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Find sources: "Speed pool" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) **Speed pool** (also called **speedball**), is a [pool](/source/Pocket_billiards) game, in which a player [pockets](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#pockets) all the [balls](/source/Billiard_ball) on the [table](/source/Billiards_table) as quickly as possible. It can be played competitively with the aid of a stopwatch. ## Rules - The [cue ball](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#cue_ball) must not be in motion when shooting - - [Object ball](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#object_ball)s *can* still be in motion when shooting - Ball and pocket must be [called](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#called_shot), (no [fluking](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#fluke) the balls in) - Legal shots must be made – a 10-second penalty is incurred for each [foul](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#foul). - - A legal shot involves the cue ball contacting an object ball, and driving it to a [cushion](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#cushion), or the cue ball hitting a cushion after contact, or pocketing an object ball - Any ball may be pocketed, except that the [8 ball](/source/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#8_ball) must be last. ## Tournaments Because speed pool is a relatively recent development, there are few tournaments devoted to it, though it has attracted some professional competition. One notable event was the [International Speed Pool Challenge](/source/International_Speed_Pool_Challenge) which was broadcast on [ESPN](/source/ESPN).[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] The games played in this event included one based on [straight pool](/source/Straight_pool) as well as the more common version described above, which is derived from [eight-ball](/source/Eight-ball). The object in each match was to play all games with a shorter total time than other players. [Luc Salvas](/source/Luc_Salvas) was the first to win this event, which had a [US$](/source/United_States_dollar)50,000 winner-take-all purse that year.[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] ## Notable professional players - [Dave Pearson](/source/Dave_Pearson_(pool_player)) ("the Ginger Wizard") - [Luc Salvas](/source/Luc_Salvas) - [Jeanette Lee](/source/Jeanette_Lee_(pool_player)) ("the Black Widow") - [Bobby McGrath](/source/Bobby_McGrath) ("the Kid") ## References - [One set of rules](http://www.vnea-dallas.com/Documents/Speed-Pool-Rules-Of-Play.pdf), from the Valley National Eight-ball Association v t e Cue sports Pool games Eight-ball British eight-ball Nine-ball Straight pool Ten-ball Artistic pool and trick shots Bank pool One-pocket Baseball Black pool Bottle pool Bowlliards Chicago Cowboy pool Cribbage Cutthroat Fifteen-ball Golf Honolulu Kelly pool Killer Life pool Pyramid pool Rotation Seven-ball Speed pool Three-ball Carom billiards Three-cushion One-cushion Balkline Straight rail Five-pins Artistic billiards Four-ball Goriziana Snooker Snooker Six-red snooker Snooker plus American snooker Brazilian snooker Shoot Out Power Snooker Snooker 900 Tenball Riyadh Season snooker Other games English billiards Russian pyramid Kaisa Danish pin billiards Bumper pool Bagatelle Boccette Bar billiards Slosh Crud Ground billiards Novuss Carrom Crokinole Resources Glossary Techniques Billiard table Billiard ball Billiard hall Cue stick Rack Comparison of cue sports Major international tournaments Artistic Billiards World Championship UMB World Three-cushion Championship World Snooker Championship champions Six-red World Championship World Women's Snooker Championship WPA World Nine-ball Championship Women's champions WPA World Ten-ball Championship World Straight Pool Championship WPA World Eight-ball Championship champions World Cup of Pool Mosconi Cup Reyes Cup World Pool Masters Cue sports at the World Games Other events Euro Tour events European Pool Championships U.S. Open Straight Pool 8-Ball 9-Ball Governing bodies World Confederation of Billiards Sports Union Mondiale de Billard World Pool Association International Billiards and Snooker Federation World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Categories Cue sports Players Organizations Competitions Cue sports portal The rules of games in italics are standardized by international sanctioning bodies. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Speed pool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_pool) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_pool?action=history)). 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