Chao Fong-pang

Chao Fong-pang (Chinese: 趙豐邦; pinyin: Zhào Fēngbāng; born 15 September 1967 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional pool player.

Chao Fong-pang

Born	(1967-09-15) 15 September 1967 (age 57) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Sport country	Chinese Taipei
Pool games	Nine-ball, Eight-ball
Tournament wins
World Champion	Nine-ball (1993, 2000)
Medal record Men's pool Representing  Chinese Taipei Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Eight ball individual 1998 Bangkok Nine ball individual

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chao.

Career

He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in 1993 against Thomas Hasch of Germany. Thus, he became the first male Chinese Taipei player to win a world championship in pocket billiards.

In 1995, he won the International Challenge of Champions against Japan's Takeshi Okumura, who was won the 1994 world champion in nine-ball.

Three year later, he won the gold medal in the eight-ball event of the Asian Games.^[1]

Chao regained the World Nine-ball Championship for the second time in 2000 by defeating Mexico's Ismael Paez, 17–6. The score was the largest winning margin ever made in a World Championship final.

In 2001, Chao won the International Challenge of Champions for the second time, defeating Francisco Bustamante who won the event in 1999. He won the event for a third time in 2005 with a victory over the defending champion Thomas Engert.^[2]

Titles

• 2005 International Challenge of Champions
• 2001 International Challenge of Champions
• 2000 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
• 1998 Asian Games Eight-ball Singles
• 1997 Asian Nine-ball Championship
• 1996 Asian Nine-ball Championship
• 1995 International Challenge of Champions
• 1995 Peace World All-Star Championship
• 1993 WPA World Nine-ball Championship