![]() ![]() The game was most popular in the United States and is notably played in the 1961 film The Hustler. One point is scored by pocketing an object ball without a foul, while a point is deducted on a foul. The goal is to reach a set number of points that is determined by agreement before the game begins traditionally 100 points is needed for a win, though professional matches may be higher. At this point, play resumes with the objective of pocketing the remaining ball in a manner that causes the cue ball to carom into the rack, spreading out the balls and allowing the player to continue the run. In straight pool, the player may call and attempt to pocket any object ball on the table regardless of its number or color until only one object ball and the cue ball remain, at which point the other fourteen balls are re-racked. The game was the primary version of pool played in professional competition until it was superseded by faster-playing games like nine-ball and eight-ball in the 1980s. Straight pool, which is also called 14.1 continuous and 14.1 rack, is a cue sport in which two competing players attempt to pot as many billiard balls as possible without playing a foul. Kelly Fisher defeated Pia Filler in the finals with a score of 100-46.A traditional straight pool rack with the 1 and 5 balls at the bottom corners, and all other balls placed randomly Fifteen women competed in 3 groups during the round-robin and eight of them move to a single elimination tournament. In 2021, a women's division was added to the format. Matches are races to 125 during the round-robin phase and to 150 during the single-elimination tournament except for the final which is a race to 175 or 200. The 8 players with the best records get a bye. After, the players with the best records from each group move on to a 24 players single-elimination tournament. ![]() ![]() ![]() The tournament has been held in the fall over a 4 or 5 day period.Ĥ2 or 48 players are subjectively ranked by skill level and evenly distributed into groups of 6 or 7 players for the initial round-robin phase. It is organized by promoter Peter Burrows. The American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship is a prestigious professional straight pool (also known as continuous 14.1 pool) tournament held in the United States since 2014. ![]()
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