Pool at the 2025 World Games
| Pool at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
| 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 took place from 7 to 16 August 2025 at the Qinglong Lake in Chengdu, China.[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 2001.
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)
- Australia (2)
- Canada (1)
- Chile (1)
- China (8)
- Chinese Taipei (2)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Estonia (1)
- Germany (3)
- Hungary (1)
- 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 |
Tang Chunxiao China |
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.