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Type of cue sport
Nine-ball (sometimes written 9-ball) is a discipline of the cue sport pool. The game's origins are traceable to the 1920s in the United States. It is
Nine-ball
Topics referred to by the same term
Nine-ball (or nine-ball, 9 ball, 9-ball and other variant spellings) is a pool (pocket billiards) game, played with nine object balls, of which the 9 ball
Nine-ball_(disambiguation)
World Championship in pool, played in Nine-ball
The WPA World Nine-ball Championship is an annual professional nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1990. The championship is sanctioned by the World
WPA World Nine-ball Championship
WPA_World_Nine-ball_Championship
Amateur pool organization in the US
conducts pool leagues and tournaments in the disciplines of eight-ball and nine-ball with a unified ruleset. The organization was founded in 1981 by professional
American Poolplayers Association
American_Poolplayers_Association
rulesets. For the same reason, the glossary's information on eight-ball, nine-ball, and ten-ball draws principally on the stable WPA rules, because there are
Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms
Pool game popular in much of the world
professional pool game, after nine-ball, and for the last several decades ahead of straight pool. The game of eight-ball arose around 1900 in the United
Eight-ball
South Korean pool player (born 2002)
professional pool player known for her performances in international nine‑ball and ten-ball competitions. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pool" she competes
Seo_Seoa
Modern pool game
Ten-ball is a rotation pool game similar to nine-ball, but using ten balls instead of nine, and with the 10 ball instead of the 9 as the "money ball". Although
Ten-ball
Belarusian pool player (born 1997)
the junior women's championships in nine-ball and first participated in the European Girls Championships ten-ball competition, reaching the quarter-finals
Marharyta_Fefilava
Filipino pool player
Eight-ball World Championship in China, together with Rubilen Amit and Iris Ranola. Centeno won the inaugural 2022 Asian Pool Federation Women's Nine-ball Championship
Chezka_Centeno
American pool player (born 1983)
of all time. Van Boening has won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and has won the US Open Nine-ball Championship on 5 occasions, along with over 100
Shane_Van_Boening
Filipino pool player (born 1981)
champion. She won the WPA Women's World Ten-ball Championship in 2009 and 2013 and WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship in 2024. She is also the second
Rubilen_Amit
Russian pool player, born 1999
2025 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship she lost in the final to Seo. As a junior, Tkach won the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship, defeating
Kristina_Tkach
Singaporean pool player (born 1996)
Singaporean professional pool player. He was the world junior champion in nine-ball in 2014. In 2025, Yapp defeated Jonás Souto of Spain 13–1 in the final
Aloysius_Yapp
Containment rack in pocket billiards
15) In nine-ball, the basic principles are the same as detailed in the eight-ball section above, but only balls 1 through 9 are used; the 1 ball is always
Rack_(billiards)
2018 film by Gary Ross
skilled jeweler seeking independence from her overbearing mother; Leslie "Nine Ball" Jordan, a proficient hacker; Constance, a street hustler and pickpocket;
Ocean's_8
Annual nine-ball pool tournament
Pool Championship, formerly the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship, is an annual professional men's nine-ball pool tournament that began in its current
U.S._Open_Pool_Championship
Chinese pool player (born 1992)
is a four-time world pool champion, having won the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship in 2013, 2016 and 2018, and the WPA Women's World Heyball
Han_Yu_(pool_player)
Family of cue sports
popular include: eight-ball, blackball, nine-ball, ten-ball, seven-ball, straight pool, one-pocket, and bank pool. Eight-ball is the most frequently played
Pool_(cue_sports)
The World Nine-ball Championships are held annually, and are sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association. Events have been held for boys and women
List of WPA World Nine-ball champions
List_of_WPA_World_Nine-ball_champions
Austrian pool player
eight-ball, ten in nine-ball, six in straight pool and three in ten-ball) since 1999, including eighteen (four in eight-ball, five in nine-ball, six in straight
Jasmin_Ouschan
Spanish pool player (born 1991)
both the 2022 WPA World Eight-ball Championship and the 2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Ruiz won the World Nine-ball Junior Championship in 2010
Francisco_Sánchez_Ruiz
Chinese pool player (born 1993)
