Nine-ball
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Nine-ball (sometimes written 9-ball) is a cue sport and a type of pool. The game was first played in the United States in the 1920s. It is played on a rectangular billiard table with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each long side. Using a cue stick, players must strike the white ball to pocket 9 colored billiard balls in order. An individual game is won by the player pocketing the 9-ball. Matches are usually played as a race to a set number of games, with the player who reaches the set number winning the match.
Quick Facts Highest governing body, First played ...
Highest governing body | World Pool-Billiard Association |
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First played | 1920s |
Characteristics | |
Contact | No |
Team members | single competitors or doubles |
Mixed sex | Yes |
Equipment | Cue sports equipment |
Glossary | glossary of cue sports terms |
Presence | |
Country or region | Worldwide |
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