| Nine-ball women's singles at the 2005 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Saalbau Bottrop, Duisburg, Germany | ||||||
| Dates | 20–24 July 2005 | ||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 14 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The women's singles nine-ball competition at the 2005 World Games took place from 20 to 24 July 2005 at the Saalbau Bottrop in Duisburg, Germany.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
 Tiziana Cacciamani | 6 | |||||||||
 Line Kjörsvik | 9 | |||||||||
| Line Kjörsvik | 5 | |||||||||
 Jasmin Ouschan | 9 | |||||||||
| Jasmin Ouschan | 9 | |||||||||
 Yukiko Hamanishi | 8 | |||||||||
| Jasmin Ouschan | 9 | |||||||||
 Chen Chun-chen | 5 | |||||||||
 Jung Sung-Hyun | 9 | |||||||||
 Vivian Villareal | 7 | |||||||||
| Jung Sung-Hyun | 4 | |||||||||
| Chen Chun-chen | 9 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Chen Chun-chen | 9 | |||||||||
 Allison Fisher | 7 | |||||||||
| Line Kjörsvik | 9 | |||||||||
| Jung Sung-Hyun | 6 | |||||||||
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