| Three-cushion billiards 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 three-cushion billiards competition at the 2001 World Games took place from 22 to 26 August 2001 at the Selion Plaza in Akita, Japan.
Dick Jaspers  | 40–17 |  Zayed Mohamed |
Sung Chul Jang  | 40–34 |  Luis Miguel Avila Banuelos |
Jaime Bedoya  | 40–20 | Jean-Paul de Bruijn |
Yung Kuo Yuan  | 28–40 |  Eddy Merckx |
Tatsuo Arai  | 26–40 |  Ramon Rodriguez |
| Takamitsu Arakawa | 32–40 |  Daniel Sánchez |
Sang Lee  | 40–29 |  Martin Horn |
| Jesus Lara Gonzalez | 40–21 |  Semih Saygıner |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| Dick Jaspers | 40 | |||||||||
| Sung Chul Jang | 26 | |||||||||
| Dick Jaspers | 40 | |||||||||
| Jaime Bedoya | 9 | |||||||||
| Jaime Bedoya | 40 | |||||||||
| Eddy Merckx | 23 | |||||||||
| Dick Jaspers | 30 | |||||||||
| Daniel Sánchez | 40 | |||||||||
| Ramon Rodriguez | 39 | |||||||||
| Daniel Sánchez | 40 | |||||||||
| Daniel Sánchez | 40 | |||||||||
| Sang Lee | 39 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Sang Lee | 40 | |||||||||
| Jesus Lara Gonzalez | 30 | |||||||||
| Jaime Bedoya | 14 | |||||||||
| Sang Lee | 40 | |||||||||
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