Nine-ball
Nine-ball (sometimes written 9-ball) is a cue sport and a type of pool. The game comes from 1920s in the United States. 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.
 The nine-balls in a rack. | |
| Highest governing body | World Pool-Billiard Association |
|---|---|
| First played | 1920s |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | single competitors or doubles |
| Mixed gender | Yes |
| Equipment | Cue sports equipment |
| Glossary | glossary of cue sports terms |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
Popular culture
The sport has featured in popular culture, most notably in the 1956 novel The Hustler and its 1961 film adaptation,[1] and the 1984 novel sequel The Color of Money and 1986 film The Color of Money.[2]
Nine-ball Media
Two players competing in a lag to choose who breaks first.
A six-ball rack, played with the leftovers of a nine-ball game; the 10 ball (the lowest) is at the apex, and the 15 is the money ball
Racking a seven-ball game with a special hexagonal rack and black-striped 7 ball.
A valid ten-ball rack; the 1 is at the apex on the foot spot, and the 10 (the money ball) is in the center.
References
- ↑ "Review: Hustler, The". preview.reelviews.net. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ "'The Color of Money': Three Men and a Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
Other websites
- Official website
- Pro9 - website detailing the many nine-ball tournaments held within the British Isles and beyond