Cue sports at the Asian Games
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Cue sports events were contested at the Asian Games starting from the 1998 Games in Bangkok.
Editions
[edit]| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok |  Thailand |  Chinese Taipei |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan |  South Korea | Chinese Taipei Thailand |
| XV | 2006 | Doha |  Qatar |  China |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou |  China | China |
Events
[edit]| Event | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carom billiards | |||||
| Men's three-cushion singles | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Men's straight rail singles | X | 1 | |||
| English billiards | |||||
| Men's English billiards singles | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Men's English billiards doubles | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Pool | |||||
| Men's eight-ball singles | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Men's eight-ball doubles | X | 1 | |||
| Men's nine-ball singles | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Men's nine-ball doubles | X | X | 2 | ||
| Women's eight-ball singles | X | X | 2 | ||
| Women's nine-ball singles | X | X | 2 | ||
| Snooker | |||||
| Men's snooker singles | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Men's snooker doubles | X | X | X | 3 | |
| Men's snooker team | X | X | X | X | 4 |
| Women's six-red snooker singles | X | 1 | |||
| Women's six-red snooker team | X | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 |  India (IND) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 |  Philippines (PHI) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 40 | 40 | 50 | 130 | |
Participating nations
[edit]| Nation | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
 Bahrain | 13 | 1 | |||
 Bangladesh | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
 Brunei | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
 Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| China | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| India | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
 Iran | 3 | 1 | |||
 Iraq | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Japan | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
 Jordan | 5 | 1 | |||
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1 | |||
 Lebanon | 2 | 1 | |||
 Macau | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Malaysia | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
 Maldives | 6 | 1 | |||
 Mongolia | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
| Myanmar | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pakistan | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| Philippines | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
 Qatar | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Singapore | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| South Korea | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
 Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
 Syria | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Thailand | 16 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 |
 United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Uzbekistan | 5 | 1 | |||
| Vietnam | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Number of nations | 21 | 21 | 28 | 28 | |
| Number of athletes | 123 | 132 | 196 | 191 | |
