Cue sports at the 2006 Asian Games

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Cue sports at the 2006 Asian Games

The cue sports of snooker

Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered snooker table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions....
, English billiards

English Billiards

English billiards, often but not always called simply billiards in many former British colonies and in Great Britain where it originated, also known variously as the English game, the all-in game and the common game, is a hybrid form of Carom billiards and pocket billiards played on a 6 foot ? 12 f...
, and three-cushion carom for men, as well as eight-ball and nine-ball pool

Pocket billiards

Pocket billiards, most commonly referred to as pool. It is the general term for a cue sport played on a specific class of billiards table, having 6 receptacles called pockets along the rails, in which billiard ball are deposited as the main goal of play....
for both men and women, were contested at the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games

The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic Games-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006....
in Doha

Doha

Doha is the capital city of Qatar. With a population of 400,051 according to the 2005 census, it is located in the Ad Dawhah municipality on the Persian Gulf....
, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , officially the State of Qatar , is an Arab emirate in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula....
from December 4 to December 11. All events were held at the Al-Sadd Multi-Purpose Hall.

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The cue sports of snooker

Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered snooker table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions....
, English billiards

English Billiards

Pocket billiards

Doha

Doha is the capital city of Qatar. With a population of 400,051 according to the 2005 census, it is located in the Ad Dawhah municipality on the Persian Gulf....
, Qatar

Qatar

Medal summary

Medal winners

Men

Carom 3 Cushion singles	Ryuuji Umeda Ryuuji Umeda is a Japanese professional three-cushion billiards player.In 1998, Umeda finished 2nd to fellow Japanese Akio Shimada in the three-cushion event of the Asian Games....
Eight ball pool singles
English Billiards singles	Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani Pankaj Advani is a World Champion in snooker and English billiards from India....
English Billiards doubles	Praput Chaithanasakun Udon Khaimuk	Aung San Oo Kyaw Oo	Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a semi-professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player.... Ashok Harishankar Shandilya
Nine ball pool singles		Jeff de Luna Jeff de Luna Jeffrey "Jeff" de Luna is a Filipino people professional pocket billiards player from Manila, Philippines. His nickname is "Jeff Bata", due to the similarity of his playing style to that of his mentor, Efren Reyes....	Yang Ching-Shun Yang Ching-shun Yang Ching-shun is a Taiwanese professional Pocket billiards player, nicknamed "the Son of Pool."Yang won the nine-ball event of the 1998 Asian Games against against then world pool champion Kunihiko Takahashi....
Snooker singles	Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a People's Republic of China snooker player, born in Yixing, Jiangsu, and is now a resident of England during the snooker season....	Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo is a professional snooker player. He is left-handed and currently ranked as China's number 2 snooker player, after Ding Junhui. Liang is based at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England....	Atthasit Mahitthi Atthasit Mahitthi Atthasit Mahitthi is a professional Thailand Snooker player.Mahitthi reached the semi-final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Kurt Maflin 8-4....
Snooker doubles	Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a People's Republic of China snooker player, born in Yixing, Jiangsu, and is now a resident of England during the snooker season.... Tian Pengfei Tian Pengfei Tian Pengfei is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China....	Marco Fu Marco Fu Fu Ka-chun , best known in Western world media as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong, China. He currently resides in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.... Chan Wai Ki Chan Wai Ki Chan Wai Ki is a snooker player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the doubles and team competitions....	Phaithoon Phonbun Atthasit Mahitthi Atthasit Mahitthi Atthasit Mahitthi is a professional Thailand Snooker player.Mahitthi reached the semi-final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Kurt Maflin 8-4....
Snooker team	Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo is a professional snooker player. He is left-handed and currently ranked as China's number 2 snooker player, after Ding Junhui. Liang is based at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.... Tian Pengfei Tian Pengfei Tian Pengfei is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China.... Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a People's Republic of China snooker player, born in Yixing, Jiangsu, and is now a resident of England during the snooker season....	Fung Kwok Wai Fung Kwok Wai Fung, Kwok Wai is an internationally notable Hong Kong amateur snooker player.Fung reached the quarter final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Daniel Ward 6-3.... Marco Fu Marco Fu Fu Ka-chun , best known in Western world media as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong, China. He currently resides in Happy Valley, Hong Kong.... Chan Wai Ki Chan Wai Ki Chan Wai Ki is a snooker player from Hong Kong, China who won two silver medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the doubles and team competitions....	Aditya Mehta Aditya Mehta Aditya Mehta is an India professional Snooker player, who has been nominated a main tour place for the Snooker season 2008/2009. He is the first Indian to play on the main tour since Yasin Merchant did in the 1990s.... Yasin Merchant Yasin Merchant Yasin Merchant, born 17 December, 1966 is India's first professional snooker player. He was won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991.... Rupesh Ashwinbhai Shah

