Bank pool

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]

Bank pool
Highest governing bodyBilliard Congress of America
First played1930s
Characteristics
ContactNo
Team memberssingle competitors
Mixed-sexNo
EquipmentCue sports equipment
Glossaryglossary of cue sports terms
Presence
Country or regionNationwide

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.

  1. ^ Fels, George (2000). Pool Simplified, Somewhat. Courier Corp. ISBN 9780486413686.