Fu Che-wei
{{short description|Taiwanese Pool player}}
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| name = Fu Che-Wei
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|12|21|df=yes}}
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| sport country = {{TPE}}
| nickname = "Draw Shot Prince"
| professional = 2004
| game = 8-Ball, 9-ball, 10-ball
| best finish = Semi finals 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
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Fu Che-wei born December 21, 1973 (Traditional Chinese: {{lang|zh-hant|傅哲偉}}; Tongyong Pinyin: Fù Ché-Wěi) is a Chinese Taipei professional pool player, nicknamed "the Draw Shot Prince."
Career
Fu made his first notable appearance when he finished among the top 32 competitors in the 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship (losing to Earl Strickland). He made a comeback at the 2006 event, but he was eventually eliminated by runner-up Ralf Souquet in the semi-finals.{{Cite web |title=WPA World Pool Championship 2006 |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=December 27, 2018 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/1487-wpa-world-pool-championship-2006/results/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627144338/http://www.azbilliards.com/tours_and_events/174-world-9-ball-championship/1487-wpa-world-pool-championship-2006/results/ |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |url-status=live }} The performance would win earn him a place in the following year's event, but he was eliminated in the second round by Mika Immonen.{{Cite web |title=WPC Field cut by Half |author= |work=azbilliards.com |date= |access-date=December 27, 2018 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/3849-wpc-field-cut-by-half/ |language= |quote=}}
Che-Wei reached the final of the 2012 WPA World Eight-ball Championships; defeating Huidji See in the quarter-finals 9–4, and Liu Haitao 9–3 in the semi-final,{{Cite web |title=All Chinese Taipei finals set for World 8-Ball |author=Lerner, Ted |publisher=World Pool Association |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=December 27, 2018 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8709-all-chinese-taipei-finals-set-for-world-8-ball/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320102103/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8709-all-chinese-taipei-finals-set-for-world-8-ball/ |archive-date=March 20, 2016 |url-status=live }} before losing in the final to Chang Jung-lin 11–6.{{Cite web |title=Jun Lin Chang wins World 8-Ball Championship |author=Lerner, Ted |publisher=World Pool Association |work=azbilliards.com |access-date=December 27, 2018 |url=https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8710-jun-lin-chang-wins-world-8-ball-championship/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317060707/http://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/8710-jun-lin-chang-wins-world-8-ball-championship/ |archive-date=March 17, 2016 |url-status=live }} Fu has also competed at the WPA World Ten-ball Championships, reaching the last 16 in 2008.{{Cite web |title=Players: Che Wei Fu :: ProPool.info |work=propool.info |access-date=December 27, 2018 |url=http://propool.info/players/che-wei-fu.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424081102/http://propool.info/players/che-wei-fu.htm |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |url-status=live }}
Titles
References
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External links
- [https://www.azbilliards.com/people/3190-che-wei-fu/ Fu Che-wei] at AZBilliards.com
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Category:Taiwanese pool players
Category:Cue sports players at the 2002 Asian Games
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