9 Ball Stalemate????

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Ky Boy

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While reading Inside Pool the other day, I came across a piece by Ken Shuman about rules and things. There was a true/false question about whether it is possible to have a stalemate in 9 ball to which the correct answer was true....it is possible!!

I haven't looked it up yet on why and how this can happen but wanted to ask here to see if anyone has ever heard of it. Personally, I have not and really can't come up with a scenario where this can happen....What say you folks???


Gary
 
Not sure but I think this is why....

If a ball is on the rail and two players just keep tapping it back and forth with the cue ball.....

Some play with rules that you can only do it 3 times...similar to 3 foul rule...
 
Also maybe something like this where the ball needed to play next can't legally be hit and any attempt pockets the ball, giving ball in hand on the 9 ball.

edit: So each player just gives ball in hand intentionally to avoid breaking up the cluster. Wasn't clear in the original post.

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daphish1 said:
Also maybe something like this where the ball needed to play next can't legally be hit and any attempt pockets the ball, giving ball in hand on the 9 ball.

edit: So each player just gives ball in hand intentionally to avoid breaking up the cluster. Wasn't clear in the original post.

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I have ran into that situation, but with the three foul rule it doesn't end up in a stalemate.

I think the only way you could have a stalemate is without the three foul rule.
 
Ky Boy said:
While reading Inside Pool the other day, I came across a piece by Ken Shuman about rules and things. There was a true/false question about whether it is possible to have a stalemate in 9 ball to which the correct answer was true....it is possible!!

I haven't looked it up yet on why and how this can happen but wanted to ask here to see if anyone has ever heard of it. Personally, I have not and really can't come up with a scenario where this can happen....What say you folks???


Gary
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Yes this can happen...If your not using the 3 foul rule like some tournaments DONT use it. 3 consecitive fouls by both players would be a stale mate and you would rerack the game with the original breaker breaking again.
 
Can't remember the players but there's a popular video on youtube of two 9b players who have a situation similar to what sniper diagrammed. They both just kept tickling the ball, trying not to sell out. Eventually one of them did. In other games I believe the stalemate isn't a hard and fast rule, it's a ruling that a ref can make if he decides neither player is trying to advance the game. No ref = no way to call a stalemate. Though I guess both players can just agree to it.
 
CreeDo said:
Can't remember the players but there's a popular video on youtube of two 9b players who have a situation similar to what sniper diagrammed. They both just kept tickling the ball, trying not to sell out. Eventually one of them did. In other games I believe the stalemate isn't a hard and fast rule, it's a ruling that a ref can make if he decides neither player is trying to advance the game. No ref = no way to call a stalemate. Though I guess both players can just agree to it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9y8Lv_A1s

I think that's the video you're talking about.
 
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