appConfigEntityId

bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

isVideo

articlePageQuery

article

articleSchemaContent

content

hooksArticlePageAdvertisementConfigArticle

hooksArticlePageFloatingButtonConfigArticle

appConfig

filter

json

liveArticle

Shah Sahari

China extended their lead at the top of the World Games medal table on Wednesday after adding three gold medals through the current women’s world snooker champion, a three-time world champion, and a former Olympics gymnastics bronze medallist and also ex-world champion.
Playing in the six-red snooker event, reigning world champion Bai Yulu beat Thailand’s Narucha Phoemphul 2-0 at the Civil Aviation Flight University of China’s Tianfu Campus Gymnasium, after ousting Wendy Jans in the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Later at night, Han Yu, a three-time world nine-ball women’s pool champion, beat the Philippines' Chezka Centeno 7-6 in the women’s pool final, with compatriot Liu Shahsha finishing third.
And Shang Chunsong, competing under the gymnastics programme in Chengdu, won the parkour freestyle women's event at the Xinglong Lake Hubin Arena.
Scoring a total of 24.7 points, the 2024 world freestyle champion finished ahead of Japan’s Nene Nagai, who scored 22.9 points, and Sara Banchoff Tzancoff of Argentina, who finished with 20.6.

The 29-year-old Shang, from Zhangjiajie in Hunan province, was part of the bronze-medal-winning Chinese artistic gymnastics team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
As of Wednesday night, China still led the medal table after eight days of competition, with 21 gold medals, six silvers and four bronzes. Germany remained second with 15, 13 and 13, respectively.
Bai, who was also world snooker champion last year, had said on the first day of competition on Sunday that had they been playing the standard 15-reds snooker game, “I think I would have had a bigger advantage.”
“But with six red balls, every player needs to be more precise, because the uncertainty increases,” Bai said.
The Chinese billiards team will have two more chances to add to the overall gold-medal tally on Thursday, after Zhang Taiyi and Xiao Guodong made their respective finals.
Zhang beat India’s Shivam Arora to reach the final of the mixed heyball pool event, where he will face South Africa’s Jason Theron at 4pm on Thursday.

Arora, who beat Hong Kong’s Yip Kin-ling in the quarter-finals, lost to China’s Tang Chunxiao in the bronze-medal match on Wednesday.
Xiao, the world No 13 player, made the men’s snooker final after beating Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif 2-0. He will now meet Cyprus’ Michael Georgiou at 6pm on Thursday.
In women’s softball, which began on Wednesday, China fell 3-1 to the Netherlands in their opening game.
In other games, the United States beat Chinese Taipei 4-0 to open their gold medal defence, Canada edged past Puerto Rico 11-9, and Japan beat Australia 10-3.
The World Games take place from August 7 to 17, with Hong Kong athletes competing in seven sports, including air sports, billiards, karate, orienteering, squash, water skiing and wushu.
The city’s Kwan Chun-yan begins his campaign in mixed drone racing on Thursday.


How some of Hong Kong’s top athletes are cashing in at National Games

Hong Kong World Games hero Grace Lau ‘sad’ over National Games, targets more global glory

World Games showing leaves Hong Kong much to celebrate

World Games end in Chengdu with colourful ceremony, China top of medals table

World Games

World Games: China extend gold-medal lead through Bai Yulu, Han Yu, Shang Chunsong

China’s Yu Han celebrates winning the women’s pool final against the Philippines’ Chezka Centeno on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

China’s Shang Chunsong reacts after the women’s freestyle parkour final. Photo: Xinhua

Bai Yulu celebrates in triumph after her win in the six-red snooker gold medal match. Photo: Xinhua

‘All of China looking at us’: Hong Kong tenpin bowlers reunite to chase Games gold

Hong Kong’s Mak Cheuk-yin, in action here at Top Bowl in Kai Tak, won a title at the 2017 World Championships in Las Vegas. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong’s bowling team at a roast pig cutting ceremony at Top Bowl in Kai Tak. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Former national player Ng Tsz-yin retired from bowling five years ago. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Brazilian recruit backs Kowloon City plan to develop Hong Kong football talent

Luizinho attempts an acrobatic effort for BC Rangers against Lee Man. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Luizinho (right) said his new club could challenge for silverware with their young squad. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Sport

Other Sport

Current world snooker champion, former pool and parkour global winners give hosts three more wins, with billiards hoping to add more


Current world snooker champion, former pool and parkour global winners give hosts three more wins, with billiards hoping to add more.


Kwan Chun-yan

World Games: China extend gold-medal lead through Bai Yulu, Han Yu, Shang Chunsong

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Current world snooker champion, former pool and parkour global winners give hosts three more wins, with billiards hoping to add more

Current world snooker champion, former pool and parkour global winners give hosts three more wins, with billiards hoping to add more