Artistic pool
The Artistic Pool is a special type of pool where strange and apparently impossible art shots are shown. The aim of the game is to cope with predetermined bumps from a catalog. As a rule, you have three attempts to execute a shot, but you only get full points if you manage it in the first attempt. The thrusts are divided into 8 different disciplines called Trick and Fancy , Prop / Novelty and Special Arts , Draw , Follow , Bank / Kick , Stroke , Jump and Mass . For each shot there are between six and ten points, depending on the difficulty (analogous to Billard Artistique).
Artistic Pool is closely related to Trickshot and Billiard Artistique , which work similarly, but are played on a snooker table or on a carambola table.
The sport is organized by the World Pool Billiards Association and the Artistic Pool & Trick Shot Association , based in the USA .
An Artistic Pool World Championship has been held annually, mostly since 2000 . Record world champions are the Americans Mike Massey and Andy Segal , each with four titles. The current world champion is the Romanian Gabi Visoiu .
Web links
- Current impact catalog (PDF file; 1.6 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Champions. (No longer available online.) In: wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association, archived from the original on June 18, 2012 ; accessed on January 14, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ WPA World Artistic Pool Championships 2015. In: ozonebilliards.com. Ozone Billiards, accessed January 14, 2016 .
- ^ Ozone Billiards / WPA World Artistic Pool Championship. (No longer available online.) In: wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association, archived from the original on January 14, 2016 ; accessed on January 14, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