is one of the most successful female nine-ball players of all time, having won the WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship on three occasions, in 2009
Liu_Shasha
Filipino pool player (born 1992)
Open Nine-ball Championship 2025 Reyes Cup 2025 Battle of the Bull Nine-ball 2025 Knight Shot Dubai Open Nine-ball 2025 99 David Loman Cup Nine-ball 2025
Johann_Chua
Filipino billiards player
WPA World Nine-ball Championships, and the 2007 World Cup of Pool. Gomez was the first qualifier to reach the final of the WPA World Nine-ball Championships
Roberto_Gomez_(pool_player)
American pool player
won the last nine racks of nine-ball in the final to defeat Larry Hubbart, 11–6. McCready won the 1984 Clyde Childress Memorial 9-Ball Open at The Maverick
Keith_McCready
Table games using cues and billiard balls
billiards, and four-ball Pool, played on six-pocket tables of seven, eight, or nine-foot length, including among others eight-ball (the world's most widely
Cue_sports
Chinese television program
professional Snooker player Lin Yiyang (played by Leo Wu) and a famous Nine-ball athlete Yin Guo (played by Zhao Jinmai) met on a rare snowstorm night
Amidst_a_Snowstorm_of_Love
The 2023 Kamui WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship that took place from 19 to 22 January 2023. Sponsored
2023 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2023_WPA_Women's_World_Nine-ball_Championship
Folk game of pool
involves a somewhat more significant amount of luck than either nine-ball or eight-ball, because of the disproportionate value of pocketing balls on the
Three-ball
The 2025 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship that took place from 18 to 21 December 2025. It was the
2025 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2025_WPA_Women's_World_Nine-ball_Championship
Scottish pool player (born 1988)
dominated Eklent Kaçi, 13–4, to win the 42nd U.S. Open Pool Championship in Nine-ball pool. Shaw also appeared representing Europe at the Mosconi Cup, winning
Jayson_Shaw
Taiwanese pool player
champion, having won the 2023 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship and the 2022 WPA World Ten-ball Championship. Chou is one of the most successful
Chou_Chieh-yu
American pool player (born 1971)
the World Nine-ball Championships (women's), from 1993 to 1996. She is also a US Open 9-ball Champion, WPBA National Champion, McDermott 8-ball bar-table
Jeanette_Lee
American pool player (1944–2006)
straight pool and nine-ball. Despite losing heavily to Davis by 4 frames to 1 in snooker, Mizerak won both in straight pool and nine-ball to be the overall
Steve_Mizerak
Ball used in cue sports
object ball used is red, with some versions sporting white spots. Pool balls are used to play various pool games, such as eight-ball, nine-ball, and straight
Billiard_ball
International field hockey tournament
high blade base inlaid with ivory. At its peak is a model hockey stick and ball. Without its base, the trophy stands 120.85 mm (4.758 in) high. Including
Men's_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup
Spanish pool player (born 1978)
eight-ball champion aged 14. Alcaide made his first breakthrough reaching third place at the Spanish Open in 1998. Later during the 2001 WPA World Nine-ball
David_Alcaide
The 2013 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship that took place from 9 to 12 August 2013. It was the
2013 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2013_WPA_Women's_World_Nine-ball_Championship
American professional pool player
West Jefferson, Ohio. Nicknamed "Prince of Pool", he won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2001, and has won many other major titles. In January
Corey_Deuel
Asian Nine-ball Tour (also known as the Guinness Asian 9-Ball Tour or San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour for sponsorship reasons) was an annual series of nine-ball
WPA_Asian_Nine-ball_Tour
1986 drama film by Martin Scorsese
plot follows the trio as they hustle pool halls and make their way to a nine-ball tournament in Atlantic City. The Color of Money was released by Buena
The_Color_of_Money
American pool player (1945–2025)
Open Tournaments for many years. In 1982 hall won the Caesar's Tahoe Nine-ball Championship by edging out Allen Hopkins in the final with a score of
Buddy_Hall
Filipino pool player
Pool Club Nine-ball Tournament 2025 WWW International Nine-ball 2025 Reyes Cup (MVP) 2025 Reyes Cup 2024 99 Billiards Tournament Nine-ball 2023 Hanoi
AJ_Manas
World pool championship, began 1990
The WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship is an annual pool tournament in the discipline of nine-ball. The most successful player is Allison Fisher
WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
WPA_Women's_World_Nine-ball_Championship
Filipino pool player (born 1949)
