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'''Pan Xiaoting''' ({{zh|s=潘晓婷|t=潘曉婷|p=Pān Xiǎotíng}}; born 25 February 1982; sometimes incorrectly referred to in the Western media as '''Xiaoting Pan''' and [[nickname]]d "'''Queen of Nine-Ball'''") is the first-ever female professional [[pool (cue sports)|pool]] player from China to play full-time on the [[Women's Professional Billiard Association]] (WPBA) tour. Pan's growing list of achievements in billiards |
'''Pan Xiaoting''' ({{zh|s=潘晓婷|t=潘曉婷|p=Pān Xiǎotíng}}; born 25 February 1982; sometimes incorrectly referred to in the Western media as '''Xiaoting Pan''' and [[nickname]]d "'''Queen of Nine-Ball'''") is the first-ever female professional [[pool (cue sports)|pool]] player from China to play full-time on the [[Women's Professional Billiard Association]] (WPBA) tour. Pan's growing list of achievements in billiards have made her one of the most famous female athletes in her country. |
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Pan was named WPBA Rookie of the Year in 2006 and finished the season ranked #13. Pan won her first WPBA tournament at the 2007 Great Lakes Classic.<ref>[http://www.billiardpulse.com/2007/03/xiaoting-pan-takes-maiden-win-in-great.html 2007 Great Lakes Classic Results]</ref> Later she won the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship<ref>[http://english.cri.cn/2886/2007/04/09/53@214211.htm 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship results]</ref> held in [[Taoyuan City]], [[Taiwan]]. Pan is a friendly rival of fellow Asian WPBA player [[Kim Ga-young]]; the two met in the finals of the 2007 Carolina Women's Billiard Classic, with Kim prevailing 7 to 6 in the WPBA's first all-Asian championship match.<ref>[http://www.billiardpulse.com/2007/03/ga-young-kim-wins-carolina-womens.html 2007 Carolina Women's Billiard Classic]</ref> Kim and Pan finished the 2007 WPBA season ranked #2 and #3, respectively, behind perennially top-ranked [[Allison Fisher]]. Pan is also a good friend of [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[snooker]] player [[Ding Junhui]]. In 2008, Pan won the BCA GenerationPool.com title on the WPBA tour, and in 2010 added a WPBA major to her resume at the Tour Championships. She went undefeated in Niagara Falls that year defeating [[Kim Ga-young]] of [[South Korea]] in the semi-finals 7-6, and [[Karen Corr]] of [[Northern Ireland]] 7-4 in the final. |
Pan was named WPBA Rookie of the Year in 2006 and finished the season ranked #13. Pan won her first WPBA tournament at the 2007 Great Lakes Classic.<ref>[http://www.billiardpulse.com/2007/03/xiaoting-pan-takes-maiden-win-in-great.html 2007 Great Lakes Classic Results]</ref> Later she won the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship<ref>[http://english.cri.cn/2886/2007/04/09/53@214211.htm 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship results]</ref> held in [[Taoyuan City]], [[Taiwan]]. Pan is a friendly rival of fellow Asian WPBA player [[Kim Ga-young]]; the two met in the finals of the 2007 Carolina Women's Billiard Classic, with Kim prevailing 7 to 6 in the WPBA's first all-Asian championship match.<ref>[http://www.billiardpulse.com/2007/03/ga-young-kim-wins-carolina-womens.html 2007 Carolina Women's Billiard Classic]</ref> Kim and Pan finished the 2007 WPBA season ranked #2 and #3, respectively, behind perennially top-ranked [[Allison Fisher]]. Pan is also a good friend of [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[snooker]] player [[Ding Junhui]]. In 2008, Pan won the BCA GenerationPool.com title on the WPBA tour, and in 2010 added a WPBA major to her resume at the Tour Championships. She went undefeated in Niagara Falls that year defeating [[Kim Ga-young]] of [[South Korea]] in the semi-finals 7-6, and [[Karen Corr]] of [[Northern Ireland]] 7-4 in the final. |
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| Born | February 25, 1982 Yanzhou District, Jining, Shandong |
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| Sport country |  China |
| Nickname | Queen of Nine-ball[1] |
| Professional | 2006— |
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| Representing China
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| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | 9-ball individual |
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2006 Doha | 9-ball individual |
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2006 Doha | 8-ball individual |
Pan Xiaoting (simplified Chinese: 潘晓婷; traditional Chinese: 潘曉婷; pinyin: Pān Xiǎotíng; born 25 February 1982; sometimes incorrectly referred to in the Western media as Xiaoting Pan and nicknamed "Queen of Nine-Ball") is the first-ever female professional pool player from China to play full-time on the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) tour. Pan's growing list of achievements in billiards have made her one of the most famous female athletes in her country.
Pan was named WPBA Rookie of the Year in 2006 and finished the season ranked #13. Pan won her first WPBA tournament at the 2007 Great Lakes Classic.[2] Later she won the 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship[3] held in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Pan is a friendly rival of fellow Asian WPBA player Kim Ga-young; the two met in the finals of the 2007 Carolina Women's Billiard Classic, with Kim prevailing 7 to 6 in the WPBA's first all-Asian championship match.[4] Kim and Pan finished the 2007 WPBA season ranked #2 and #3, respectively, behind perennially top-ranked Allison Fisher. Pan is also a good friend of Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui. In 2008, Pan won the BCA GenerationPool.com title on the WPBA tour, and in 2010 added a WPBA major to her resume at the Tour Championships. She went undefeated in Niagara Falls that year defeating Kim Ga-young of South Korea in the semi-finals 7-6, and Karen Corr of Northern Ireland 7-4 in the final.
In December 2013, Pan participated in an exhibition match(9-ball and snooker) against snooker ace Ronnie O'Sullivan in Yanzhou, which she won 7–6 in 9-ball and lost 2-1 in snooker 6-red [5].
References
- ^ Lerner, Ted (24 September 2011). "The Queen is back". WPA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ 2007 Great Lakes Classic Results
- ^ 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship results
- ^ 2007 Carolina Women's Billiard Classic
- ^ Ronnie O'Sullivan vs. Pan Xiaoting, Exhibition 9-Ball Match
External links
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Chinese pool players
- Female pool players
- People from Jining
- World champions in pool
- Sportspeople from Shandong
- Asian Games medalists in cue sports
- Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games bronze medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games