . Inside the Angel War . Taipei Times . 10 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810073401/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2000/04/02/0000030812/2 . 10 August 2019 .
- https://wpapool.com/world-champions/ World Champions
- News: Sen-lun . Yu . 28 July 2002 . Cleaning the table . Taipei Times . 10 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190731234058/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2002/07/28/0000158103 . 31 July 2019 .
- News: Carpio . Gerry . 15 July 2012 . Strong school sports behind Taiwan's Olympic success . ABS CBN News . 10 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810063857/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/15/12/strong-school-sports-behind-taiwans-olympic-success . 10 August 2019 . live .
- Book: Billiard Congress of America. Billiards, Revised and Updated: The Official Rules And Records Book. 1 May 2005. Lyons Press. 978-1-4617-4992-9. 183–.