invasion" in the United States in the late 70s, especially in the game of Nine-ball. Also known as "the King" in the Philippines, Parica is regarded as one
Jose_Parica
The 2012 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship that took place from 18 to 21 June 2012. It was the 21st
2012 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2012_WPA_Women's_World_Nine-ball_Championship
German pool player (born 2003)
2021, Neuhausen became European under-19 nine-ball champion, and in 2022, he won the European under-23 nine-ball championship. The following year, he won
Moritz_Neuhausen
Cue-sports championship tournament
The 2025 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a nine-ball pool tournament contested between 21 and 26 July, 2025, at the Green Halls in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2025 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
2025_WPA_World_Nine-ball_Championship
Filipino pool player
made an incredible six balls in a break, playing nine balls. During the 2006 Men's World Nine-ball Championship he survived the group stages, the round
Jeff_de_Luna
Type of cue sport
lowest numeric ball was not played into a pocket. The major competitive game nine-ball and its variants (six-ball, seven-ball, and ten-ball) are rotation
Rotation_(pool)
Chinese pool player (born 1993)
professional pool player. Chen is best known for winning the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Chen grew up in Heilongjiang Province, China, where her
Chen_Siming
English pool player (born 1976)
for playing Eight-ball, Nine-ball and Ten-ball pool. Appleton won the 2008 WPA World Ten-ball Championship (the inaugural 10-ball world championship)
Darren_Appleton
Professional pool event, founded 2009
The China Open 9-Ball Championship is a professional nine-ball pool tournament held annually since 2009. The event is held in Shanghai, China. Events
China_9-Ball_Open
Cue-sports championship tournament
The 2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament held from 1 to 5 February 2023 at the Targi Kielce Exhibition Centre
2023 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
2023_WPA_World_Nine-ball_Championship
American pool player (born 2000)
winning the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship in the boys (Under 19) event. Gorst won the 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, defeating Chang
Fedor_Gorst
Danish pool player
third nine-ball ranking title at the 2025 Scottish Open, where he defeated Aloysius Yapp 10–3 in the final. 2025 Jacoby Scottish Open Nine-ball 2025
Mickey_Krause
Japanese pool player (born 1983)
two-time runner-up in the WPA World Ten-Ball Championship (2021 and 2024), and a semifinalist in the 2012 World Nine-ball Championship. He also represented
Naoyuki_Ōi
South Korean pool player (born 2002)
professional pool player who competes internationally in women's nine-ball and ten-ball events. She has represented Taiwan in tournaments sanctioned by
Wei_Tzu-chien
American pool player (b. 1970)
1996 U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship, 2003 World Pool League, 2006 UPA Pro Tour Championship (nine-ball), and 2013 U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship, among
Rodney_Morris
Filipino pool player (born 1997)
Ten-ball Open (Oct.) 2019 Cebu City Ten-ball Open 2018 Manny Pacquiao Cup Ten-ball Doubles 2018 Thailand Nine-ball Ranking Event 2016 Sunstar Cebu Nine-ball
Anton_Raga
Taiwanese pool player (born 1995)
brother of Ko Pin-yi. He is a two-time World Ten-ball Championship winner and a U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship winner. In November 2010, Ko Ping-chung
Ko_Ping-chung
Russian pool player (born 1992)
January 1992) is a Russian professional primarily nine-ball pool player. Ruslan was the world nine-ball Juniors champion in 2009. Chinakhov has won several
Ruslan_Chinakhov
Hong Kong pool player
reigning world number one pool player Eklent Kaçi at the 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship when he was 17 years old. In 2024, Capito claimed his biggest
Robbie_Capito
Filipino pool player (born 1979)
Open Nine-ball Championship 2013 Southern Classic Nine-ball 2011 Manny Pacquiao Ten-ball Championship 2011 San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest Nine-ball Open
Lee_Vann_Corteza
German pool player (born 1997)
2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship. In 2017 he was the youngest player to win the China Open, and in 2018 he also won the 10-ball European Pool Championships
Joshua_Filler
Filipino pool player (born 1954)
his numerous titles, Reyes is a four-time World Eight-ball champion, the 1999 WPA World Nine-ball Championship winner, a three-time U.S. Open winner, a
Efren_Reyes
Championships won by pool player
Classic Nine-ball 1987 Q-Master Classic Nine-ball 1986 Sands Regency Nine-ball Open 1986 Bar Box Nine-ball Bash 1985 Sands Regency Nine-ball Open 1985 Billiard
