Pool World Loses Chang Jung Lin
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Chang Jung Lin
The Pool World was stunned on Monday to read online reports that Taiwanese star Chang Jung Lin had passed away, while competing at the Indonesia International Open. Chang’s roommate Ryan Hsu posted that he found Chang in their room in between matches.
Chang had a lot of success back in the late 2000’s, with multiple wins on the Guinness World Tour in Asia and continued to turn in top ten finishes at major events for the following years.
Chang captured his only World Championship in 2012, winning the World 8-Ball Championship in Fujairah in the UAE, defeating countryman Che Wei Fu in the finals. Chang followed up that win with a first place finish at the All Japan Championship, where he defeated another countryman in the finals, Chin-Shung Yang.
Chang turned in a second place finish at the 2016 US Open 9-Ball Championship, falling to Shane Van Boening in the finals. He also finished in second place at the Kuwait 9-Ball Open, falling to Jason Shaw in the finals.
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.
Chang was ranked #11 on the WPA Pro Rankings and #66 on the WNT rankings. With Chang turning 40 this year, he will be eligible for the BCA Hall of Fame this year. Inductees for the Hall of Fame will be announced later this year.
