Wang Hung-hsiang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang Hung-hsiang (Chinese: 王泓翔; *April 7, 1981) is a Taiwanese professional pool player, nicknamed "the Master." During the 2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship he survived the group stages and the round of 64, but was eliminated in the round of 32 by Wu Chia-ching.^[1]

On September 21, 2008, Dennis Orcollo defeated Hung-hsiang 11-9 to win the Guinness 9-ball Tour championship in Guangzhou, China (WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour).^[2]

References

↑ Cinderella Stories: Unknowns, second-tier players advance at WPC; Reyes falls to Alcano, Mason King, November 10, 2006, Billiards Digest, on line. Accessed November 18, 2007.
↑ gmanews.tv/story, (Guinness 9-ball Update) Orcollo wins Guinness 9-ball-Guangzhou

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