Cue sports at the 1998 Asian Games

Cue sports
at the 1998 Asian Games
VenueLand Sports Complex
Dates6–19 December 1998
Competitors123 from 21 nations
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Cue sports was contested at the Asian Games for the first time at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand between 6 and 19 December 1998. The competition took place at the Land Sports Complex. The competition included only men's events.[1]

There were ten events at the competition, Carom billiards, English billiards, Pool and Snooker.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Three-cushion singles
details
Akio Shimada
 Japan
Ryuji Umeda
 Japan
Kim Jung-gyu
 South Korea
English billiards singles
details
Ashok Shandilya
 India
Geet Sethi
 India
Praprut Chaithanasakun
 Thailand
English billiards doubles
details
 India
Geet Sethi
Ashok Shandilya
 Thailand
Praprut Chaithanasakun
Mongkhon Kanfaklang
 India
Devendra Joshi
Balachandra Bhaskar
Eight-ball singles
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Chao Fong-pang
 Chinese Taipei
Tan Tiong Boon
 Singapore
Kunihiko Takahashi
 Japan
Eight-ball doubles
details
 Chinese Taipei
Lai Chia-hsiung
Chang Hao-ping
 Chinese Taipei
Yang Ching-shun
Chao Fong-pang
 Japan
Kunihiko Takahashi
Satoshi Kawabata
Nine-ball singles
details
Yang Ching-shun
 Chinese Taipei
Kunihiko Takahashi
 Japan
Chao Fong-pang
 Chinese Taipei
Nine-ball doubles
details
 Philippines
Gandy Valle
Romeo Villanueva
 Chinese Taipei
Lai Chia-hsiung
Chang Hao-ping
 Thailand
Anan Terananon
Worawit Suriyasriwan
Snooker singles
details
Shokat Ali
 Pakistan
Sam Chong
 Malaysia
Chan Kwok Ming
 Hong Kong
Snooker doubles
details
 Malaysia
Sam Chong
Ooi Chin Kay
 Thailand
Phaitoon Phonbun
Noppadon Noppachorn
 Pakistan
Shokat Ali
Saleh Mohammad
Snooker team
details
 Hong Kong
Chan Kwok Ming
Chan Wai Tat
Marco Fu
 Thailand
Wattana Pu-ob-orm
Phaitoon Phonbun
Chuchart Trirattanapradit
Noppadon Noppachorn
 Pakistan
Shokat Ali
Farhan Mirza
Saleh Mohammad

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Chinese Taipei (TPE)3216
2 India (IND)2114
3 Japan (JPN)1225
4 Malaysia (MAS)1102
5 Pakistan (PAK)1023
6 Hong Kong (HKG)1012
7 Philippines (PHI)1001
8 Thailand (THA)0325
9 Singapore (SIN)0101
10 South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (10 entries)10101030

Participating nations

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A total of 123 athletes from 21 nations competed in cue sports at the 1998 Asian Games:

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the cue sports events at the 1998 Asian Games". sadec.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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