The cue sports competition at the 2013 World Games , including three-cushion billiards, nine-ball (a pool discipline) and snooker, took place from July 26 to 30 at the Unidad Deportiva Alberto Galindo in Cali, Colombia. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Netherlands (NLD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three-cushion billiards – men's singles [3] [4] [5] [6] | Marco Zanetti (ITA) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Glenn Hofman (NED) |
| Nine-ball – men's singles [7] [8] | Darren Appleton (GBR) | Chang Jung-lin (TPE) | Dennis Orcollo (PHI) |
| Nine-ball – women's singles [9] [10] | Chou Chieh-yu (TPE) | Kim Ga-young (KOR) | Kelly Fisher (GBR) |
| Snooker – men's singles [11] [12] [13] | Aditya Mehta (IND) | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) |
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