Cue Sports.
Pool, snooker, Chinese 8-ball, and billiards
3 to play for a rating today · 4 coming to the board
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8-Ball Pool
Eight ball pool is about control. Of the table, the tempo… and yourself. Because anyone can pot a few balls. Closing it out when it matters? That's different. And if you've ever cleared everything… then somehow lost anyway… yeah, you already understand the game.
See it9-Ball Pool
Nine balls. One order. Pot them 1 through 9 or find a combo that skips the queue. Every rack is a puzzle that rewards the brave — sink the 9 early and nothing else matters. Less thinking, more shotmaking.
See itSnooker
The long game. Every shot sets up the next — or buries your opponent in a corner they can't escape. Snooker rewards patience, punishes recklessness, and occasionally delivers a clearance so clean the whole room goes quiet.
See itComing to the board
These run today: the draw, the fixtures and the results all work. The rating comes when we build the marker.
Killer Pool
Everyone starts. Most don't finish. Three lives, no allies, and the slow realisation that the person you've been ignoring just potted five in a row. Miss and you're closer to the door. Last one at the table wins.
Chinese 8-Ball
Same concept, different planet. Bigger table, bigger pockets, balls that punish anything less than centre-cue. China didn't just adopt pool — they rebuilt it. And now it's one of the most played cue sports on earth.
Three-Cushion Billiards
Three balls. No pockets. Your cue ball has to kiss three cushions before touching the second object ball. It's geometry at pace — and when someone runs a string of caroms, the whole room holds its breath.
Blackball Pool
Same table. Different argument. Blackball is 8-ball with free ball in hand on fouls, two-shot rules, and the right to pot your opponent's balls if you're feeling spiteful. The WPA made it official. The pub made it personal.
Nothing matches that.