Ricky Yang
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Ricky Yang is an Indonesian professional pool player of Chinese ancestry. His nickname is "The Piranha".
On June 5, 2009, Yang defeated Jeffrey de Luna by 11–4 in the 2009 Philippine Open Pool Championship final at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong, Philippines,{{cite web | url= http://philopennews.blogspot.com/2009/05/yang-takes-philippine-open-crown.html
| accessdate = 2009-06-05 | publisher = Philippine Open News
| title= Yang Takes Philippine Open Crown}} the first international WPA World Ranking Tour for him and for Indonesia. In 2013 he won the gold medal for 9 Ball Pool at the SEA Games in Myanmar.{{cite web
| url= http://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/seagames/assets/images/es_image/8419.pdf
| accessdate= 2013-12-17
| title= 27th SEA Games Men's 9 Ball Pool Single Results
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131217223928/http://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/seagames/assets/images/es_image/8419.pdf
| archive-date= 2013-12-17
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Titles
- 2013 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Singles
- 2011 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Singles
- 2009 Philippine Open 10-Ball
- 2007 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Singles
References
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Indonesian pool players
Category:Indonesian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
Category:SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
Category:SEA Games medalists in cue sports
Category:Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Indonesia
Category:21st-century Indonesian sportsmen
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