| Three-cushion billiards men's singles at the 2009 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||||||
| Dates | 22–26 July 2009 | ||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 15 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's singles three-cushion billiards competition at the 2009 World Games took place from 22 to 26 July 2009 at the Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. [1]
Marco Zanetti  | 40–19 |  Alexander Salazar |
Yuan Yung-Kuo  | 40–37 |  Sameh Sidhom |
Tatsuo Arai  | 40–22 |  Javier Teran |
Jean Christophe Roux  | 23–40 |  Torbjörn Blomdahl |
George Sakkas  | 18–40 |  Kim Kyung-roul |
Daniel Sánchez  | 40–27 | Henry Diaz Parada |
Roland Forthomme  | 40–34 |  Duong Anh Vu |
Carlos Ceballos  | 20–40 |  Dick Jaspers |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| Marco Zanetti | 40 | |||||||||
| Yuan Yung-Kuo | 15 | |||||||||
| Marco Zanetti | 39 | |||||||||
| Torbjörn Blomdahl | 40 | |||||||||
| Tatsuo Arai | 16 | |||||||||
| Torbjörn Blomdahl | 40 | |||||||||
| Torbjörn Blomdahl | 18 | |||||||||
| Dick Jaspers | 40 | |||||||||
| Kim Kyung-roul | 24 | |||||||||
| Daniel Sánchez | 40 | |||||||||
| Daniel Sánchez | 26 | |||||||||
| Dick Jaspers | 40 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Roland Forthomme | 15 | |||||||||
| Dick Jaspers | 40 | |||||||||
| Marco Zanetti | 40 | |||||||||
| Daniel Sánchez | 38 | |||||||||
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