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A top Taiwanese pool player with a history of seeking out lucrative cash offers says he has obtained Chinese citizenship and will compete at a tournament in Beijing this month.
Speaking Thursday, Wu Chia-ching told The Associated Press he became Chinese in early April and will debut under his new flag in the upcoming event.
Taiwanese billiards authorities banned him after he applied for Singaporean citizenship in 2009, reportedly in exchange for a rich professional contract. He has not competed professionally since.
Wu won the World Pool-Billiard Association eight-ball and nine-ball championships in 2005.
Relations between China and Taiwan have improved significantly over the past three years. They split amid civil war in 1949.
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Speaking Thursday, Wu Chia-ching told The Associated Press he became Chinese in early April and will debut under his new flag in the upcoming event.
Taiwanese billiards authorities banned him after he applied for Singaporean citizenship in 2009, reportedly in exchange for a rich professional contract. He has not competed professionally since.
Wu won the World Pool-Billiard Association eight-ball and nine-ball championships in 2005.
Relations between China and Taiwan have improved significantly over the past three years. They split amid civil war in 1949.
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