Carom at the 2025 World Games
| Carom at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Qinglong Lake |
| Dates | 10–14 August 2025 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 20 from 14 nations |
The carom billiards 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 female carom event to the male event that has been held since the 2001 games.
Qualification
A total of 80 athletes qualified for the cue sports events. 12 men and 8 women qualified specifically for the carom events.[3]
Participating nations
- China (1)
- Colombia (2)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Denmark (1)
- Egypt (1)
- Germany (1)
- Japan (1)
- South Korea (2)
- Netherlands (4)
- Peru (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Turkey (2)
- United States (1)
- Vietnam (2)
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3-cushion |
Cho Myung-woo South Korea |
Sameh Sidhom Egypt |
Martin Horn Germany |
| Women's 3-cushion |
Therese Klompenhouwer Netherlands |
Ayaka Miyashita Japan |
Jackeline Perez Peru |
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.