What is Nine-ball?
{{Infobox sport|name=Nine-ball|contact=No|paralympic=|world=|olympic=|glossary=[[glossary of cue sports terms]]|venue=|equipment=[[Cue sports equipment]]|mgender=Yes|team=single competitors or doubles|clubs=|image=Nine-ball rack.jpg|registered=|region=Worldwide|firstlabel=|first=1920s|nickname=|union=[[World Pool-Billiard Association]]|caption=The nine-balls in a rack.}}'''Nine-ball''' (sometimes written '''9-ball''') is a [[Cue sports|cue sport]] and a type of [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]]. The game was first played in the United States in the 1920s. It is played on a rectangular billiard table with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each long side. Using a [[cue stick]], players must strike the white ball to pocket 9 colored billiard balls in order. An individual game is won by the player pocketing the 9-ball. Matches are usually played as a race to a set number of games, with the player who reaches the set number winning the match. == Popular culture == The sport has featured in popular culture, most notably in the 1956 novel ''The Hustler'' and its 1961 film adaptation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/h/hustler.html|title=Review: Hustler, The|website=preview.reelviews.net|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> and the 1984 novel sequel ''The Color of Money'' and 1986 film ''[[The Color of Money (movie)|The Color of Money]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/06/07/specials/price-color.html|title='The Color of Money': Three Men and a Sequel|website=The New York Times|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|www.wpa-pool.com}} * [http://www.pro9.co.uk Pro9] - website detailing the many nine-ball tournaments held within the British Isles and beyond [[Category:Cue sports]] [[Category:Indoor sports]] [[Category:Pool (cue sports)]]