{{Short description|Taiwanese pool player (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox pool player | name = Ko Ping-chung | honorific_suffix = | image =Maldives Open 2023 Final - Ko Ping Chung.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption =Ko Ping-chung at the 2023 Maldives 10-Ball Open Finals | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|09|18|df=yes}}<ref name="azbi_Ping">{{Cite web |title=Ping-Chung KO - AZBilliards.com |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=17 August 2018 |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/people/9208-ping-chung-ko/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626063951/http://www.azbilliards.com/people/9208-ping-chung-ko/ |archive-date=26 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes}} --> | death_place = | sport_country = Taiwan | nickname = "King Killer" | professional = 2010 | game = [[Nine-ball]], [[Ten-ball]] | best_finish = | major_wins =[[U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship]], (2023) | minor_wins = | other_wins = | world_champ = [[Ten-ball]] ([[WPA World Ten-ball Championship|2019]], [[WPA World Ten-ball Championship|2025]]) | current_ranking = 42 (WPA) | highest_ranking = WPA#1 in 2020 <ref>{{Cite web | title=Ranking - WPA Pool | url=https://wpapool.com/ranking/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130221115/https://wpapool.com/ranking/ | archive-date=2020-01-30 | access-date=2025-11-23}}</ref> / WNT#3 in 2023 | website = <!-- {{URL|www.Example.com}} and leave off the "www." part if not necessary --> | medaltemplates = }}

'''Ko Ping-chung''' (also '''Ko Pin-chung''', born 18 September 1995)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=213&eventnewsid=224 |title=A four way Showdown for Pool History |author=Ted Lerner |work=wpa-pool.com |publisher=[[World Pool-Billiard Association]] |date=17 September 2015 |access-date=18 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921010341/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=213&eventnewsid=224 |archive-date=21 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a Taiwanese professional [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player. Ko is the younger brother of [[Ko Pin-yi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=236&eventnewsid=210 |title=Pinoys Poised To Make Massive Haul |author=Ted Lerner |publisher=World Pool-Billiard Association |work=wpa-pool.com |date=16 February 2015 |access-date=16 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216230731/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=236&eventnewsid=210 |archive-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a two-time [[World Ten-ball Championship]] winner and a [[U.S. Open Pool Championship|U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship]] winner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pool |first=Matchroom |date=1 October 2023 |title=KO PING CHUNG WINS THE 46TH US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP |url=https://matchroompool.com/news/ko-ping-chung-wins-the-46th-us-open-pool-championship/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=Matchroom Pool |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Career== In November 2010, Ko Ping-chung reached his first major final the [[All Japan Championship (pool)|All Japan Championship]]. However, he lost in the final against the German [[Thorsten Hohmann]]. In May 2011, he reached the knockout round of a men's world championship for the first time at the [[2011 WPA World Ten-ball Championship]] and lost in the last 64 match against Darren Appleton 8&ndash;9. At the [[2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship]] he would lose in the preliminary round. In November 2013, he managed to win 8&ndash;5 in the final against Poland {{ill|Sebastian Batkowski|de}} to become [[WPA World Nine-ball Championship|Junior World 9-ball Champion]].<ref name="azbi_WPAW">{{Cite web |title=WPA World 9-Ball Championships – Juniors & Wheelchair |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=17 August 2018 |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/10838-wpa-world-9-ball-championships-juniors--wheelchair/ }}</ref>

At the [[2014 WPA World Nine-ball Championship]] Ko Ping-chung lost in the preliminary round. One month later he finished second in the [[List of U.S. Open pool championships#U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship]] and won the [[U.S. Open 8-Ball Championships#U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open 8-Ball Championship]] in the final against [[Shane Van Boening]].<ref name="azbi_Pin-">{{Cite web |title=Pin-Yi Ko wins CSI Invitational 10-Ball Championship |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=17 August 2018 |url=http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/11348-pin-yi-ko-wins-csi-invitational-10-ball-championship/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713064653/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/11348-pin-yi-ko-wins-csi-invitational-10-ball-championship/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2015, Ko reached the semi-finals of the [[2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship]], where he played his brother [[Ko Pin-yi]], who would eventually win the event. At the [[2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship]] he also reached the semi-finals but was defeated by [[Shane Van Boening]] 1&ndash;11. In November 2015, he made the final at the ''Steinway Classic'', but he lost to his compatriot [[Chang Yu-lung]]. In the [[2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship]] he lost in the quarterfinals 10&ndash;11 against [[Alex Pagulayan]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Ted Lerner |url=http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=234 |title=It's down to a fantastic four in Doha |work=wpa-pool.com |publisher=World Pool-Billiard Association |date=3 August 2016 |access-date=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803193824/http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/index.asp?id=17&pagetype=event_news&eventid=246&eventnewsid=234 |archive-date=3 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2011, Ko teamed with his brother to form the Taiwanese side that lost to {{ill|Nitiwat Kanjanasri|de}} and {{ill|Kobkit Palajin|de}} at the [[2011 World Cup of Pool|World Cup of Pool]] in the semi-final.

