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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Ball On as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
The ball on is any legally strikeable ball on the table. For example, in the game of 8-ball billiards, if a player is shooting solids, any ball from 1 to 7 can be the "ball on" until they are all pocketed, in which case the 8-ball is the "ball on." In snooker, at the beginning of a player's turn, unless all are already potted, any red ball can be the "ball-on". We should note the differences between ball-on and an object ball. An object ball refers to any ball that is being shot at. In blackball billiards, when a player is shooting yellows, any yellow ball is the ball on, that is, until they have all been potted at which time the 8 ball is the ball on.
I've had too much to drink, can you tell me which ball is the ball on? I need to know what I can shoot at.
The ball on definition was entered on 12/1/2006 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:48:08 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to game rules. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: balls on, object ball for more on the meaning of ball on.
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