Scotch doubles
A Scotch Double (German: alternating recording) describes a game style / mode for teams in billiards . Two teams with two players each compete against each other. In contrast to the way of playing in a normal double , the players on a team do not play their moves one after the other, but share them. This means that player A of one team starts the move and if a ball has been punched, his teammate Player B plays the next stroke instead of waiting until the end of his own team move and the next move by the opposing team before stepping onto the table to make your own move.
The best-known tournament in which this style of play is used is the World Cup of Pool and, since 2015, has also been in extra time after a draw at the three-cushion World Cup for national teams (Team World Cup). With regard to an Olympic hosting of the Team World Cup, the IOC has stipulated that the entire tournament should be held in this mode from 2017.
Individual evidence
- ^ Scotch Doubles - Billiard Term Definition. Billiards Forum, October 24, 2007, archived from the original on March 10, 2017 ; accessed on March 10, 2017 (English).
- ^ David beinke: Billiard World Cup in Viersen with a completely new mode. RP online, February 25, 2017, archived from the original on March 10, 2017 ; accessed on March 10, 2017 .