Cue sports was contested at the Asian Games for the first time at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand between 6 and 19 December 1998. The competition took place at the Land Sports Complex. The competition included only men's events.[1]

Cue sports
at the 1998 Asian Games
VenueLand Sports Complex
Dates6–19 December 1998
Competitors123 from 21 nations
2002 →

There were ten events at the competition, Carom billiards, English billiards, Pool and Snooker.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Three-cushion singles
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Akio Shimada
  Japan
Ryuji Umeda
  Japan
Kim Jung-gyu
  South Korea
English billiards singles
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Ashok Shandilya
  India
Geet Sethi
  India
Praprut Chaithanasakun
  Thailand
English billiards doubles
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  India
Geet Sethi
Ashok Shandilya
  Thailand
Praprut Chaithanasakun
Mongkhon Kanfaklang
  India
Devendra Joshi
Balachandra Bhaskar
Eight-ball singles
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Chao Fong-pang
  Chinese Taipei
Tan Tiong Boon
  Singapore
Kunihiko Takahashi
  Japan
Eight-ball doubles
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  Chinese Taipei
Lai Chia-hsiung
Chang Hao-ping
  Chinese Taipei
Yang Ching-shun
Chao Fong-pang
  Japan
Kunihiko Takahashi
Satoshi Kawabata
Nine-ball singles
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Yang Ching-shun
  Chinese Taipei
Kunihiko Takahashi
  Japan
Chao Fong-pang
  Chinese Taipei
Nine-ball doubles
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  Philippines
Gandy Valle
Romeo Villanueva
  Chinese Taipei
Lai Chia-hsiung
Chang Hao-ping
  Thailand
Anan Terananon
Worawit Suriyasriwan
Snooker singles
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Shokat Ali
  Pakistan
Sam Chong
  Malaysia
Chan Kwok Ming
  Hong Kong
Snooker doubles
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  Malaysia
Sam Chong
Ooi Chin Kay
  Thailand
Phaitoon Phonbun
Noppadon Noppachorn
  Pakistan
Shokat Ali
Saleh Mohammad
Snooker team
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  Hong Kong
Chan Kwok Ming
Chan Wai Tat
Marco Fu
  Thailand
Wattana Pu-ob-orm
Phaitoon Phonbun
Chuchart Trirattanapradit
Noppadon Noppachorn
  Pakistan
Shokat Ali
Farhan Mirza
Saleh Mohammad

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Chinese Taipei (TPE)3216
2  India (IND)2114
3  Japan (JPN)1225
4  Malaysia (MAS)1102
5  Pakistan (PAK)1023
6  Hong Kong (HKG)1012
7  Philippines (PHI)1001
8  Thailand (THA)0325
9  Singapore (SIN)0101
10  South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (10 entries)10101030

Participating nations

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A total of 123 athletes from 21 nations competed in cue sports at the 1998 Asian Games:

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the cue sports events at the 1998 Asian Games". sadec.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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