Chinese-Taipei players

Terry Ardeno

Terry Ardeno

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Jung-Lin Chang has won 4 of the last 7 Guinness 9 Ball Tour stops. They also have another monster just about ready to be unleashed in Pin-Yi Ko.

Fong Pang Chao was their Efren Reyes, in that he "started" the great pool surge in Chinese Taipei. Kung-Fang Lee & Hui-Kai Hsia followed. Then, Ching Shun Yang, Chia Ching Wu, Po Chen Kuo, Pei Wei Chang, etc.
Now this new generation....

I can't wait to see how the 2008 World 9 Ball Championships unfold. With the new generation of Pinoys also being in the mix, plus our own SVB, Peach will have a heck of a time defending his title.
 
Terry Ardeno said:
Jung-Lin Chang has won 4 of the last 7 Guinness 9 Ball Tour stops. They also have another monster just about ready to be unleashed in Pin-Yi Ko.

Fong Pang Chao was their Efren Reyes, in that he "started" the great pool surge in Chinese Taipei. Kung-Fang Lee & Hui-Kai Hsia followed. Then, Ching Shun Yang, Chia Ching Wu, Po Chen Kuo, Pei Wei Chang, etc.
Now this new generation....

I can't wait to see how the 2008 World 9 Ball Championships unfold. With the new generation of Pinoys also being in the mix, plus our own SVB, Peach will have a heck of a time defending his title.
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I like watching the Chinese players simply because you don't see them that often. I wish more of the Chinese players from Taipei and from mainland China would come to the DCC.

The Chinese have the numbers and it is a matter of time before they begin to dominate pool. Having a desire to earn national respect and a little money is a big motivator for these players.

I hope someone posts the SOPCAST pool matches coming up soon. If I knew how to conjure them up, I would. Anyone want to share the secret for getting those long detailed reports about which matches are being broadcast on SOPCAST?
Thanks,
JoeyA
 
just a few points...there are no 'chinese' players from taipei, those players are taiwanese. taipei is a city in a country called taiwan. and i don't know where this 'chinese-taipei' name came from. the name of the country is taiwan! and it is not part of china!
 
McChen said:
just a few points...there are no 'chinese' players from taipei, those players are taiwanese. taipei is a city in a country called taiwan. and i don't know where this 'chinese-taipei' name came from. the name of the country is taiwan! and it is not part of china!
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MrChen,
Here is a link to the last (2007) World 9 Ball Championship. All the players are listed as being from "Chinese Taipei". I do understand they are Taiwanese and not Chinese though.

http://worldpoolchampionship.com/players-by-nationality.asp
 
i think they call it 'chinese taipei' to be politically correct and not to piss off china. that's what they call taiwan in the olympics too. although taiwan is currently functionally independent from china, china views taiwan as a renegade province that must eventually reunify with the mainland, by force if necessary. it's a whole political mess! a lot of people in the US don't know much about taiwan or the situation there, so i just thought i'd throw that out there. taiwan is definitely not part of china currently, and it has it's own government, culture, language, and ethnicities.
 
McChen said:
i think they call it 'chinese taipei' to be politically correct and not to piss off china. that's what they call taiwan in the olympics too. although taiwan is currently functionally independent from china, china views taiwan as a renegade province that must eventually reunify with the mainland, by force if necessary. it's a whole political mess! a lot of people in the US don't know much about taiwan or the situation there, so i just thought i'd throw that out there. taiwan is definitely not part of china currently, and it has it's own government, culture, language, and ethnicities.
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To be politically correct in Taiwan, we call ourselves Taiwan. The reason
to be called Chinese Taipei is that if we don't call ourselves Chinese
Taipei in any international games China will use the full force
or pressure to deny our participation.
 
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Hey forget semantics for a second...the political landscape is not going to change but it will be cool so as as these players are slowly gaining international recognition.

I recommend searching on youtube for clips of Pin-Yi Ko, Yu-Lun Wu and Chia-Ching Wu...WCC has a clip that has him breaking and running 7 racks in a row, it's good stuff.

