Ko Pin-yi

Ko Pin-yi (born 31 May 1989) is a Taiwanese professional pool player. He became multiple World Champion in the disciplines of Nine-ball and Ten-ball in 2015.

Career
Ko won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship twice in his junior career, in 2007 and 2008.

Ko became a multiple world champion in 2015, winning three world titles in a single calendar year. He defeated Carlo Biado, 11–9 in the final of the 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship, followed by beating Shane Van Boening, 13–9 in the 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship final, Ko also captured its country's first World Cup of Pool title alongside Chang Yu-lung, defeating England B of Mark Gray and Daryl Peach, 10–8 in the final. Ko was named Billiard Digest's "Player of the Year" in 2015.

In 2022, Ko won the Asian Pool Federation's Asian Nine-ball Open in Singapore, defeating James Aranas of the Philippines, 13–11 in the final. He was also able to defend it the following year, winning 13–6 over 16-year-old Filipino Albert James Manas.

In 2023, Ko Pin Yi became the first Taiwanese player to win the World Pool Masters title in Brentwood, Essex England with 13–5 win against Albania's Eklent Kaci.

Personal
Ko is the oldest of three brothers. His younger brothers, Ko Ping-chung and Ko Ping Han, are also professional pool players.

Career titles and achievements

 * 2023 APF Asian Nine-ball Open
 * 2023 World Pool Masters
 * 2022 APF Asian Nine-ball Open
 * 2022 Predator Bucharest Open
 * 2018 China Open Nine-ball Championship
 * 2017 CBSA Pengzhou Nine-ball Open
 * 2016 All Japan Championship Ten-ball
 * 2015 Billiards Digest Player of the Year
 * 2015 WPA World Ten-ball Championship
 * 2015 World Cup of Pool – with (Chang Yu-lung)
 * 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
 * 2014 CSI U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship
 * 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Nine-ball Singles
 * 2013 All Japan Championship Ten-ball
 * 2012 Golden Break Nine-ball Open
 * 2012 World Team Championship
 * 2011 All Japan Championship Ten-ball
 * 2011 Guinness Series of Pool Ten-ball
 * 2010 Asia vs Europe Challenge Match
 * 2009 Hokuriku Nine-ball Open
 * 2008 Hokuriku Nine-ball Open
 * 2008 Bangkok Brunswick Open
 * 2008 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship
 * 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Junior championship