List of Efren Reyes championships
List_of_Efren_Reyes_championships
Filipino pool player (born 1957)
in the Asian Championship and the Philippine Nine-ball Open in 1992. In 1996 Luat won the Camel Open 9-Ball Championship defeating Nick Varner in the finals
Rodolfo_Luat
Rotation pool game
Seven-ball is a rotation pool game with rules similar to nine-ball, though it differs in two key ways: the game uses only seven object balls as implied
Seven-ball
American pool player (born 1961)
an American professional pool player who is considered one of the best nine-ball players of all time. He has won over 100 championship titles and three
Earl_Strickland
American pool player (born 1947)
pool disciplines. A winner of pocket billiard championships, in Nine-ball, Eight-ball and Straight Pool. He accumulated many tournament wins in the 1970s
Jim_Rempe
Filipino pool player
Classic Nine-ball 2023 Bayou State Classic Nine-ball 2023 Cajun Coast Classic Nine-ball 2023 Cajun Coast Classic Banks 2023 Emerald Billiards Nine-ball Barbox
Roland_Garcia
Chinese pool player
China 9-Ball Open. He reached the last 32 round of the 2010 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, losing 7–11 to Ronato Alcano. He entered the nine-ball singles
Dang_Jinhu
International pool tournament
tournament the current discipline is ten-ball, however the Women's tournament is played in the discipline of nine-ball. The All Japan Championship is currently
All_Japan_Championship_(pool)
Wheelchair pool player from Sweden
9-ball 2007 WPA World Nine-ball Championship 2005 European Pool Championships 9-ball 2004 European Pool Championships 8-ball 2003 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Henrik_Larsson_(pool_player)
American pool player (born 2010)
the matches always being close. In billiards, she plays eight-ball, nine-ball, ten-ball, and straight pool. She is a seven-time junior national champion
Savannah_Easton
Filipino-Canadian pool player (born 1978)
the US Open Nine-ball Championship, but was defeated by Ralf Souquet, 11–13. Three years later, he had another good run the US Open Nine-ball Championship
Alex_Pagulayan
Filipino pool player
"the Volcano". He won both the 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship and the 2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship. After graduating in elementary school
Ronato_Alcano
Albanian pool and snooker player (born 1999)
Ten-ball Championship in 2021 and 2023 and reached the semi-finals of the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship and final of the 2024 WPA World Nine-ball
Eklent_Kaçi
South Korean female professional pool player (born 1983)
WPBA U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship 2004 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship 2005 Tournament of Champions 2006 Asian Ladies 9-Ball Billiards Tour
Kim_Ga-young_(pool_player)
Canadian pool player
9-Ball Championship 2025 Canadian Eight-ball Championship 2024 Canadian Nine-ball Championship 2024 Canadian Ten-ball Championship 2024 Canadian Nine-ball
John_Morra
Vietnamese pool player
Cup 2024 National Nine-ball Championship 2024 Jacoby Scottish Open Nine-ball 2021 National Ten-ball Championship 2020 National Ten-ball Championship 2019
Dương_Quốc_Hoàng
Professional nine-ball billiards league
The Sharks Billiards Association (SBA) is a professional nine-ball league in the Philippines consisting of six teams. The league's games are played at
Sharks_Billiards_Association
American pool player, born January 1965
player for five years, and has twice been runner up in the WPA World Nine-ball Championship. Villarreal's grandmother, Amalia Huerta, was the owner of
Vivian_Villarreal
Filipino pool player (born 1983)
first-ever Filipino player to win World Nine-ball Championship twice (in 2017 and 2025) and the World Ten-ball Championship in 2024. Biado has roots in
Carlo_Biado
Austrian pool player (born 1990)
an Austrian professional pool player. Ouschan was the 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship winner, as well as the runner-up in 2014. He also won the
Albin_Ouschan
Swedish-American pool player
player, most notably on the Women's Professional Billiard Association nine-ball tour, a sports writer, and more recently a sports commentator for ESPN
Ewa_Laurance
The 2024 Massé WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool championship that took place from 3 to 8 September 2024. It
2024 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2024_WPA_Women's_World_Nine-ball_Championship
Type of pocket billiards
eightball pool) Nine-ball, the leading professional variant of pool, with historical roots in the United States in the 1920s Ten-ball, a rotation game
American_pool
Japanese professional pool player
