| Snooker 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 11 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's singles snooker competition at the 2001 World Games took place from 22 to 26 August 2001 at the Selion Plaza in Akita, Japan.
Takao Kurimoto  | 3–0 |  Lawrie Annandale |
Alex Lely  | 0–3 |  Marlon Manalo |
Shokat Ali  | 3–0 |  Paul Potier |
Quinten Hann  | 1–3 | Craig Butler |
Marco Fu  | w/o–w/d | Johl Younger |
Bjorn Haneveer  | 3–1 |  Mohamed El Hamy |
James Wattana  | 3–0 | Luke Fisher |
| Phaitoon Phonbun | 3–0 | Yutaka Fukuda |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| Takao Kurimoto | 0 | |||||||||
| Marlon Manalo | 3 | |||||||||
| Marlon Manalo | 3 | |||||||||
| Shokat Ali | 2 | |||||||||
| Shokat Ali | 3 | |||||||||
| Craig Butler | 0 | |||||||||
| Marlon Manalo | 3 | |||||||||
| Bjorn Haneveer | 4 | |||||||||
| Marco Fu | 2 | |||||||||
| Bjorn Haneveer | 3 | |||||||||
| Bjorn Haneveer | 3 | |||||||||
| James Wattana | 1 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| James Wattana | 3 | |||||||||
| Phaitoon Phonbun | 1 | |||||||||
| Shokat Ali | 3 | |||||||||
| James Wattana | 0 | |||||||||
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