Kim Ga-young (pool player)

Kim Ga-young (born 13 January 1983 in Seoul; sometimes referred to in the Western media as Ga-young Kim and nicknamed "Little Devil Girl") is a South Korean female professional pool player who plays on the Women's Professional Billiard Association Tour. Her father began teaching her to play three-cushion billiards (a form of carom billiards) when she was about twelve years old. After playing three-cushion for about three years, she started playing nine-ball pool and turned pro at the 2003 BCA Open.

Kim practices about 30 hours a week and enjoys a friendly rivalry with fellow Asian WPBA player Pan Xiaoting of China. Kim and Pan met in the finals of the 2007 Carolina Women's Billiard Classic, with Kim prevailing 7–6 in the WPBA's first all-Asian championship match. Kim and Pan finished the 2007 WPBA season ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively, behind perennially top-ranked Allison Fisher. Kim speaks Mandarin Chinese in addition to her native Korean language.

Titles

2004 WPBA U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship

2004 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

2005 Tournament of Champions

2006 WPA Amway Cup 9-Ball World Open

2006 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

2007 WPBA Carolina Classic

2009 WPBA U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship

2009 WPBA Colorado Classic

2009 East Asian Games Nine-Ball Singles

2010 WPBA U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship

2010 Tournament of Champions

2010 Billiards Digest Player of the Year

2011 WPA Amway Cup 9-Ball World Open

2011 WPBA Tour Championships

2011 Tournament of Champions

2012 WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship

2012 Tournament of Champions

2013 Ultimate 10-Ball Championships Women's Champion

2013 WPBA Masters

2014 WPBA Masters

2014 Billiards Digest Player of the Year

2015 China Open 9-Ball Championship

2015 All Japan Championship 9-Ball

2015 Tournament of Champions

2015 Tornado Open 9-Ball

2015 Billiards Digest Player of the Year

2016 WPBA U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship

2018 WPBA Grand Slam 9-Ball

2019 World Team Trophy Women's 9-Ball

References

External links

Player Profile in Women's Professional Billiards Association

Official Fans Facebook Page

1983 births

Living people

Female pool players

South Korean pool players

World champions in pool

Asian Games medalists in cue sports

Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea

Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games

Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games

Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games

World Games silver medalists

Competitors at the 2013 World Games

Competitors at the 2017 World Games

South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Taiwan