Zhiting Wu

Zhiting Wu
Zhiting Wu on Japan Open Ladies 2013
Born (1995-11-18) November 18, 1995
Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Sport country  Taiwan
Nickname 無敵妹(Invincible Gal)
Professional Billiards
Tournament wins
Major

1st place, Hokuriku Open[1]
3rd place, Japan Open Ladies 2013
5th place, Amway World Open 2013 [2]
9th place, All Japan Championship 2012 Women's Division

[3]

Zhiting Wu[4](Zhuting Wu at some[5]), (born November 18, 1995) also known as Joana Wu, is a Taiwan professional pool player.

Biography

Wu was born in Banqiao District of New Taipei City in 1995.[6]

In an international 9-Ball tournament, Wu consecutively defeated 2 former world champions, Xiaoting Pan from China[7] and Allison Fisher from England.[8] She has been called "無敵妹" (Invincible Gal) in 2013.[9]

In the Taiwan selection to Women’s World 10-Ball Championship 2013, she was selected by defeating Lin Hsiao-Chi (WPA ranking 26th), Lai Hui-Shan (WPA ranking 15th) and 2013 World Games gold medal winner Chou, Chieh-Yu (WPA ranking 11th), all of which rank higher than Wu (WPA ranking 32nd) at that time.[10]

In Hokuriku Open Ladies 2013 held by JPBA, Wu defeated Mayumi Taguchi (Japan) with 7:3, 7:0 over Yukiko Tanaka (Japan) and 7:4 over Reiko Motohiro (Japan) in try out on October 5. On October 6 Wu defeated Emi Aoki (Japan) with 7:4, 7:4 over Junko Mitsuoka (Japan) and 7:2 over Chihiro Kawahara (Japan), who is Japan ranking #1 player and the champion of Japan Open Ladies 2013,[11] to get final. In the final, Wu defeated Kuo Szu-Ting, who also came from Taiwan, with 7:5. This was her first international tournament title.[12][13][14]

Dec 11, 2013, Zhiing Wu got the third place in WPA World Junior Champions.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "第27回北陸オープン･結果". Japan Professional Pocket Billiard Association. Oct 6, 2013. Retrieved Oct 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "KELLY CASHES IN..AGAIN!". World Pool-Billiard Association. March 17, 2013. Retrieved Sep 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "All Japan Championship 2012 Women's Division". AZBILLIARDS.com. March 17, 2013. Retrieved Sep 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ Player Biography of World Pool-Billiard Association
  5. ↑ Results Women 1st Evening Session, China Open
  6. ↑ 吳芷婷﹏Zhi Ting Wu
  7. ↑ "DaoJiang Student Defeated Former Champ in China International 9Ball Event" (in Chinese). Liberty Times. Sep 22, 2012. Retrieved Sep 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Top16: Zhiting Wu defeated Allison Fisher" (in Chinese). Liberty Times. September 23, 2012. Retrieved Sep 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ "New Nicknames" (in Chinese). Apple Daily (Taiwan). Mar 17, 2013. Retrieved Sep 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Only 17, Joana Wu in for Chinese Taipei First Squad". TOP147.com. Sep 27, 2013. Retrieved Sep 27, 2013.
  11. ↑ "第26回ジャパンオープン･全結果". Japan Professional Pocket Billiard Association. Jul 16, 2013. Retrieved Oct 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ "第27回北陸オープン･結果". Japan Professional Pocket Billiard Association. Oct 6, 2013. Retrieved Oct 8, 2013.
  13. ↑ "第27回北陸オープン：男子は北谷好宏が優勝！". On the hill! for pool since 2003. Oct 6, 2013. Retrieved Oct 8, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Wu Zhi-Ting wins Hokuriku Open 2013". Alison Chang.com. Oct 7, 2013. Retrieved Oct 8, 2013.
  15. ↑ http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2013/new/dec/13/today-sp1.htm liberty times(Chinese)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, November 15, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.