Taiwanese pool player Chou Chieh-yu on Saturday won the Predator World Women’s 10-Ball Championship title in Austria after a 9-3 final win over compatriot Wei Tzu-chien 9-3.
The victory marks the first time the 35-year-old Chou has won a world championship title.
Chou, who won a silver medal at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, in July, was one of seven Taiwanese players at the Predator tournament.
Photo: grab from Predator Pro Billiard Series website
Chou beat Hall of Famer Allison Fisher, 54, an English former professional snooker player, 9-6 in the last 16, before overpowering South Korea’s Lim Yun-mi 9-3 in the quarter-finals.
The Taiwanese player then scored a 9-4 victory over English 9-ball world champion Kelly Fisher, 44, in the semi-finals earlier on Saturday.
The 32-year-old Wei reached the final after edging out home-favorite Jasmin Ouschan with a 9-7 win in the tournament’s other last-four matchup.
Chou’s victory over Wei in the final also earned her 30,000 euros (US$30,457) in prize money.
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