Cue sports at the World Games

Cue sports, including three-cushion billiards, nine-ball (a pool discipline) and snooker, were introduced as World Games sports for men and (in the case of nine-ball) for women also at the World Games 2001 in Akita.[1]

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United Kingdom 4 2 1 7
2 Chinese Taipei 3 3 2 8
3 Spain 2 0 0 2
4 Germany 1 2 1 4
4 Netherlands 1 2 1 4
6 Belgium 1 1 1 3
7 Austria 1 1 0 2
8 United States 1 0 2 3
9 Italy 1 0 1 2
10 India 1 0 0 1
11 China 0 2 0 2
12 Philippines 0 1 1 2
13 South Korea 0 1 0 1
13 Sweden 0 1 0 1
15 France 0 0 1 1
15 Norway 0 0 1 1
15 Pakistan 0 0 1 1
15 Thailand 0 0 1 1
15 Turkey 0 0 1 1
15 United Arab Emirates 0 0 1 1
Total 16 16 16 48

Medallists

Three-cushion billiards

Men's singles

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita  Daniel Sánchez (ESP)  Dick Jaspers (NED)  Sang Chun Lee (USA) [2][3]
2005 Duisburg  Daniel Sánchez (ESP)  Dick Jaspers (NED)  Semih Saygıner (TUR) [4][5][6][7]
2009 Kaohsiung  Dick Jaspers (NED)  Torbjörn Blomdahl (SWE)  Marco Zanetti (ITA) [8][9][10]
2013 Cali  Marco Zanetti (ITA)  Eddy Merckx (BEL)  Glenn Hofman (NED) [11][12][13][14]

Nine-ball

Men's singles

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita  Yang Ching-shun (TPE)  Ralf Souquet (GER)  Thomas Engert (GER) [15][16]
2005 Duisburg  Chang Pei-weo (TPE)  Thorsten Hohmann (GER)  Rodney Morris (USA) [4][17][18]
2009 Kaohsiung  Ralf Souquet (GER)  Yang Ching-shun (TPE)  Stephan Cohen (FRA) [8][19]
2013 Cali  Darren Appleton (GBR)  Chang Jung-lin (TPE)  Dennis Orcollo (PHI) [20][21]

Women's singles

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita  Jeanette Lee (USA)  Karen Corr (GBR)  Chen Chun-chen (TPE) [22][23]
2005 Duisburg  Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)  Chen Chun-chen (TPE)  Line Kjörsvik (NOR) [4][24]
2009 Kaohsiung  Allison Fisher (GBR)  Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)  Lin Yuan-chun (TPE) [8][25]
2013 Cali  Chou Chieh-yu (TPE)  Kim Ga-young (KOR)  Kelly Fisher (GBR) [26][27]

Snooker

Men's singles

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita  Bjorn Haneveer (BEL)  Marlon Manalo (PHI)  Shokat Ali (PAK) [28][29]
2005 Duisburg  Gerard Greene (GBR)  Ding Junhui (CHN)  Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) [4][30][31]
2009 Kaohsiung  Nigel Bond (GBR)  David Grace (GBR)  Mohammed Shehab (UAE) [8][32][33]
2013 Cali  Aditya Mehta (IND)  Liang Wenbo (CHN)  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) [34][35][36]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Billiards/Carom/Men/". World Games 2001 Akita. Archived from the original on 19 March 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "3 Cushion Results (Men)". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Schedule and results for the World Games 2005". World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Karambol Dreiband Herren". World Games archive of Stadt Duisburg. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "3-Cushion – World Games – Duisburg (GER)". Kozoom.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "3 Cushion Results (Men)". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "World Games 2009". World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Carom Three Cushion – Men's singles draw". The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "3-Cushion – World Games – Kaohsiung (TPE)". Kozoom.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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  12. ↑ "The World Games 2013 3-cushion event". AZ Billiards. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "3-Cushion – World Games – Cali (COL)". Kozoom.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "The World Games 2013 (3C) Cali 2013 Semi final, 3rd & 4th final and final". Union Mondiale de Billard. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Billiards/Pool/Men/". World Games 2001 Akita. Archived from the original on 18 January 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  16. ↑ "Nine-Ball Pool Results (Men)". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  17. ↑ "Pool 9-Ball Herren". World Games archive of Stadt Duisburg. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Nine-Ball Pool Results (Men)". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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  22. ↑ "Billiards/Pool/Women/". World Games 2001 Akita. Archived from the original on 23 August 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  23. ↑ "Nine-Ball Results (Women)". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  24. ↑ "Pool 9-Ball Damen". World Games archive of Stadt Duisburg. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  25. ↑ "Nine-Ball Pool 9-Ball – Women's singles draw". The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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  28. ↑ "Billiards/Snooker/Men/". World Games 2001 Akita. Archived from the original on 19 March 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  29. ↑ "Snooker Results (Men)". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  30. ↑ "Snooker Herren". World Games archive of Stadt Duisburg. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  31. ↑ "Snooker Results (Men)". Sports123.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  32. ↑ "World Games 2009 – Snooker". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  33. ↑ "2009 World Games (Cue Sports)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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