Eight-ball Equalizer
In APA eight-ball, two players compete until one person wins the number of games determined by their respective skill level. The following table illustrates the number of games needed to be won by each skill level depending on the skill level of their opponent.
| Skill | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2/2 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 2/7 |
| 3 | 3/2 | 2/2 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 2/6 |
| 4 | 4/2 | 3/2 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| 5 | 5/2 | 4/2 | 4/3 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 3/5 |
| 6 | 6/2 | 5/2 | 5/3 | 5/4 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 7 | 7/2 | 6/2 | 5/2 | 5/3 | 5/4 | 5/5 |
The lowest skill level in APA eight-ball is a level "2" while the highest is a level "7".
As an example of how to read the table, if Player A is a "2" and Player B is a "6", the scorer first locates the row for skill level "2", then moving across finds the column for skill level "6". The intersection provides for a 2–6 race; meaning the match ends when either Player A wins 2 games or Player B wins 6 games.
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