Wu Chia-ching

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Wu Chia-ching (traditional Chinese: 吳珈慶, b. February 9, 1989 in Taiwan) is a professional pool player. He is nicknamed the "Taisun" ("Little Genius").

Raised by his grandmother from the age of 2, Wu began playing eight-ball the age of 10 at his family-run pool hall. When he became serious about pool, his grandmother would shuttle him from one competition venue to another on her scooter.[1] —

In 2005, after only six years of playing, Wu became the youngest player (at 16 years, 5 months old) ever to win the WPA World Nine-ball Championship. He was the top seed at the 2006 Men's Championship, but lost in the quarter-final round to Ronato Alcano of the Philippines.

Wu also won the 2005 WPA World Eight-ball Championship. Previously, he was the runner-up at the 2004 Juniors Nine-ball World Championship.

In 2006, he lost 27 kg thanks to a diet of congee, vegetables and meat, along with a daily jog of 2km to 4km.

[edit] Career Achievements

  • 2002 Taiwan National Youth, Champion
  • 2002 Taiwan National Pro Tour, third place
  • 2004 WPA Juniors World Nine-Ball Championship, 2nd place
  • 2007 All Japan Championship, Champion

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wu's grandmother interview

[edit] External links


Preceded by
Alex Pagulayan		 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion
2005		 Succeeded by
Ronato Alcano
Preceded by
Efren Reyes		 WPA Men's World Eight-ball Champion
2005


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