I too agree that if these players decide to come to the DCC, they will be a huge force to be reckoned with.
 
It has even been difficult for the commentators when they are covering matches the Taiwanese players are in. The last two years in Manila, we were told to use different countries of origin for these players each year.

I hate it when politics enters the sports arena, and don't want to see that happen here. We all know Terry was complimenting the great players from this island nation. I think it would be wonderful to see some of these premier players compete in the USA occasionally.

Greg Sullivan sent a personal invitation to Yang to come to DCC this past year. He offered him some very nice accommodations as well. To my knowledge he never got a reply.
 
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McChen said:
i think they call it 'chinese taipei' to be politically correct and not to piss off china. that's what they call taiwan in the olympics too. although taiwan is currently functionally independent from china, china views taiwan as a renegade province that must eventually reunify with the mainland, by force if necessary. it's a whole political mess! a lot of people in the US don't know much about taiwan or the situation there, so i just thought i'd throw that out there. taiwan is definitely not part of china currently, and it has it's own government, culture, language, and ethnicities.
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I had a stuffed bunny rabbit when I was a kid and I named it Taiwan. I was only a couple of years old and I thought that was his name because that was what the tag read. My mom still has Taiwan in her attic somewhere along with all my trophies and other childhood things. If anyone would like to purchase all of these things the price is $3,000,000.
 
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Rack-by-rack account of the WPC 2007 finals

Daryl Peach was all about focus during the WPC 2007 finals. I did a rack-by-rack account of the match. It sure brings back memories! Wow!

The link is here, friends!

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Terry Ardeno said:
Jung-Lin Chang has won 4 of the last 7 Guinness 9 Ball Tour stops. They also have another monster just about ready to be unleashed in Pin-Yi Ko.

Fong Pang Chao was their Efren Reyes, in that he "started" the great pool surge in Chinese Taipei. Kung-Fang Lee & Hui-Kai Hsia followed. Then, Ching Shun Yang, Chia Ching Wu, Po Chen Kuo, Pei Wei Chang, etc.
Now this new generation....

I can't wait to see how the 2008 World 9 Ball Championships unfold. With the new generation of Pinoys also being in the mix, plus our own SVB, Peach will have a heck of a time defending his title.
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chunchin said:
To be politically correct in Taiwan, we call ourselves Taiwan. The reason
to be called Chinese Taipei is that if we don't call ourselves Chinese
Taipei in any international games China will use the full force
or pressure to deny our participation.
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I recall having my pasport stamped as entering "The Republic of China" when I landed at Chiang Kai Shek airport (Taipei) some 15 years back. Having said that, most I know would refer to the nation as Taiwan.

I agree that the nation is producing some fine pool players, and will continue to do so while their development systems are running. An organised approach to developing players is much better than the "gamble with your rent money" approach, imo.

Dave
 
DaveK said:
I recall having my pasport stamped as entering "The Republic of China" when I landed at Chiang Kai Shek airport (Taipei) some 15 years back. Having said that, most I know would refer to the nation as Taiwan.

I agree that the nation is producing some fine pool players, and will continue to do so while their development systems are running. An organised approach to developing players is much better than the "gamble with your rent money" approach, imo.

Dave
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The Philippine gov't doesn't give a hoot about pool, heck! They don't give a damn about anything there!

When it comes to Philippine pool development, the players are on their own. Gambling rent and food money is the biggest motivator of them all, so far...
 
chunchin said:
To be politically correct in Taiwan, we call ourselves Taiwan. The reason
to be called Chinese Taipei is that if we don't call ourselves Chinese
Taipei in any international games China will use the full force
or pressure to deny our participation.
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I knew about the mainland China claim. (That Taiwan still belongs to Mainland China). I did not know about the reason why you have to call it Chinese Taipei.

I have had conversations with mainland Chinese workers, everyday people, not politicians/communists, just everyday people who work in factories and even these individuals say they will get Taiwan back even if it means by force.

It must be a difficult situation for both countries and like Jay said, it is unfortunate that politics interfere with sports, especially our sport.

JoeyA
 
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