2026 AZB Ghost Challenge - Official Thread

[iusedtoberich]

2026 AZB Ghost Challenge - Official Thread

It’s a new year, and everyone is on a clean slate. Let's see who can back up their written posts with game play for bragging rightsVideos are welcome, but not required. 1st post will be kept up to date with best score. See 2nd post for “suggested” rules. Rack'em

Prior Year Threads:
2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

9-Ball Ghost (BIH after break, luck counts)

Score	Member	Video	Table	FargoRate	Robust.
7-6	yournamehere		9' GC	600	500

9-Ball Pro Ghost (No BIH after break, luck counts)



10-Ball Ghost (BIH after break, luck counts)



10-Ball Pro Ghost (No BIH after break, luck counts)


Random Ghost (8-ball, 6-ball, 15 ball rotation, 1 Pocket, snooker, etc..)


Straight Pool
Straight pool has its own 21 year running challenge. Go to this thread to join! 2026 Straight Pool Challange

 

[iusedtoberich]

“SUGGESTED” GHOST CHALLENGE RULES.
Feel free to modify as you see fit.

All games:
-Race to 7
-Break, take ball in hand and try to run out
-Runout is a win for you
-Miss or foul is a win for the ghost
-Cue ball fouls only
-Break scratch - no penalty, take ball in hand and continue
-No restrictions on racking or breaking (magic rack, pattern racking, soft break, are ok)
-Money ball on the break spots up if it goes in the two foot pockets. If it goes in any other pocket, its a win.
-Jump cues ok.

6/9/10-ball specific rules:
-Flukes count
-Early money ball (combo/carom) is a win for you (including BIH shot)
-10 ball is played by 9 ball rules, not WPA called shot 10 ball rules

8-ball specific rules:
-BIH anywhere on table after the break, and can shoot inside or outside of the kitchen.
-8 on the break spots up (not a win)

Pro version for 6/8/9/10
-No BIH after break
-Break scratch is a loss of game
-Optional, GOD version means you must pocket a ball on the break (in addition to the above two), or you lose.

Races to 7 (or higher) will be ordered by W-L first, and date of play 2nd. Races lower than 7 will be ranked lower in the list. Table size does not factor into the ranking order.

If you'd like your FargoRate and robustness on the chart, please add it to your post.

Table size and brand will be on the chart. Each player's best score only on the chart. If you play on multiple table sizes, your best entry for each size will be kept in the chart. No pocket size recorded, but feel free to add it to your post if you like.

 

[peppersauce]

First set of the year! 7-5 win, 9 on the spot, Matchroom break box.

Fargo is currently 655. 9’ pro cut Diamond.

I’m getting these pockets tightened up a little when I have new cloth put on. Some of the shots that drop on my table just don’t make sense to me. A friend of mine recently got a new pro cut Diamond and it plays WAY tougher than mine, even with new cloth. So much so that he’s been in communication with Diamond about it because he’s never played on a pro cut a Diamond that hangs balls like his does and he feels it’s borderline gaffe. He measured his corner pocket facing angles at 142.5. Diamond says that’s within their tolerance. I wonder if I have the opposite problem with my table. I’ve never measured the facing angles, but I’ve got a digital angle gauge in my Amazon cart, so I’ll see soon enough.