Ball-in-hand question?

Question

So do both 8-ball and 9-ball have ball-in-hand rules?

Is it fairly new? Is it to stop someone from purposely scratching so the other person has to shoot from the line? Did someone ever do that?

Answer 1

Yes both eightball and nineball have ball-in-hand/tournament/league rules. No they are not new. Have been around for quite awhile actually.

Answer 2

well actually 9 ball have ball in hand rule.....in 8 ball when a person scratch opponent get two chances.......smtimes rules depends upon location.........but the official rules r the one i mentioned.c ya

Answer 3

YES    NO    NO    YES

Answer 4

Yes you can play both 8 and 9 ball in hand

It has been around for a decent amount of time but I am not sure how long

Yes they are those who will scratch on purpose

Answer 5

Yes, both games are ball-in-hand according to the world-standardized WPA rules (see references below).  These rules have been that way for a while, although they were just rewritten beginning this year.

If you play in a league or room that doesn't follow these rules and used the behind the line gimmick, yeah, go ahead and purposely scratch.