Ten-ball
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Ten-ball is a rotation game very similar to nine-ball. Most of the same rules apply, with the exception that legally pocketing the 10 ball when it is not the last ball on the table does not result in a win. If this occurs the 10 ball is spotted at the foot spot of the table. The ten balls are racked as a triangle as in eight-ball, with the 10 ball positioned in the middle of the rack. Ten-ball is preferred by some professionals[1] because it is slightly harder to pocket any balls on the break, opponents cannot win the game by pocketing the 10 ball early (such as on the break or on a combination shot), and performing a break-and-run on multiple racks becomes increasingly difficult (statistically).
The nominal first World Ten-ball Championship (previously, for six years, the event has existed but been known as the Flordia Open Ten-ball Championship) will be held starting 23 May 2007, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Players already slated for competition were unspecified as of early March 2007, but expected to represent Asia (including Japan, Korea and the Philippines), Europe (including Germany, Sweden, Finland, and Italy), North America (including the US and Canada), and South America (unspecified as of early March 2007). The rules sanctioning organization is the United States Pool Players Association (UPA). Rather unusually for professional pool, the tournament will be played on 8 ft. instead of 9 ft. tables. The genesis of the event was said to be "demand for more skill in competitive games as requested from the top pro players around the world" by event sponsor Dragon Promotions's president, Cindy Lee.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Predator World 10-Ball Championship Announced", Dragon Promotions press release, as reported by AZBilliards, 27 February 2007; accessed 5 March 2007
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