Carom at the 2025 World Games
| Carom at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Qinglong Lake |
| Dates | 10-14 August 2025 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 20 from 14 nations |
The carom billiards competition at the 2025 World Games is scheduled to take place from 7 to 16 August 2025, in Chengdu in China, at the Qinglong Lake.[1][2] The competition, which belongs to the cue sports discipline, added a female carom event to the male event that has been held since the 2001 games.
Qualification
A total of 80 athletes qualified for the cue sports events. 12 men and 8 women qualified specifically for the carom events.[3]
Participating nations
China (1)
Colombia (2)
Costa Rica (1)
Denmark (1)
Egypt (1)
Germany (1)
Japan (1)
South Korea (2)
Netherlands (4)
Peru (1)
Sweden (1)
Turkey (2)
United States (1)
Vietnam (2)
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3-cushion |
Cho Myung-woo South Korea
|
Sameh Sidhom Egypt
|
Martin Horn Germany
|
| Women's 3-cushion |
Therese Klompenhouwer Netherlands
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Ayaka Miyashita Japan
|
Jackeline Perez Peru
|
References
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025 by sport, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ "Venues World Games 2025". theworldgames. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "World Games 2025: 10 days to go – Billiards sports on the big stage". World Confederation of Billiard Sports. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.