When pool was listed as an official event in the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Taiwan's team performed exceptionally well as fans cheered them on with ever-increasing enthusiasm.
而在 1998 年之後，曼谷亞運更將撞球列為正式項目，我國選手屢屢創下佳績，上述的英雄名號也在球迷口中愈喊愈響。