| Nine-ball men's singles at the 2013 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Unidad Deportiva Alberto Galindo, Cali, Colombia | ||||||
| Dates | 26–30 July 2013 | ||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 14 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's singles nine-ball competition at the 2013 World Games took place from 26 to 30 July at the Unidad Deportiva Alberto Galindo in Cali, Colombia. [1]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
 Chang Jung-lin | 11 | |||||||||
 Johnny Archer | 8 | |||||||||
| Chang Jung-lin | 11 | |||||||||
 Liu Haitao | 6 | |||||||||
| Liu Haitao | 11 | |||||||||
 Yukio Akakariyama | 7 | |||||||||
| Chang Jung-lin | 10 | |||||||||
 Darren Appleton | 11 | |||||||||
| Darren Appleton | 11 | |||||||||
| Brandon Shuff | 6 | |||||||||
| Darren Appleton | 11 | |||||||||
 Dennis Orcollo | 9 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
 Marcus Chamat | 2 | |||||||||
| Dennis Orcollo | 11 | |||||||||
| Liu Haitao | 5 | |||||||||
| Dennis Orcollo | 11 | |||||||||
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