Online Play
Players use the GameSpy Arcade client to access the game's main lobby and then create or join virtual rooms where they can participate in online play.
- Challenge Mode creates a winner-stays-on style of play where the creator of the room selects the game and table.
- Normal Mode allows the player to create a room where he, or the previous match winner can set the game type, table and players who play.
The Virtual International Players Ladder (VIPLadder) is a perpetual league for virtual pool players around the world. Players compete in matches to earn points from other VIP Ladder players. As players earn points, they move up the ladder.
Besides other normal leagues ending with playoffs (like the Eight-ball Pub League), there are several regular weekly online tournaments that every player can attend. Each tournament usually takes a few hours, but some more prestigious tournaments such as the Virtual 9 Ball World Championships and the Virtual Snooker World Championships can take several days or weeks to complete.
List of Virtual Pool 3 World championships:
| Year | Event | Winner | Country | Runner Up | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Snooker World Championship | GLEN-147 | England | Freeball | England |
| 2004 | Nine-ball World Championship | GLEN-147 | England | NuggetUK | England |
| 2005 | Snooker World Championship | B11TME | Northern Ireland | Media Slave | England |
| 2005 | Eight-ball Pub World Championship | B11TME | Northern Ireland | Concentrator | Sweden |
| 2006 | Nine-ball World Championship | Lobster Guy | United States | Tonysam1 | England |
| 2006 | Eight-ball Midwest World Championship | Albinario | Sweden | Lobster Guy | United States |
| 2007 | Snooker World Championship | Sharkey9 | Germany | Tonysam1 | England |
| 2007 | Cowboy World Championship | Albinario | Sweden | Nam-BE | Belgium |
| 2007 | Nine-ball World Championship | AlinVille | Romania | ReelPolandPower | Poland |
| 2008 | Snooker World Championship | Albinario | Sweden | Polo | Poland |
| 2008 | Nine-ball World Championship | AlinVille | Romania | Albinario | Sweden |
| 2009 | Snooker World Championship | MozUK08 | England | Daombre84 | Germany |
| 2009 | Nine-ball World Championship | ReelPolandPower | Poland | AlinVille | Romania |
| 2009 | Eight-ball Midwest World Championship | B11TME | Northern Ireland | Poolminator | Serbia |
| 2009 | One-cushion World Championship | Kere | Germany | JTrouty1 | United States |
| 2010 | Ten-ball World Championship | mal255 | England | Albinario | Sweden |
| 2010 | Snooker World Championship | Albinario | Sweden | 9balldotcom | Scotland |
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