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Kelly Pool

type of pocket billiard game played on a standard pool table, with fifteen numbered markers which player select from. At its core, the sport is about legally pot balls with the cue and complete the game's required task. Participation format: Singles, doubles, team. It is typically contested on or in Pool table with six pockets. Scoring is based on Racks, sets, or ball points. Core equipment includes cue, pool balls, table, rack. Listed competitions include WPA World 9-Ball Championship, WPA World 8-Ball Championship, World Games Cue Sports. Origin/development: USA / Europa, 1987. The sport is actively practiced today.

LevelVariant FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung type of pocket billiard game played on a standard pool table, with fifteen numbered markers which player select from.

Geeignet für Fits if you mean Kelly/pea pool, you expect pool with assigned balls, you do not want WPA standard tournament text as the core.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

Pool table, cue, ball set, peas/numbers, chalk and player group.

First steps

Start with normal pool safety rules, pea/number assignment and a clear house rule for eliminations and fouls.
Look for a pool hall, billiards club, bar/social play context or group using Kelly pool rules.

Look for a pool hall, billiards club, bar/social play context or group using Kelly pool rules.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Cowboy pool, Cribbage pool, Baseball billiards, Cowboy Pool, Cribbage Pool, Baseball Billiards

Tags kelly-pool, precision-sport, target-sport, prazisionssport, zielsport, cowboy-pool, cribbage-pool, baseball-billiards

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to legally pot balls with the cue and complete the game's required task.

Teilnehmer

Singles, doubles, and team formats.

Teamgröße

Usually singles.

Spielfeld

Pool table with six pockets.

Dauer

Matches consist of racks or sets.

Wertung

Rack, ball, or set scoring depending on discipline.

Gewinnbedingung

Required number of racks, sets, or points wins.

Ausrüstung

cue
pool balls
pool table
chalk
rack

Wichtige Regelpunkte

foul
wrong object ball
scratch
no rail contact

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA)

Kelly Pool rules F.G. Bradley's · rule-pdf · medium
Kelly Pool Wikipedia · reference · medium
World Pool Rules World Pool-Billiard Association · federation-rules · medium
Topend Sports Topend Sports · aggregator · medium
WPA World Pool-Billiard Association · official · high