Chao Fong-pang

Chao Fong-pang (born 15 September 1967 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional pool player.

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.

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.

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
 * 1993 WPA World Nine-ball Championship