Pool (Billiards)
Cue sport on a 9-foot table — 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball and straight-pool formats.
👥1 per team🌤indoor
What is Pool (Billiards)?
Pool is a family of cue sports played on a six-pocket table smaller than a snooker table. Popular formats include 8-ball (stripes and solids), 9-ball (lowest number first, in rotation), 10-ball and straight pool. The Mosconi Cup and the WPA World Championships are the sport's headline events.
Quick facts
Category
Precision Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Estimated origin
Mid-1800s United States (from earlier cue games)
Olympic
No
Popularity
global
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-20.verified