Women

Eight ball pool singles
Nine ball pool singles

Medal table

1	3	1	2	6
2	2	0	2	4
3	2	0	0	2
4	1	2	0	3
5	1	1	2	4
6	1	0	2	3
7	0	2	0	2
8	0	1	1	2
9	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	0	1	0	1
12	0	0	1	1

Snooker

Men's singles

Round of 64

December 6


Mohammed Al-Jokar	2–4	Khurram Hussain Agha Khurram Hussain Agha Khurram Hussain Agha is an internationally notable Pakistani amateur snooker player, and current Pakistan No.1....
Thor Chuan Leong	1–4	Saleh Mohammad Mohammadi
Si Tou Chong Wut	3–4	Ammar Taqi
Yasin Merchant Yasin Merchant Yasin Merchant, born 17 December, 1966 is India's first professional snooker player. He was won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991....	4–3
Munther Jawad Al-Basri	4–3
Jung Tea-Hoon	0–4	Nezar Asseri
Manan Chandra Manan Chandra Manan Chandra is an internationally notable Indian amateur snooker player.Chandra reached the semi final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Daniel Ward 8-7....	4–1
Reenat Dunkha	4–0
Habib Subah Humod	4–1
Ahmed Aseeri	0–4	Moh Keen Hoo
Lee Wan-Su	2–4	Shokat Ali Shokat Ali Shokat Ali is an English snooker player of Pakistani people parents, who represents Pakistan in international tournaments. Shokat turned professional in 1991, but his best performance in professional competition came ten years later in the 2001 Thailand Masters where he reached the quarter-fnals, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan en route....
Wedamulla Pushpakumara	0–4	Mohamed Mustafa Al-Hashimi

Round of 32

December 6


Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a People's Republic of China snooker player, born in Yixing, Jiangsu, and is now a resident of England during the snooker season....	4–0	Luong Chi Dung Luong Chi Dung Luong Ch? Dung is a Vietnamese professional Pocket billiards player. He reached the quarter-finals in the 2006 Men's World Nine-ball Championship....
Temuujin Tseveendash	4–2
Khurram Hussain Agha Khurram Hussain Agha Khurram Hussain Agha is an internationally notable Pakistani amateur snooker player, and current Pakistan No.1....	4–3
Ammar Taqi	0–4	Fung Kwok Wai Fung Kwok Wai Fung, Kwok Wai is an internationally notable Hong Kong amateur snooker player.Fung reached the quarter final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Daniel Ward 6-3....
Yasin Merchant Yasin Merchant Yasin Merchant, born 17 December, 1966 is India's first professional snooker player. He was won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991....	4–1
Mohsen Bukshaisha	1–4	Nezar Asseri
Atthasit Mahitthi Atthasit Mahitthi Atthasit Mahitthi is a professional Thailand Snooker player.Mahitthi reached the semi-final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Kurt Maflin 8-4....	4–2
Salman Haroon	forfeit
Marco Fu Marco Fu Fu Ka-chun , best known in Western world media as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong, China. He currently resides in Happy Valley, Hong Kong....	4–1
Do Hoang Quan	4–2
Manan Chandra Manan Chandra Manan Chandra is an internationally notable Indian amateur snooker player.Chandra reached the semi final at the 2006 IBSF World Championships in Amman, Jordan, where he was eliminated by Daniel Ward 8-7....	2–4	Reenat Dunkha
Habib Subah Humod	3–4	Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo is a professional snooker player. He is left-handed and currently ranked as China's number 2 snooker player, after Ding Junhui. Liang is based at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England....
Moh Keen Hoo	4–1	Shokat Ali Shokat Ali Shokat Ali is an English snooker player of Pakistani people parents, who represents Pakistan in international tournaments. Shokat turned professional in 1991, but his best performance in professional competition came ten years later in the 2001 Thailand Masters where he reached the quarter-fnals, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan en route....
Sophanna Chrin	1–4	Mohamed Mustafa Al-Hashimi
Ahmed Saif	4–1
Ahmad Okaily	forfeit	Supoj Saenla Supoj Saenla Supoj Saenla is a Thailand professional snooker player who lives in Chiang Mai. Supoj has joined the professional tour for the first time this season....

Final 16

Men's doubles

Round of 32

December 4


Dunka / Shaba	1–3	Altanzul / Tuvshinjargal
Al-Hashimi / Al-Jokar	3–2
Si / Vong	1–3	Ding Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a People's Republic of China snooker player, born in Yixing, Jiangsu, and is now a resident of England during the snooker season.... / Tian Tian Pengfei Tian Pengfei is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China....
E / Gilchrist	forfeit	Lai / Moh
Do / Luong Luong Chi Dung Luong Ch? Dung is a Vietnamese professional Pocket billiards player. He reached the quarter-finals in the 2006 Men's World Nine-ball Championship....	3–0
Al-Basri / Humod	3–1

