10 ball rules?
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Here's the link to the WPA rules for 10 Ball:
WPA 10 Ball Rules
The main difference from the way it was played at the SBE is that at the SBE the table could be given back after ANY miss. In the WPA rules as long as no ball is pocketed and there is no foul, then the incoming player must take the table with the cue ball in position. This is a major difference in that it still allows for some 2-way shot situations (shot/safety). This was not the case at the SBE. (See sections 9.7 and 9.8 of the rules)
But it is NOT the same as 9 ball. The 10 on the break doesn't count and gets spotted. 10 Ball is a call shot game and 9 Ball is not. Sometimes it is played "Texas Express" but that is a whole different discussion. But real honest to goodness 10 Ball is NOT 9 Ball with one extra ball.
WPA 10 Ball Rules
The main difference from the way it was played at the SBE is that at the SBE the table could be given back after ANY miss. In the WPA rules as long as no ball is pocketed and there is no foul, then the incoming player must take the table with the cue ball in position. This is a major difference in that it still allows for some 2-way shot situations (shot/safety). This was not the case at the SBE. (See sections 9.7 and 9.8 of the rules)
But it is NOT the same as 9 ball. The 10 on the break doesn't count and gets spotted. 10 Ball is a call shot game and 9 Ball is not. Sometimes it is played "Texas Express" but that is a whole different discussion. But real honest to goodness 10 Ball is NOT 9 Ball with one extra ball.
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I really, really like this rule. It's another measure to eliminate luck. Someone misses and hooks you by accident - why should you be punished for their screw up? Everything in the game should be the result of an intended act (as much as possible at least). Incoming player should have option to play it or give it back. Should never have to accept an inning from the opponent unless safe was called. Which all safeties should be called.
Only downside, and I think it is very insignificant to the bigger picture, is that it will put an end to the two-way shot. But I think that is a very small price to pay for cleaning up the game tremendously.
I would be very disappointed if 10-ball settled into nothing more than Texas Express style 10 ball, basically 9-ball with an extra ball. If that happens, then that is a giant failure of the pool world to usher in the next step in the evolution of a main tournament game ie, test of skill.
While the WPA and others have 10-ball rules, I still feel 10-ball's rules are unsettled and still in the development stage. For the most part, 9-ball's rules were the same everywhere as Texas Express became Gospel. Only with some procedural differences such as breaking rules and racking rules. 10-ball rules are not standardized across the board yet, and WPA doesn't rule over the pool world because they appointed themselves king.
Hopefully the idiots don't win the day and 10-ball becomes 9-ball with one more ball.