Chang Jung-lin

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Chang Jung-lin
張榮麟
File:Chang Jung-Lin.jpg
Chang competing in 2023
Personal information
Born(1985-05-02)May 2, 1985
Alian Township, Gangshan District, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
DiedJuly 14, 2025(2025-07-14) (aged 40)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Pool career
CountryFile:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
Pool gamesEight-ball, nine-ball, ten-ball
Tournament wins
World ChampionEight-ball (2012)
Highest rank1[1]
Medal record
Men's Eight-Ball
Representing File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
2013 World Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cali Singles

Chang Jung-lin (Chinese: 張榮麟; May 2, 1985 – July 14, 2025) was a Taiwanese professional eight-ball, nine-ball and ten-ball pool player.

Chang became WPA World Eight-ball Champion in 2012 and won the silver medal at the 2013 World Games for Nine-ball.[2] Chang was a world number 1, having done so first after winning WPA World Eight-ball Championship in 2012.[3]

Career

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At the 2012 WPA World Eight-ball Championship, Chang defeated compatriot Fu Che-wei in the final 11–6, after previously winning his semi-final 9–7 against Chris Melling.[4][5][6]

In 2013, Chang competed in the 2013 World Games, reaching the final of the Men's Nine-Ball championships, where he would become runner-up to England's Darren Appleton, with the score ending 10–11.[7][2][8]

In 2019, Chang lost to Fedor Gorst 11-13, finished second in the World Pool Championship.

Other notable titles in Chang’s short career included the 2018 International 9-Ball Open, beating countryman Ko Ping Chung in the finals, and a win at the 2019 Derby City Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge and the 2020 Diamond Las Vegas Open.

He began playing with Predator Cues in 2017.[9]

Personal life and death

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Chang was born on May 2, 1985, in Alian Township, Kaohsiung County.[2][10] He studied at Chinese Culture University and was married.

On July 14, 2025, Chang died aged 40 after an apparent stroke or heart attack while resting in his hotel room in Jakarta, Indonesia.[11][12]

Career titles and achievements

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References

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