Wu Chia-ching

Personal Background

• Name: Wu Chia-ching
• Known as: "Taisun" ("Little Genius")
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 years old
• Date of Birth: February 9, 1989
• Place of Birth: Taiwan
• Country: Taiwan
• Nationality: Taiwanese
• Hobbies: Playing pool
• Spouse: na
• Sports: Billiard

Achievements:

• 2002 Taiwan National Youth, Champion
• 2002 Taiwan National Pro Tour, third place
• 2004 WPA Juniors World Nine-Ball Championship, 2nd place
• 2005 WPA Men's World Nine-Ball Champion
• 2005 WPA World Eight-ball Champion
• 2005 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour, Singapore Leg, runner-Up
• 2006 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour, 4th place
• 2006 World Pool Masters Tournament, semi-finalist
• 2006 World Nine-ball Championship, quarter-finalist

Trivia:

• Raised by his grandmother since 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 shuttle him from one competition venue to another on her scooter.

• 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, making him the first person to hold the World Nine-ball and Eight-ball WPA titles in the same year. Previously, he was the runner-up at the 2004 Juniors Nine-ball World Championship.

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