What happens when you sewer when shooting for the '9' in a game of 9-ball?

Question

You're playing 9 ball. The 9 is the only ball left on the table. You shoot for it and the cue ball either sinks or leaves the table.

Is that a loss?

Answer 1

it isn't a loss until the other player pots the 9 and leaves the cue ball on the table, in other words if you sink the cue on the 9 the other player has ball in hand and if he isn't blind you'll probably lose

Answer 2

SEWER  BLIMEY the other player has ball in hand on the 9 be ready to laugh if he misses it

Answer 3

It's not a loss, however your opponent will end up with cue ball in hand, so they'd have to be pretty awful to miss that shot.  Here's the appropriate rule from the BCA website.

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5.7    FOULS

When a player commits a foul, he must relinquish his run at the table and no balls pocketed on the foul shot are re-spotted (exception: if a pocketed ball is the 9-ball, it is re-spotted). The incoming player is awarded ball in hand; prior to his first shot he may place the cue ball anywhere on the table. If a player commits several fouls on one shot, they are counted as only one foul.

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Happy Shooting.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.