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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Handicapping as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
Handicapping refers to any modification of a billiard game's rules or scoring for purposes of allowing billiard players of unequal abilities and skill levels to compete on a level playing field. There are many methods of handicapping, as it can be applied using almost any aspect of the game's rules. An example of handicapping is the use of ranking systems in order to systematically adjust final scores between players of different skill levels. Another example of handicapping is the application of points to a player or team of lower skill level.
What type of handicapping rules are used by the APA?
The handicapping definition was entered on 11/29/2007 11:13:08 PM and was updated on 11/29/2007 11:13:08 PM. It is a cue sport term that is related to skill level. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: handicap, wild, wild handicap, weight, wild 8 for more on the meaning of handicapping.
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