| Nine-ball women'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 15 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The women'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 | ||||||||
 Kelly Fisher | 9 | |||||||||
 Line Kjörsvik | 1 | |||||||||
| Kelly Fisher | 4 | |||||||||
 Chou Chieh-yu | 9 | |||||||||
 Jasmin Ouschan | 6 | |||||||||
| Chou Chieh-yu | 9 | |||||||||
| Chou Chieh-yu | 9 | |||||||||
 Kim Ga-young | 8 | |||||||||
| Kim Ga-young | 9 | |||||||||
 Nataliya Seroshtan | 4 | |||||||||
| Kim Ga-young | 9 | |||||||||
 Siming Chen | 8 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
 Monica Webb | 4 | |||||||||
| Siming Chen | 9 | |||||||||
| Kelly Fisher | 9 | |||||||||
| Siming Chen | 6 | |||||||||
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