Wu Chia-ching

Monday, November 5, 2007

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.

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