Figures by Star Sports show that since TV stations in Taiwan began broadcasting professional pool competitions in 1997, ratings are higher for events in which Yang Ching-shun competes than for those in which he does not.
1997 年台灣開始舉辦電視職業撞球比賽起，緯來體育台內部統計顯示，有楊清順出賽的場次，收視率都高過其他場。