Final 16

Men's team

Round of 32

December 5

Final 16

English Billiards

Men's singles

Round of 32

December 4


Nguyen Thanh Long	3–0
Imran Shahzad	3–1
Lee Wan-Su	3–1
Farhan Mirza Farhan Mirza Farhan Mirza is an internationally notable native Pakistani amateur snooker player, who now lives in Sweden . He represented his adopted country for the first time at the 2004 IBSF World Championship....	0–3	Nguyen Thanh Binh

Final 16

Men's doubles

Final 16

Carom Three Cushion

Men's singles

Final 16

Eight-ball pool

Men's singles

Round of 64

December 7


Xu Meng	9–5
Mohammed Al-Binali	9–6
Tareq Al-Mulla	7–9	Tepwin Arunnath
Au Chi Wai	9–2
Ashraf Al-Damen	0–9	Ricky Yang Han Tjong
Salman Ahmed Shaikh	9–6
Fikri Muhammad Zulfikri	8–9	Amnuayporn Chotipong
Jalal Odetalah	9–3
Lee Chen Man	9–5
Khaled Al-Mutairi	6–9	Li Hewen

Round of 32

December 7


Huang Kun-Chang	9–3
Nguyen Anh Tuan	6–9	Ooi Fook Yuen
Tepwin Arunnath	9–2
Antonio Gabica	9–1
Nayef Al-Jawini	7–9	Alok Kumar
Jeoung Young-Hwa	9–5
Leonardo Andam	9–2
Ayhab Naseef	9–3
Jalal Odetalah	9–7
Tay Choon Kiat	6–9	Satoshi Kawabata
Ibrahim Amir	9–2
Ham Won-Sik	7–9	Wu Chia-Ching Wu Chia-ching Wu Chia-ching is a professional Pocket billiards player. He is nicknamed the "Taisun" .Raised by his grandmother from the age of 2, Wu began playing eight-ball the age of 10 at his family-run pool hall....

December 8


Xu Meng	9–4
Au Chi Wai	8–9	Ricky Han Tjong Yang
Salman Ahmed Shaikh	0–9	Amnuayporn Chotipong
Lee Chen Man	9–7

Final 16

Women's singles

Round of 32

December 8


Rubilen Amit	7–2
Pan Xiaoting	7–0
Zhou Mengmeng	7–3
Amy Hoe Shu Wah	6–7	Mary Ann Basas

Final 16

Nine-ball pool

Men's singles

Round of 64

December 9


Imtaz Serwer	8–11	Firas Kamel Shaba
Battulga Erdenesukh	1–11	Ricky Han Tjong Yang
Le Hewen	9–11	Yukio Akagariyama
Ahmad Al-Sada	2–11	Ahmad Al-Mutairi
Satoshi Kawabata	forfeit
Chan Keng Kwang	7–11	Fikri Muhammad Zulfikri
Lee Chen Man	11–7
Nguyen Thanh Nam	11–5
Abdullah Al-Yousef	11–6	Syed Mesam Ali Zaidi Syed Mesam Ali Zaidi Syed Mesam Ali Zaidi is an internationally notable Pakistani amateur snooker player. He sometimes appears in Western media as Syed Mesam Zaidi or Syed Zaidi....

Round of 32

December 9


Yang Ching-Shun Yang Ching-shun Yang Ching-shun is a Taiwanese professional Pocket billiards player, nicknamed "the Son of Pool."Yang won the nine-ball event of the 1998 Asian Games against against then world pool champion Kunihiko Takahashi....	11–9
Luong Chi Dung Luong Chi Dung Luong Ch? Dung is a Vietnamese professional Pocket billiards player. He reached the quarter-finals in the 2006 Men's World Nine-ball Championship....	11–7
Tepwin Arunnath	11–7
Sayeem Hossain	2–11	Jeff de Luna Jeff de Luna Jeffrey "Jeff" de Luna is a Filipino people professional pocket billiards player from Manila, Philippines. His nickname is "Jeff Bata", due to the similarity of his playing style to that of his mentor, Efren Reyes....

December 10


Firas Kamel Shaba	11–10
Ricky Han Tjong Yang	10–11	Lee Gun-Jae
Ooi Fook Yuen	9–11	Yukio Akagariyama
Zaid Thweib	0–11	Ahmad Al-Mutairi
Jeoung Young-Hwa	11–2
Satoshi Kawabata	11–5
Fikri Muhammad Zulfikri	10–11	Sumit Talwar
Lee Chen Man	4–11	Wu Chia-Ching Wu Chia-ching Wu Chia-ching is a professional Pocket billiards player. He is nicknamed the "Taisun" .Raised by his grandmother from the age of 2, Wu began playing eight-ball the age of 10 at his family-run pool hall....
Amnuayporn Chotipong	11–5
Xu Meng	11–7
Bashar Abdul Majid	9–11	Ibrahim Amir
Raed Ahmed Ali Humeed	2–11	Antonio Gabrica

Final 16

Women's singles

Round of 32

December 9


Liu Shin-Mei	7–0
Cha You-Ram	7–5
Iris Ranola	7–3
Kim Ga-Young	4–7	Tan Hsiang-Lin