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 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Spain (ESP) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 24 | 24 | 27 | 75 | |
Medallists
Three-cushion billiards
Men's singles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita | Daniel Sánchez (ESP) | Dick Jaspers (NED) |  Sang Lee (USA) | [2][3] |
| 2005 Duisburg | Daniel Sánchez (ESP) (2) | 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] |
| 2017 Wrocław | Daniel Sánchez (ESP) (3) | Marco Zanetti (ITA) | Sameh Sidhom (EGY) | [15] |
| 2022 Birmingham | Dick Jaspers (NED) (2) | José Juan Garcia (COL) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
Pool (Nine-ball)
Men's singles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita | Yang Ching-shun (TPE) | Ralf Souquet (GER) | Thomas Engert (GER) | [16][17] |
| 2005 Duisburg | Chang Pei-weo (TPE) | Thorsten Hohmann (GER) | Rodney Morris (USA) | [4][18][19] |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Ralf Souquet (GER) | Yang Ching-shun (TPE) | Stephan Cohen (FRA) | [8][20] |
| 2013 Cali | Darren Appleton (GBR) | Chang Jung-lin (TPE) | Dennis Orcollo (PHI) | [21][22] |
| 2017 Wrocław | Carlo Biado (PHI) | Jayson Shaw (GBR) | Naoyuki Oi (JPN) | [15] |
| 2022 Birmingham | Joshua Filler (GER) | Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH) | Aloysius Yapp (SIN) |
Women's singles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita | Jeanette Lee (USA) | Karen Corr (GBR) | Chen Chun-chen (TPE) | [23][24] |
| 2005 Duisburg | Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) | Chen Chun-chen (TPE) | Line Kjörsvik (NOR) | [4][25] |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Allison Fisher (GBR) | Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) | Lin Yuan-chun (TPE) | [8][26] |
| 2013 Cali | Chou Chieh-yu (TPE) | Kim Ga-young (KOR) | Kelly Fisher (GBR) | [27][28] |
| 2017 Wrocław | Chen Siming (CHN) | Kim Ga-young (KOR) | Han Yu (CHN) | [15] |
| 2022 Birmingham | Kelly Fisher (GBR) | Chou Chieh-yu (TPE) | Yuki Hiraguchi (JPN) |
Snooker
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) | Marlon Manalo (PHI) | Shokat Ali (PAK) | [29][30] |
| 2005 Duisburg | Gerard Greene (GBR) | Ding Junhui (CHN) | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) | [4][31][32] |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Nigel Bond (GBR) | David Grace (GBR) | Mohammed Shehab (UAE) | [8][33][34] |
| 2013 Cali | Aditya Mehta (IND) | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | [35][36][37] |
| 2017 Wrocław | Kyren Wilson (GBR) | Ali Carter (GBR) | Soheil Vahedi (IRI) | [15] |
| 2022 Birmingham | Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) | Abdelrahman Shahin (EGY) | Darren Morgan (GBR) |
See also
References
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