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About Yang Ching-shun
- Yang Ching-shun (Chinese: ???; born 3 April 1978) is a Taiwanese professional pool player, nicknamed "the Son of Pool". Yang won the nine-ball event of the 1998 Asian Games against then World Pool champion Kunihiko Takahashi.
- He defended it in 2002 against Warren Kiamco.
- In an unsuccessful attempt to defend that title for the second time, Yang settled for 3rd place as he was bested in the semi-finals by Jeff de Luna who then finished second to Antonio Gabica.Despite the fact that he never won a world championship in any discipline of pool like two of his fellow Taiwanese players (Chao Fong-pang and Wu Chia-ching) did, Yang has often been regarded as a potential world champion. His best finish in the World Pool Championship is 3rd where he reached the semi-finals in 2002.
- However, he was bested by Francisco Bustamante who eventually lost to Earl Strickland in the finals As His father died while he was still a child, Yang was left to fend for his own along with his mother.
- He express no interest in his studies and chose to work in a local billiard hall near his home, where he met Chao Fong Pang.
- He first started playing pool at the age of 14 and by the time he was 16, he was Japan open champion beating Fransico Bustamante.
- His hobbies include golf and fishing.
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