Professional Billiard Association (JLPBA). Kawahara competes primarily in nine-ball and ten-ball events. She has been a consistent top performer on the Japanese
Chihiro_Kawahara
Filipino pool player (born 1963)
Ten-Ball Championship in 2009 and the WPA World Nine-Ball Championship in 2010. Lining's most notable appearance was in the Motolite International Nine-ball
Antonio_Lining
German pool player
rising star, Vogel won the 2024 Saudi Arabia Junior World Championship of Nine-ball. Despite having only played professionally for a short time, Vogel has
Felix_Vogel
2017 professional nine-ball pool tournament
The 2017 Women's World Nine-ball Championship was a professional nine-ball pool tournament which was held in Hainan Chengmai (China) from 8 to 11 November
2017 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2017_WPA_Women's_World_Nine-ball_Championship
American pool player (born 1995)
2024. 2024 Midwest Billiards and Cue Expo 9-Ball 2024 Chuck Markulis Memorial 9-Ball 2023 Texas Open Nine-ball Championship 2021 Arcadia Virtual Ghost Battle
Tyler_Styer
Annual nine-ball pool tournament
The Reyes Cup is an annual nine-ball pool tournament contested between teams representing Asia and Rest of World. The inaugural staging in 2024 was contested
Reyes_Cup
German pool player (born 1998)
professional pool player from Stolberg. Pia is married to 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship winner Joshua Filler. Filler has also been successful on
Pia_Filler
Billiards player
California State 9-Ball 1974 California State 14.1 Championship[citation needed] 1990 B.C. Open 9-Ball Pro-Am Doubles 1990 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Robin_Bell_Dodson
List
This is a list of ball games and ball sports that include a ball as a key element in the activity, usually for scoring points. Ball sports fall within
List_of_ball_games
Taiwanese pool player (1985–2025)
2025) was a Taiwanese professional eight-ball, nine-ball and ten-ball pool player. Chang became WPA World Eight-ball Champion in 2012 and won the silver medal
Chang_Jung-lin
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Native American
 Native American Quechua name NINA means "fire." Compare with other forms of Nina.
Female
Hebrew
(× Ö´×™× Ö¸×”) Hebrew name NINA means "granddaughter" or "great-granddaughter." Compare with other forms of Nina.
Female
German
Short form of German Wilhelmine, MINE means "will-helmet."
Girl/Female
Irish
Ancient Irish name from the noun aine that means “splendor, radiance, brilliance.†Aine is connected with fruitfulness and prosperity. The queen of the Munster fairies was called Aine as was one of the wives of Fionn Mac Cool (read the legend). Aine appears in folktales as “the best-hearted woman who ever lived – lucky in love and in money.â€
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Hindu
From the Nile
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Pure; Chaste; Fine; Nice; Good
Female
Scottish
Scottish form of Irish Gaelic Sláine, SLÀINE means "health."
Male
Italian
Short form of Italian Giannino, NINO means "God is gracious."
Female
Yiddish
Yiddish form of Hebrew Diynah, DINE means "judgment."
Female
French
 Pet form of French Anne, NINA means "favor; grace." Compare with other forms of Nina.
Girl/Female
Greek
In Greek mythology Nike was the goddess of victory.
Female
French
French feminine form of Roman Cælinus, CÉLINE means "heaven."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from Middle English pine, Old French pin, a topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous pine tree or in a pine forest. It may also be a Norman habitational name from any of various places named with this word, such as Le Pin in Calvados; in other cases it may originally have been a nickname for a tall man, one thought to resemble a pine tree.German : variant spelling of Peine.
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Hindu, Indian, Lebanese, Muslim, Sindhi
Nice; Dew; Fine Rain; Nice Admirable
Female
French
French form of Latin Regina, RÉGINE means "queen."
Female
Russian
 Short form of Russian Annina, NINA means "favor; grace." Compare with other forms of Nina.
Girl/Female
Danish, Dutch, French, German, Swedish
God had Gracious
Girl/Female
Armenian, Danish, German, Swedish
God has Favoured Me; Nice
Female
Yiddish
 Yiddish name derived from the word bin(e), BINE means "bee." Compare with other forms of Bine.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a vineyard, or a metonymic occupational name for a vine dresser, from Middle English vine ‘vine(yard)’ (Old French vi(g)ne). Vine growing was formerly more common in England than it is now, and there are several minor places in southern England named from their vineyard, any of which may be partial sources of the surname. See also Vineyard, Wingard.Spanish (Viñe) : variant of Viña (see Vina).
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