Ga-young Kim Snooker player
Kim Ga-young (born January 13, 1983 in Seoul; usually referred to in the media as Ga-young Kim and nicknamed "Little Devil Girl") is a South Korean female professional pocket billiards (pool) player who plays on the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) 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 Xiaoting Pan 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. In January 2008 Kim began using the cue sticks manufactured by (and entered into an endorsement agreement with) K.F. Cues, a Taiwan-based company. Kim speaks Korean as well as Mandarin Chinese, the language she converses in with Xiaoting Pan.
