Hsia Hui-kai () is a retired professional pool player from Taiwan. He has competed in various regional and international cue sports tournaments and is nicknamed "Assassin" and "Invincible Iron Man" by the Taiwanese media.
Biography Hsia Hui-kai, born in 1975, first encountered billiards at the age of thirteen. Despite initial parental disapproval due to prevailing social stereotypes that unfairly associated billiards with academic underachievement and smoking, Hsia demonstrated exceptional talent for the sport. His early aptitude quickly translated into success in domestic competitions, leading his family to shift from opposition to active support. In 1992, at the age of sixteen, Hsia secured the World Cup Nine-Ball Junior Championship, a title he successfully defended in 1993. Upon graduating from high school, he committed to a professional billiards career. Distinguished by a muscular physique uncommon among billiard players, he earned the moniker "Invincible Iron Man". By the age of twenty-three, Hsia had attained a national ranking of second.
After several international competition wins, retired in 2008 after enrolling in the Cheng Shiu University and later became a tutor.
Career Hsia Hui-kai has competed in several professional pool tournaments, representing Taiwan several in international events.
He has attended Asian Games and numerous individual competitions while representing Taiwan. In 2002 he won the Men's eight-ball singles at the 2002 Asian Games and won Taiwan's first gold medal at the event. In 2003, Hsia went to the final of the 2003 World Pool Masters losing 8–6 to Tony Drago of Malta. In 2007, Hsai advanced to the quarter finals of the World Pool Championship but failed to progress any further. +Competition NameYearPlacementReference2008 Intercollegiate Billiards Championship2008UnknownWorld Pool Championship20079thSan Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop ?200413thSan Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop ?20042ndSan Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop ?20049thBCA Open 9-Ball Championship Men's Division200417thSan Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop ?200417thWorld Pool Championship200417thSan Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop ?20033rdSan Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Stop 2200317thWorld Pool Championship20035thWorld Pool Masters20032ndWorld Pool League20033rdAsian Games - Men's Eight-Ball Singles20021stIBC Pool Stop 120029thBCA Open 9-Ball Championship Men's Division200149thAdmiral World Championship200133rdTokyo 9-Ball Event200133rdWorld Pool Championship200033rdAsian Cup Championship20001stWorld Nine-Ball Junior Championship19931stWorld Cup Nine-Ball Junior Championship19921st
See also Pool (cue sports)
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