Back to sports wiki

Sport from the database

Artistic Pool

Artistic pool is a WPA-linked pocket-billiards discipline for trick and artistic shots on a pool table. Competitions use skill categories such as trick/fancy, special arts, draw, follow, bank/kick, stroke, jump and masse; it is not a regular 8-ball or 9-ball rack game.

LevelVariant FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

Representative sports image for Artistic Pool — Delta13Rack · Public domain · Image source

Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Artistic pool is pool played as a trick-shot and artistic-shot competition across several skill categories.

Geeignet für Suitable for pool players who want to train stroke control, spin, creativity and show effect systematically.

Cost Low to medium for pool room, cue, chalk and table time; specialty cues make sense later. Medium depending on practice time, club/room fees, events and specialty equipment. Pool club, billiards room or trick-shot/WPA APD event context. Many rooms restrict jump/masse shots to protect the cloth; always check first.

First progress Easy trick shots can work quickly; repeatable competition shots take weeks to months.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

six-pocket pool table
cue
pool balls
chalk
marks or diagrams
possible jump/masse cue

First steps

stabilise pool fundamentals
learn stop, follow and draw shots
practise easy trick shots from diagrams
mark setups
train jump/masse later

Pool club, billiards room, trick-shot clinic, WPA APD/APTSA context or experienced pool players.

Train only on permitted tables with suitable cloth/table approval; jump and masse shots can damage cloth and balls.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Trick Shot Billiards, Pool trick shots, Pool Trickshots

Tags artistic-pool, precision-sport, prazisionssport, praezisionssport, pool-kunststoss, trick-shot-billiards, pool-trickshots, pool-trick-shots

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Execute predefined or approved artistic pool shots on the pool table as cleanly as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individual players, sometimes with discipline and overall titles.

Teamgröße

Individual; team formats are not standard.

Spielfeld

Six-pocket pool table with rule/event-specific ball positions.

Dauer

Preliminaries, shot programmes and playoffs by event.

Wertung

Points by difficulty, successful execution and attempt; categories can include trick/fancy, special arts, draw, follow, bank/kick, stroke, jump and masse.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest overall, discipline or playoff score by event.

Ausrüstung

pool table
pool balls
cue
chalk
marks
optional specialty cues

Wichtige Regelpunkte

shot not completed
wrong ball/pocket sequence
foul
incorrect setup
unauthorised aid

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA)

Guidelines for the WPA Artistic Pool Division World Pool-Billiard Association · official-guidelines · high
2024 WPA SYKRS World Artistic Pool Championships World Pool-Billiard Association · official-event-report · high
2022 World Championships WPA Artistic Pool Division · official-event-report · high
Famous Pool Trick and Artistic Shots Dr. Dave Pool Info · instructional-guide · medium