Chao
Fong-pang (趙豐邦) is a Taiwanese
professional pool player. He is a two-time WPA World Nine-ball Champion winning
the tournament in both 1993, after defeating Thomas Hasch of Germany and again
in 2000 when he beat Ismael Paez of Mexico. He has also won the International
Challenge of Champions three times by besting Okumura Takeshi in 1995, Francisco
Bustamante in 2001 and Thomas Engert in 2005.
Chao Fong-pang is renowned for his jump shots, relying on them considerably
more frequently that most other pros. One notable instance was when he played
versus Francisco Bustamante at the 2001 ICC tie-breaker: Bustamante had made
a good snooker behind a ball, leaving Chao in a difficult position. But Chao
went for the jump, and made it to win the match and the title.
While a majority of Taiwanese players play with open bridge hands, Chao is
among the few who play with a closed or loop bridge.
During the 2006 WPA Championship, he survived the group stages and the round
of 64, but was eliminated in the round of 32 by Fu Che-wei.
Tournament wins
WPA World Nine-ball Championship (1993, 2000)
International Challenge of Champions (1995, 2001, 2005)
Chao
Fong-pang (