| Nine-ball men's singles at the 2001 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Selion Plaza, Akita, Japan | ||||||
| Dates | 22–26 August 2001 | ||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 13 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's singles nine-ball competition at the 2001 World Games took place from 22 to 26 August 2001 at the Selion Plaza in Akita, Japan.
Chao Fong-pang  | 9–11 |  Paul Potier |
Younghwa Jeong  | 8–11 |  Thomas Engert |
Buddy Hall  | 11–2 |  Rajandran Nair |
Niels Feijen  | 8–11 | Yang Ching-shun |
Marcus Chamat  | 6–11 |  Satoshi Kawabata |
Neil Patterson  | 2–11 | Ralf Souquet |
| Akikumo Toshikawa | w/o–w/d |  Ismael Paez |
| Alex Lely | 8–11 | Jon Kucharo |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| Paul Potier | 9 | |||||||||
| Thomas Engert | 11 | |||||||||
| Thomas Engert | 9 | |||||||||
| Yang Ching-shun | 11 | |||||||||
| Buddy Hall | 7 | |||||||||
| Yang Ching-shun | 11 | |||||||||
| Yang Ching-shun | 11 | |||||||||
| Ralf Souquet | 8 | |||||||||
| Satoshi Kawabata | 9 | |||||||||
| Ralf Souquet | 11 | |||||||||
| Ralf Souquet | 11 | |||||||||
| Jon Kucharo | 9 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Akikumo Toshikawa | 6 | |||||||||
| Jon Kucharo | 11 | |||||||||
| Thomas Engert | 11 | |||||||||
| Jon Kucharo | 4 | |||||||||
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