What happens when you hit the 8-ball?

What happens when you hit the 8-ball?

What happens when you hit the 8-ball?

According to the APA
APA
The American Poolplayers Association (APA) is a governing body for amateur pool (pocket billiards) competition in the United States. The APA conducts pool leagues and tournaments in the disciplines of eight-ball and nine-ball with a unified ruleset.
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, if the 8 ball is pocketed on the break, that player wins. However, if they also scratch, then it is an immediate loss. This is very straightforward and is a simple rule to follow. However, the league can also issue penalties for not breaking correctly, resulting in an illegal break.

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What happens if you hit the 8-ball but it doesnt go in?
it is a loss you must strike the eight ball first. The 8 ball may carom off an opponent's ball and into the called pocket. you may also hit the 8 and then an opponents ball that knocks the 8 in the called pocket.
2024-02-13 10:49:13


Can you not hit the 8-ball?
If a player fails to hit the 8-ball while shooting at it, it is a foul and the game continues. When the 8-ball is the legal object ball, a scratch or foul is not a loss of game if the 8-ball is not pocketed or jumped off the table. Incoming player has cue ball in hand.
2024-02-08 09:05:29


Can the cue ball hit the 8-ball twice?
If the cue stick strikes the cue ball more than once on a shot, or if the cue stick is in contact with the cue ball when or after the cue ball contacts an object ball, the shot is a foul. (See Rule 2.20 for judging this kind of shot.)
2024-02-05 22:45:37


Can you hit the 8 ball in 9-ball?
Players must always hit the lowest-numbered ball with the cue ball first to make a legal shot. For this purpose, the lowest-numbered ball still in play is considered the “object ball”. You can hit any other ball with your cue ball as long as the object ball is the first getting hit in the same shot.
2023-04-16 14:36:05