title: Cue sports at the World Games
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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 |
  | 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
  | 6 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 8 | Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 10 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 11 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 12 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | 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 |
  | 16 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 19 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 20 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 20 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 20 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 20 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 20 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 20 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 20 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 20 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
  
  ## Medallists
  
  ### Three-cushion billiards
  
  **Men's singles**
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2001 Akita | Daniel Sánchez (ESP) | Dick Jaspers (NED) | Sang Lee (USA) |
  | 2005 Duisburg | Daniel Sánchez (ESP) (2) | Dick Jaspers (NED) | Semih Saygıner (TUR) |
  | 2009 Kaohsiung | Dick Jaspers (NED) | Torbjörn Blomdahl (SWE) | Marco Zanetti (ITA) |
  | 2013 Cali | Marco Zanetti (ITA) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Glenn Hofman (NED) |
  | 2017 Wrocław | Daniel Sánchez (ESP) (3) | Marco Zanetti (ITA) | Sameh Sidhom (EGY) |
  | 2022 Birmingham | Dick Jaspers (NED) (2) | José Juan Garcia (COL) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
  
  ### Pool (Nine-ball)
  
  **Men's singles**
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2001 Akita | Yang Ching-shun (TPE) | Ralf Souquet (GER) | Thomas Engert (GER) |
  | 2005 Duisburg | Chang Pei-weo (TPE) | Thorsten Hohmann (GER) | Rodney Morris (USA) |
  | 2009 Kaohsiung | Ralf Souquet (GER) | Yang Ching-shun (TPE) | Stephan Cohen (FRA) |
  | 2013 Cali | Darren Appleton (GBR) | Chang Jung-lin (TPE) | Dennis Orcollo (PHI) |
  | 2017 Wrocław | Carlo Biado (PHI) | Jayson Shaw (GBR) | Naoyuki Oi (JPN) |
  | 2022 Birmingham | Joshua Filler (GER) | Sanjin Pehlivanović (BIH) | Aloysius Yapp (SIN) |
  
  **Women's singles**
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2001 Akita | Jeanette Lee (USA) | Karen Corr (GBR) | Chen Chun-chen (TPE) |
  | 2005 Duisburg | Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) | Chen Chun-chen (TPE) | Line Kjörsvik (NOR) |
  | 2009 Kaohsiung | Allison Fisher (GBR) | Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) | Lin Yuan-chun (TPE) |
  | 2013 Cali | Chou Chieh-yu (TPE) | Kim Ga-young (KOR) | Kelly Fisher (GBR) |
  | 2017 Wrocław | Chen Siming (CHN) | Kim Ga-young (KOR) | Han Yu (CHN) |
  | 2022 Birmingham | Kelly Fisher (GBR) | Chou Chieh-yu (TPE) | Yuki Hiraguchi (JPN) |
  
  ### Snooker
  
  | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2001 Akita | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) | Marlon Manalo (PHI) | Shokat Ali (PAK) |
  | 2005 Duisburg | Gerard Greene (GBR) | Ding Junhui (CHN) | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) |
  | 2009 Kaohsiung | Nigel Bond (GBR) | David Grace (GBR) | Mohammed Shehab (UAE) |
  | 2013 Cali | Aditya Mehta (IND) | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) |
  | 2017 Wrocław | Kyren Wilson (GBR) | Ali Carter (GBR) | Soheil Vahedi (IRI) |
  | 2022 Birmingham | Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) | Abdelrahman Shahin (EGY) | Darren Morgan (GBR) |
  