Pool at the 2025 World Games
| Pool at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Qinglong Lake |
| Dates | 10-14 August 2025 |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 40 from 23 nations |
The pool competition at the 2025 World Games is scheduled to take place from 7 to 16 August 2025, in Chengdu in China, at the Qinglong Lake.[1][2] The competition, which belongs to the cue sports discipline, added a mixed heyball event to the male and female events that have been held since the 2001 games.
Qualification
A total of 80 athletes qualified for the cue sports events. 12 men and 12 women qualified specifically for the 10-ball events, while 16 athletes qualified for the heyball mixed event.[3]
Participating nations
Argentina (1)
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Canada (1)
Chile (1)
China (8)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Costa Rica (1)
Estonia (1)
Germany (3)
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Individual Neutral Athletes (1)
India (1)
Netherlands (1)
Peru (1)
Philippines (3)
Poland (1)
Samoa (1)
Singapore (1)
South Africa (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Thailand (1)
United States (4)
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10-ball |
Olivér Szolnoki Hungary
|
Gerson Martínez Peru
|
Joshua Filler Germany
|
| Women's 10-ball |
Han Yu China
|
Chezka Centeno Philippines
|
Liu Shasha China
|
| Heyball |
Zhang Taiyi China
|
Jason Theron South Africa
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Tang Chunxiao China
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References
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025 by sport, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ "Venues World Games 2025". theworldgames. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "World Games 2025: 10 days to go – Billiards sports on the big stage". World Confederation of Billiard Sports. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.