Wu Chia-ching

Wu Chia-ching (zh-t|吳珈慶, b. February 9, 1989 in Taiwan) is a professional pool player. He is nicknamed the "Taisun" ("Little Genius").

Raised by his grandmother from the age of 2, Wu began playing eight-ball the age of 10 at his family-run pool hall. When he became serious about pool, his grandmother would shuttle him from one competition venue to another on her scooter. [http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21440&CtNode=122 Wu's grandmother interview] ]

In 2005, after only six years of playing, Wu became the youngest player (at 17 years, 5 months old) ever to win the WPA World Nine-ball Championship. He was the top seed at the 2006 Men's Championship, but lost in the quarter-final round to Ronato Alcano of the Philippines.

Wu also won the 2005 WPA World Eight-ball Championship. Previously, he was the runner-up at the 2004 Juniors Nine-ball World Championship.

He placed second to Darren Appleton in the inaugural WPA World Ten-ball Championship in 2008, claiming the runner-up prize of US$40,000 [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=200810