Ko Pin-yi
Born | (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35)[1] |
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Sport country | Chinese Taipei |
Professional | 2005 |
Pool games | Nine-ball, Ten-ball |
Tournament wins | |
Major | World Cup of Pool, (2015) |
World Champion | Nine-ball (2015), Ten-ball (2015) |
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.[2][3]
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,[4] followed by beating Shane Van Boening, 13–9 in the 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship final,[5] 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.[6] Ko was named Billiard Digest's "Player of the Year" in 2015.[7]
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.[8] He was also able to defend it the following year, winning 13–6 over 16-year-old Filipino Albert James Manas.[9]
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.[10][11]
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 APF Asian Nine-ball Open
- 2023 World Pool Masters
- 2022 APF Asian Nine-ball Open
- 2022 Predator Bucharest Open
- 2018 China Open Nine-ball Championship
- 2017 CBSA Pengzhou Nine-ball Open
- 2016 All Japan Championship Ten-ball
- 2015 Billiards Digest Player of the Year
- 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
- 2015 World Cup of Pool – with (Chang Yu-lung)
- 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
- 2014 CSI U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship
- 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Nine-ball Singles
- 2013 All Japan Championship Ten-ball
- 2012 Golden Break Nine-ball Open
- 2012 World Team Championship
- 2011 All Japan Championship Ten-ball
- 2011 Guinness Series of Pool Ten-ball
- 2010 Asia vs Europe Challenge Match
- 2009 Hokuriku Nine-ball Open
- 2008 Hokuriku Nine-ball Open
- 2008 Bangkok Brunswick Open
- 2008 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship
- 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship
References
- ^ "Pin-Yi KO - AZBilliards.com". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Ko Becomes Pool's Hardcore Man". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Ted Lerner (18 September 2015). "Ko becomes Pool's hardcore Man". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Ko Pin Yi outlasts Carlo Biado to crown himself new World 10-Ball champion". Spin.ph. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ wpapool-admin (19 September 2015). "KO BECOMES POOL'S HARDCORE MAN". WPA Pool. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "World Cup of Pool 2015 Results: Winner, Final Results and Prize Money". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Billiards Digest – Pool's Top Source for News, Views, Tips & More". www.billiardsdigest.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Pool, Matchroom (28 August 2022). "KO PIN YI RISES INTO WORLD'S TOP TEN AFTER APF ASIAN 9-BALL OPEN WIN". Matchroom Pool. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Ko Pin-Yi scuppers incredible run from 16-year-old Manas to defend Singapore title". Absolute Pool. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Ko Pin-yi becomes first Taiwanese to win 2023 World Pool Masters – Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan – CNA English News. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Taiwan's Ko Pin Yi claims 2023 World Pool Masters title with 13–5 win against Albania's Eklent Kaci". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
External links
- Ko Pin-yi at azbilliards.com
- v
- t
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(men's)
- 1990: Earl Strickland
- 1991: Earl Strickland
- 1992: Johnny Archer
- 1993: Chao Fong-pang
- 1994: Takeshi Okumura
- 1995: Oliver Ortmann
- 1996: Ralf Souquet
- 1997: Johnny Archer
- 1998: Kunihiko Takahashi
- 1999: Efren Reyes & Nick Varner
- 2000: Chao Fong-pang
- 2001: Mika Immonen
- 2002: Earl Strickland
- 2003: Thorsten Hohmann
- 2004: Alex Pagulayan
- 2005: Wu Chia-ching
- 2006: Ronato Alcano
- 2007: Daryl Peach
- 2010: Francisco Bustamante
- 2011: Yukio Akakariyama
- 2012: Darren Appleton
- 2013: Thorsten Hohmann
- 2014: Niels Feijen
- 2015: Ko Pin-yi
- 2016: Albin Ouschan
- 2017: Carlo Biado
- 2018: Joshua Filler
- 2019: Fedor Gorst
- 2021: Albin Ouschan
- 2022: Shane Van Boening
- 2023: Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
- 2024: Fedor Gorst
(women's)
- 1990: Robin Bell
- 1991: Robin Bell
- 1992: Franziska Stark
- 1993: Loree Jon Jones
- 1994: Ewa Laurance
- 1995: Gerda Hofstätter
- 1996: Allison Fisher
- 1997: Allison Fisher
- 1998: Allison Fisher
- 1999: Liu Hsin-mei
- 2000: Julie Kelly
- 2001: Allison Fisher
- 2002: Liu Hsin-mei
- 2004: Kim Ga-young
- 2006: Kim Ga-young
- 2007: Pan Xiaoting
- 2008: Lin Yuan-chun
- 2009: Liu Shasha
- 2010: Fu Xiaofang
- 2011: Bi Zhu Qing
- 2012: Kelly Fisher
- 2013: Han Yu
- 2014: Liu Shasha
- 2015: Liu Shasha
- 2016: Han Yu
- 2017: Chen Siming
- 2018: Han Yu
- 2019: Kelly Fisher
(champions)
- 2004: Efren Reyes
- 2005: Wu Chia-ching
- 2007: Ronato Alcano
- 2008: Ralf Souquet
- 2010: Karl Boyes
- 2011: Dennis Orcollo
- 2012: Chang Jung-Lin
- 2022: Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
- 2008: Darren Appleton
- 2009: Mika Immonen
- 2011: Huidji See
- 2015: Ko Pin-yi
- 2019: Ko Ping-chung
- 2021: Eklent Kaçi
- 2022: Wojciech Szewczyk
- 2023: Eklent Kaçi
- 2024: Carlo Biado
- 2006: Thorsten Hohmann
- 2007: Oliver Ortmann
- 2008: Niels Feijen
- 2009: Stephan Cohen
- 2010: Oliver Ortmann
- 2011: Thorsten Hohmann
- 2012: John Schmidt
- 2013: Thorsten Hohmann
- 2014: Darren Appleton
- 2015: Thorsten Hohmann
- 2016: Mika Immonen
- 2017: Lee Vann Corteza
- 2018: Thorsten Hohmann
- 2019: Shane Van Boening