In July 2019, Ko won the [[2019 WPA World Ten-ball Championship]], defeating [[Joshua Filler]] 10–7 in the final. Later that year, he reached the semi-finals of the [[2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship]], losing to eventual champion [[Fedor Gorst]].

In July 2023, Ko Ping-chung reigns supreme in the inaugural Sharks International Nine-ball Open finals after defeating Filipino Michael Feliciano, 17–13, held at the Sharks Great White Arena in [[Tomas Morato Avenue|Tomas Morato]], [[Quezon City]] Philippines.

Chung, a former world ten-ball champion overcame an early 5–2 deficit and shattered a 12–12 tie, claiming five of the final six racks to snatch the title worth $30,000(P1.6&nbsp;million) while Feliciano settled for the runner-up finish and $15,000 pot (P823,755).

"It was a long week of matches against professionals and amateurs from around the globe and I'm honored to have played with them. I'm also grateful to the Sharks Billiard League for setting the stage and giving us the chance to compete with great opponents and for providing a very comfortable and world-class arena for us," said Ko.

On his way to the finals, Chung bested local pool hustlers Jaycee Garcia, Israel Rota, [[World Cup of Pool]] winner [[James Aranas]], Japanese [[Naoyuki Ōi|Naoyuki Oi]] and Patric Gonzales in the competition before facing Feliciano in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=The Manila |date=31 July 2023 |title=Taiwan's Ko Ping Chung rules inaugural Sharks International 9-Ball Open |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/31/sports/taiwans-ko-ping-chung-rules-inaugural-sharks-international-9-ball-open/1903305 |access-date=7 August 2023 |website=The Manila Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Villanueva |first=Ralph Edwin |title=Chung edges Feliciano for Sharks 9-Ball title |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/07/30/2284939/chung-edges-feliciano-sharks-9-ball-title |access-date=7 August 2023 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

In 2023, Ko won the [[U.S. Open Pool Championship|U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Ko Ping Chung Wins the 46th US Open Pool Championship - News - AZBILLIARDS.COM | url=https://www.azbilliards.com/ko-ping-chung-wins-the-46th-us-open-pool-championship/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113201319/https://www.azbilliards.com/ko-ping-chung-wins-the-46th-us-open-pool-championship/ | access-date=2025-11-23 | archive-date=2023-11-13}}</ref> With the final four racks against [[Max Lechner]] in the quarter-final and the 11–0 semi-final whitewash over [[Aloysius Yapp]], he reached the final with 15 consecutive racks. Trailing 3–6 against [[Fedor Gorst]], he won ten consecutive racks to win the biggest title of his career.

In 2025, due to his 1-year absence in previous WPA ranking events (the WNT-WPA conflict issue), Ko came through from the qualification tournament to participate in [[WPA World Ten-ball Championship]]. As an unseeded player, Ko eventually won the gold medal by defeating the WPA world number 1 player Alex Kazakis in the final match with the score 3 sets to 1 [4:0 4:2 1:4 4:3]. This success also let Ko join [[Eklent Kaçi]] to be the only two male players in history who have won the World Ten-ball twice.

==Titles== * 2025 CTPBA Pro Nine-ball Tour IV * 2025 [[WPA World Ten-ball Championship]] * 2025 CTPBA Pro Nine-ball Tour I * 2024 [[Bandung]] Open Ten-ball Championship * 2023 Chinese Taipei Open 9-Ball Championship * 2023 [[U.S. Open Pool Championship|U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship]] * 2023 Sharks International Nine-ball Open * 2023 Maldives Open Ten-ball Championship * 2019 Formosa Cup Asian Nine-ball * 2019 [[WPA World Ten-ball Championship]] * 2014 [[U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship|CSI U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship]] * 2013 [[List of WPA World Nine-ball champions#Junior champions|WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship]]

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == {{AZB|http://www.azbilliards.com/people/9208-ping-chung-ko/}}

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