Cue sports at the Asian Games

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Cue sports events were contested at the Asian Games starting from the 1998 Games in Bangkok.

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GamesYearHost cityHost countryBest nation
XIII 1998 Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
XIV 2002 Busan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
XV 2006 Doha Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
XVI 2010 Guangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Events

Event 98 02 06 10 Years
Carom billiards
Men's three-cushion singles X X X X 4
Men's straight rail singles X 1
English billiards
Men's English billiards singles X X X X 4
Men's English billiards doubles X X X 3
Pool
Men's eight-ball singles X X X X 4
Men's eight-ball doubles X 1
Men's nine-ball singles X X X X 4
Men's nine-ball doubles X X 2
Women's eight-ball singles X X 2
Women's nine-ball singles X X 2
Snooker
Men's snooker singles X X X X 4
Men's snooker doubles X X X 3
Men's snooker team X X X X 4
Women's six-red snooker singles X 1
Women's six-red snooker team X 1
Total10101010

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)85821
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)84416
3Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)54615
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)4419
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)43411
6Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)43310
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)34714
8Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)1449
9Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)1304
10Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)1225
11Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)1056
12Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar  (MYA)0325
13Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SGP)0123
14Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)0011
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)0011
Totals (15 entries)404050130

Participating nations

Nation 98 02 06 10 Years
Flag of Afghanistan.svg  Afghanistan 242
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 131
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3533
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 3613
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 222
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 657134
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 121011114
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 34583
Flag of India.svg  India 141217174
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3223
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 31
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 332
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 99664
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 51
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 11
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 6411104
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 21
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 21
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 2533
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 107774
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 61
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 410103
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 2323
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 471254
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 899144
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 81063
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4112
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 75964
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21210114
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3253
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 232
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 161111144
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 33334
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 51
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 26984
Number of nations21212828
Number of athletes123132196191

List of medalists

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