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