--- title: "India Wins 13 Medals as Britain Leads Gold Table in Ahmedabad" url: https://ncuemedia.com/india-wins-13-medals-as-britain-leads-gold-table-in-ahmedabad published: 2026-10-13T03:10:52Z updated: 2026-10-13T03:10:52Z summary: "India collected a championship-high 13 medals in Ahmedabad, while Great Britain topped the 2026 Commonwealth cue sports gold table with four titles." author: "NCue Media" categories: ["Pool"] tags: ["Ahmedabad", "Commonwealth Cue Sports", "Great Britain", "India", "WPA"] lang: en --- # India Wins 13 Medals as Britain Leads Gold Table in Ahmedabad *The host nation produced the deepest podium run, but four British champions created a different leader when the standings were ordered by gold medals.* India finished the 2026 Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships with the largest overall medal haul, collecting 13 medals on home tables in Ahmedabad. Great Britain took the separate honor of winning the most golds, with four titles to India's three. The distinction matters. India led by total podium finishes after earning three gold, five silver and five bronze medals. Great Britain's seven-medal campaign included four golds, enough to place it first when nations are ordered by gold medals rather than total medals. The championships concluded on October 10 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex after bringing together 144 athletes from 42 Commonwealth nations. Ten titles were decided across English Billiards, Snooker, Heyball, 10-Ball Pool and Blackball. ## How did India build a 13-medal total? India's three gold medals came from disciplines with deep roots in the country's cue sports program. Aditya Snehal Mehta won the men's snooker title by defeating fellow Indian Dhvaj Haria 3-0 in the final. That result gave India both gold and silver from one championship match. The home team also swept the two English Billiards titles. Anupama Ramachandran beat Revanna Umadevi 1-0 in the women's final, while Rayaan Razmi overcame Siddharth Sailesh Parikh to win the men's event. Those victories accounted for India's three golds. The wider total came from five silver and five bronze medals spread across the program, showing that the host nation reached the later stages in more than one discipline. Haria, Umadevi, women's snooker finalist Keerthana Pandian and men's Heyball finalist Paras Gupta were among India's silver medalists. The official WPA summary reports five Indian silvers overall but does not clearly identify the fifth athlete in its written breakdown, so the team total is the safer figure to use. ![India's medal-winning team at the 2026 Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships](https://wpapool.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/TEAM-INDIA-1024x514.jpg) ## Why did Great Britain rank first for gold medals? Medal tables are normally ordered by golds first, then silver and bronze. Under that system, Great Britain's four titles placed it ahead of India despite winning six fewer medals overall. Rebecca Kenna took the women's snooker championship. Mark Foster won men's 10-ball, Lee Shepherd claimed men's Blackball and Kelly Fisher secured the women's Heyball title. Shepherd defeated South Africa's Shaun Martheze 7-3 in the Blackball final. The result added another gold to a British campaign that converted four winning opportunities into four titles. Great Britain finished with four gold and three bronze medals. It did not need the largest number of podium appearances to lead the gold table; it needed the highest rate of victories at the final stage. ## What does the full medal picture show? The WPA event summary identifies five delegations that won at least one gold medal. Its published country list accounts for 31 of the 40 medals awarded. The remaining nine medals belong to other delegations that reached the podium without winning a title and are grouped below to keep the arithmetic complete. | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | | India | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | | South Africa | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | | Australia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Other medal-winning delegations combined | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | **Championship total** | **10** | **10** | **20** | **40** | The table captures two different measures of success. Great Britain won the most championships. India placed athletes on the podium most often. South Africa's six medals, including four silver, show how close it came to changing the gold-medal order. ## Which finals produced the tightest finishes? The men's Heyball final was decided by a single rack. South Africa's Jason Theron edged India's Paras Gupta 6-5, denying the host nation a fourth gold. The women's 10-ball final was just as close. Australia's Meng-Hsia Hung beat South Africa's Elzette Joen 5-4 to take the title. Uganda earned its only medal in the strongest possible color. Naiga Rukia defeated South Africa's Prudence Nkosi 5-3 in the women's Blackball final, giving Uganda one gold from one podium finish. These results also explain South Africa's unusual medal line. Its athletes repeatedly reached finals but finished the championship with one gold and four silver medals. ## Why was the Ahmedabad edition important for Indian cue sports? This was the first Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships staged in India. It also formed part of the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India's centenary celebrations, linking a new multi-discipline event with a federation marking 100 years. India entered after winning five medals at the inaugural championship in Mauritius in 2025. The home total rose to 13 in Ahmedabad, an increase of eight medals from one edition to the next. The event's structure gave that improvement added weight. India did not build its tally in a single tournament bracket. The championships tested players across five cue sports with different tables, rules and tactical demands. Indian Olympic Association president P. T. Usha attended the closing medal ceremony as chief guest. Her presence placed the championship within a broader Indian sporting setting rather than treating it as an isolated cue sports event. ## What comes after the final rack in Ahmedabad? The second edition left the competition with a clearer international profile: 144 athletes, 42 nations, five disciplines and 40 medals awarded over four days. For India, the lasting number is 13. For Great Britain, it is four golds. Both statements can be true, and together they describe a championship in which the host nation produced the deepest medal run while the British team proved the most efficient at winning finals. Replays from the championship remain available through WPA Live TV. :::faq ### Which nation won the most medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships? India won the most medals overall with 13: three gold, five silver and five bronze. ### Which nation won the most gold medals? Great Britain led the gold-medal standings with four titles and seven medals overall. ### Who won gold for India in Ahmedabad? Aditya Snehal Mehta won men's snooker, Anupama Ramachandran won women's English Billiards and Rayaan Razmi won men's English Billiards. ### How many medals were awarded at the championships? The event awarded 40 medals across 10 medal events: 10 gold, 10 silver and 20 bronze. :::