| Cue sports at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Al-Sadd Multi-Purpose Hall |
| Dates | 4–11 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 196 from 28 nations |
The cue sports of snooker, English billiards, and three-cushion carom for men, as well as eight-ball and nine-ball pool for both men and women, were contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 4 to December 11. All events were held at the Al-Sadd Multi-Purpose Hall.
| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's three-cushion singles | P | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| Men's English billiards singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's English billiards doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's eight-ball singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| Men's nine-ball singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| Men's snooker singles | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| Men's snooker doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's snooker team | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's eight-ball singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's nine-ball singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three-cushion singles | Ryuji Umeda  Japan | Dương Anh Vũ  Vietnam | Kim Kyung-roul  South Korea |
| English billiards singles | Pankaj Advani  India | Ashok Shandilya India | Peter Gilchrist  Singapore |
| English billiards doubles |  Thailand Praprut Chaithanasakun Udon Khaimuk |  Myanmar Aung San Oo Kyaw Oo |  India Geet Sethi Ashok Shandilya |
| Eight-ball singles | Satoshi Kawabata Japan | Antonio Gabica  Philippines | Huang Kun-chang  Chinese Taipei |
| Nine-ball singles | Antonio Gabica Philippines | Jeff de Luna Philippines | Yang Ching-shun Chinese Taipei |
| Snooker singles | Ding Junhui  China | Liang Wenbo China | Atthasit Mahitthi  Thailand |
| Snooker doubles |  China Ding Junhui Tian Pengfei |  Hong Kong Chan Wai Ki Marco Fu | Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi Phaitoon Phonbun |
| Snooker team | China Liang Wenbo Tian Pengfei Ding Junhui | Hong Kong Fung Kwok Wai Marco Fu Chan Wai Ki | India Aditya Mehta Yasin Merchant Rupesh Shah |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eight-ball singles | Lin Yuan-chun Chinese Taipei | Kim Ga-young South Korea | Pan Xiaoting China |
| Nine-ball singles | Liu Shin-mei Chinese Taipei | Esther Kwan  Malaysia | Pan Xiaoting China |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
A total of 196 athletes from 28 nations competed in cue sports at the 2006 Asian Games: [1]
Afghanistan (2)
Bahrain (13)
Bangladesh (5)
Cambodia (2) China (7) Chinese Taipei (11) Hong Kong (5) India (17)
Indonesia (2)
Iraq (3) Japan (6)
Jordan (5)
Kuwait (11)
Macau (3) Malaysia (7)
Mongolia (10) Myanmar (3)
Pakistan (12) Philippines (9)
Qatar (10)
Saudi Arabia (4) Singapore (9) South Korea (10)
Sri Lanka (5)
Syria (2) Thailand (11)
United Arab Emirates (3) Vietnam (9)
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