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Straight pool

Straight pool, also called 14.1 continuous, is a cue sport in which two competing players attempt to pocket as many object balls as possible without playing a foul. The game was the primary version of pool played in professional competition until it was superseded by faster-playing games like nine-ball and eight-ball in the 1980s.

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Contact
No
Country or region
Worldwide
Equipment
Cue sports equipment
First played
1910
Highest governing body
World Pool-Billiard Association
Mixed-sex
Yes

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Highest runs

Tournaments and governance

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Straight pool

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples88
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
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Straight pool

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related to Highest runs · 26
Straight pool → America, Billiard Congress, Bruney, California, Critics, Earl Bruney, However, In, It, January, Jayson Shaw, John Schmidt, Legends, May, Monterey, Mosconi, Mosconi's, Ohio, On January, On March
related to Tournaments and governance · 17
Straight pool → America, BCA, Billiard Congress, Championship, CSI, CueSports International, European Pocket Billiard Federation, European Pool Championships, In, It, Open Straight Pool Championship, Popularity, Straight, The, The World Straight Pool, United States, World Pool-Billiard Association
related to Gameplay · 11
Straight pool → All, Consequently, Fouling, In, On, Other, Some, The, This, Traditionally, Unlike
related to history · 9
Straight pool → As, Continuous, He, In, Jerome Keogh, Philadelphia, Straight, The, This
related to In popular culture · 7
Straight pool → Game, It, John O'Hara's, Pool, Straight, The Hustler, The Twilight Zone
Contact · 1
Straight pool → No
Country or region · 1
Straight pool → Worldwide
Equipment · 1
Straight pool → Cue sports equipment
First played · 1
Straight pool → 1910
Highest governing body · 1
Straight pool → World Pool-Billiard Association

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pool straight balls ball game object run break player cue one called played pocket table shot continuous points may point

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Straight poolContactNo1.00infobox
Straight poolCountry or regionWorldwide1.00infobox
Straight poolEquipmentCue sports equipment1.00infobox
Straight poolFirst played19101.00infobox
Straight poolHighest governing bodyWorld Pool-Billiard Association1.00infobox
Straight poolMixed-sexYes1.00infobox
Straight poolTeam memberssingle competitors or doubles1.00infobox
Straight poolTypeIndoor, table1.00infobox
Straight poolVenueIndoor, table1.00infobox
Straight poolis aracking that is played when one object ball remains0.90text
the International Straight Pool Openinstance ofThe game is currently represented at a continental level in events0.80text
the European Pool Championships' straight pool eventinstance ofThe game is currently represented at a continental level in events0.80text

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