Lin Yuan-chun
Lin Yuan-chun (born 5 October 1984) is a professional pool player from Chinese Taipei.
| Born | 5 October 1984 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  |
| Nickname | Woman Killer[1] Female Assassin[2] |
| Pool games | Eight-ball, Nine-Ball |
| Tournament wins | |
| Major | WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship 2008 |
| Ranking info | |
She started playing at the age of 17.[2]At the 15th Asian Games in 2006, she won the 8 Ball Pool gold medal, narrowly winning 7–6 over Kim Ga-young.[3]
Lin went on to win the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship in 2008, again by defeating Kim Ga-young in the final,[4] and was runner-up to Han Yu in the final in 2013.
She has also won medals at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games, 2009 East Asian Games, 2009 World Games and 2010 Asian Games. She won the Amway World Open in 2008 and 2015.[5]
Career Highlights
- 2006 15th Asian Games Doha – 8 Ball Pool Champion, beating Kim Ga-young 7–6 in the final[3]
- 2008 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Champion, beating Kim Ga-young in the final.
- 2008 Amway Cup[5]
- 2009 Asian Indoor Games – Eight-ball – Silver medal
- 2009 East Asian Games – Nine-ball – Bronze Medal
- 2009 World Games – Women's Nine-Ball – Bronze medal
- 2010 Asian Games – Women's nine-ball singles – Bronze medal[6]
- 2013 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship runner-up 1–9 to Han Yu
- 2015 Amway World Open Champion, beating Rubilen Amit 11–8 in the final.[7][5]
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References
- Staff Writer (10 September 2010). "Taiwanese pockets title at World Pool 9-Ball China Open". Taipei Times. 20. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Scanlan, Sean (2 March 2006). "Women's 9-ball tournament starts with intense stares". Taipei Times. 20. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.CS1 maint: location (link)
- 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 – 8 Ball Pool Getty Images, 9 December 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2019
- World Champions Archived 16 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- Pan, Jason (2 March 2017). "Women's pool marks 20th Taipei Amway nine-ball tournament". Taipei Times. 16. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Gold medalist Pan Xiaoting of China Getty Images, 19 November 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2019
- Yuan-Chun Lin Archived 14 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine azbilliards.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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