What ever happened to Fong-Pang Chao?

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2001 International Challenge of Champions

I remember vividly watching this in college, even before I knew about Efren. The intensity and execution this guy delivered was something I really wanted in my game, even when I didn't know how to pocket a ball. The man is a machine.... Now, years later, I've been following pool pretty closely, but I never hear about this guy anymore. Does anyone have any idea what happened to him?
 
I believe he is the coach for the Tawainese national team or something like that. He can probably still make a ball or two.:grin:
 
Chao is one of my favorite active players, along with Earl, Shannon Daulton & Ortmann.

He was hired to coach the Chinese players in China a year or so back. Jian-Bo Fu was one of the very fortunate students, and now look at him!

He's back in Taiwan now, but with the Guinness 9 Ball Tour (formerly the San Miguel Aisain 9 ball Tour) now discontinued, several of the Chinese Taipei players are spreading out to other areas for income. Wu has applied for citizenship in Singapore!

Chao also had a thyroid problem several years ago, but he's since on the mend. He's really the "Efren" of Chinese Taipei in that he mentored so many players after he became a World Champion.

Here's an article about Ching Shun Yang that mentions Chao's influenence....
http://www.sino.gov.tw/en/show_issu...er=&keyword=&lstPage=&num=&year=2006&month=02
 
Terry Ardeno said:
Chao is one of my favorite active players, along with Earl, Shannon Daulton & Ortmann.

He was hired to coach the Chinese players in China a year or so back. Jian-Bo Fu was one of the very fortunate students, and now look at him!

He's back in Taiwan now, but with the Guinness 9 Ball Tour (formerly the San Miguel Aisain 9 ball Tour) now discontinued, several of the Chinese Taipei players are spreading out to other areas for income. Wu has applied for citizenship in Singapore!

Chao also had a thyroid problem several years ago, but he's since on the mend. He's really the "Efren" of Chinese Taipei in that he mentored so many players after he became a World Champion.

Here's an article about Ching Shun Yang that mentions Chao's influenence....
http://www.sino.gov.tw/en/show_issu...er=&keyword=&lstPage=&num=&year=2006&month=02
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Ok Where is H K Hsia? Last thing i knew he came over and played in the IPT RENO Event. Poor bastard. Hope he got paid anyway.
 
That sudden death game against Busty in the 2001 event was the wildest game of 9 Ball I think I've ever seen given the situation. For any of you who missed it here's a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcv9KZVo40o

This was one wild ass game! Unfortunately the audio is not in English. Too bad because Hopkins was going absolutely ape.
 
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Chao is one of my favorite players as well. He won the world champion in the early 90s and I think is one of the biggest influence for pool in Taiwan. I believe it was after he won his first world champion that the sport grew in popularity in Taiwan. Hopefully he isn't done yet and has a chance to make a comeback.
 
DogsPlayingPool said:
That sudden death game against Busty in the 2001 event was the wildest game of 9 Ball I think I've ever seen given the situation. For any of you who missed it here's a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcv9KZVo40o

This was one wild ass game! Unfortunately the audio is not in English. Too bad because Hopkins was going absolutely ape.
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I remember that game on ESPN. It's the best nine-ball game I've ever seen in terms of great recovery shots. Wasn't that a tie-breaker game? The one rack for $50,000?
 
junkbond said:
I remember that game on ESPN. It's the best nine-ball game I've ever seen in terms of great recovery shots. Wasn't that a tie-breaker game? The one rack for $50,000?
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Yeah, the one rack for all the cheese cake. Both players are sinking balls on kick shots, Chao sinks a ball on a jump shot after Busty hooks him. It was wild. And the whole thing starts out like Busty was going for an early three foul win!
 
junkbond...Even though they promote the CofC as a "winner take all" event, that is not what happens. I've heard from some players who have competed in that event, over the years, that the money is split up.

Scott Lee
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junkbond said:
I remember that game on ESPN. It's the best nine-ball game I've ever seen in terms of great recovery shots. Wasn't that a tie-breaker game? The one rack for $50,000?
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