Bank pool
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Bank pool is a pool game that has as its most fundamental requirement that all scoring shots in the game must be made by banking a called ball off a cushion and into a called pocket.[1]
Quick Facts Highest governing body, First played ...
Highest governing body | Billiard Congress of America |
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First played | 1930s |
Characteristics | |
Contact | No |
Team members | single competitors |
Mixed-sex | No |
Equipment | Cue sports equipment |
Glossary | glossary of cue sports terms |
Presence | |
Country or region | Nationwide |
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While the game has multiple variations, the predominant version through much of its history was played with a full fifteen-ball rack, of which the winning player was required to legally pocket eight balls. A shortened version of the game using nine balls of which the players must legally pocket five for the win, often called "nine-ball banks," gained popularity in the 1990s and 2000s and is the subject of international professional competition and televised matches.