9-Ball
Topic: What American 9 Ball Pool Rules Do You Use For Your Pro 9 Leagues And Also For TV Matches?

What American 9 Ball Pool Rules Do You Use For Your Pro 9 Leagues/Tournaments etc And Also For TV Matches? As I know there is MORE than ONE set of rules for American 9 Ball Pool? Am I correct? And can the rules that you use for your Pro 9 leagues/tournaments and the other American 9 Ball Pool Rules and also for TV matches be used at ANY time - eg practice games? What are the differences for ALL the American 9 Ball Pool rules? Best website to go to to see ALL American 9 Ball Pool Rules?

Thank you for your time


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Richard Andrew McCarthy aka 9ballnut

The GB 9 tour uses standard WPA rules, with exeption of the break. The break is the main difference in the rules that people use.

A few main differences are

Normal WPA rules break - 4 balls must touch a rail after break

GB9 Rules - 3 points must be scored after a break, points are scored for every ball that either pots, or crosses the head string (the line what you break behind). If you do not score 3 points then it counts as a dry break (as if you have not potted at all) and the opposing player continues. (this is not a foul, the opponent only continues from the position that the balls lie).

There are variations of this rule, where sometimes, if you are the opponent, you can pass the shot back, if you are snookered for instance.

Another variation on the break is using the break box. This means that you are only allowed to break behind the line and in between the the diamond on the left, and the diamond on the right of the table (check this up on google if you dont understand).

The only other main rule i can think about that is changed is sometimes players play call pocket, where thay have to call the pocket that the ball is potted in to, so to prevent flukes.

Obviously you can alter the rules however you wish in practice, ie jump shots allowed/not allowed.

lol 9-ballnut i think you've started more threads in the last week than anybody else...easy pal you'll tire yourself out thinking of all these questions

On 2008-02-14 08:37 , RACKRUNNER21 Wrote:

uhm - me smells a rat I think (or someone with too much time on their hands)

On 2008-02-14 10:18 , nicknameless Wrote:

Yeh, I've been thinking the same thing. Is this a wind up or does the poster really just need to remove '9ball' from his screen name and replace it with 'complete'.

On 2008-02-14 10:32 , Riggers Wrote:

LOL and after nut he needs to put case..fair enough if he has alot of questions to ask but it is alot of threads to start

Ha ha RACKRUNNER21, Riggers and nicknameless. I do not mind asking questions about 9 ball pool. Honest. I STILL have a LOT to learn about American 9 Ball Pool. You three are right. I DO have a lot of time on my hands.

Thank you for your time


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Richard Andrew McCarthy aka 9ballnut

that's fair enough if you like asking questions about American 9-ball pool, people will answer your questions about American 9-ball pool..we all like American 9-ball pool, we all play American 9-ball pool...do you like American 9-ball pool..do you play American 9-ball pool????if you have anymore questions about American 9-ball pool then any of us American 9-ball pool players will answer your American 9-ball pool query....lol i think you get my drift...9-ball will do fine rather then American 9-ball pool everytime.

lol, killing me... well funny

Well SAID rackrunner. Also KILLING myself LOL...