| Table Size | Typically 7 ft, 8 ft, or 9 ft | Standard tournament size is 12 ft (10 ft for smaller recreational setups) |
| Pockets | Larger with sharp, angled corner cuts | Smaller with rounded, curved pocket entries (making shots harder) |
| Balls Used | 16 balls (1 Cue ball + 15 numbered object balls) | 22 balls (1 Cue ball, 15 Red balls, 6 Color balls) |
| Ball Size | Larger (~2.25 inches / 57 mm) | Smaller (~2.06 inches / 52.5 mm) |
| Cue Stick | Thicker tip (12 mm – 13 mm) | Thinner tip (9 mm – 10 mm for higher precision) |
| Objective | Pot your assigned group (stripes/solids) and clear the 8-ball, or pot in numerical order (9-ball). | Pot alternating Red (1 pt) and Color (2–7 pts) balls to build the highest total point score. |