Editing Billiard table (section)

===Dimensions===
[[File:British-pool-table-pocket.JPG|thumb|alt=British Pool Table|A WEPF-style pool table, showing a cue ball and red and yellow balls close to the small, rounded, nearly parallel-sided pocket]]
Pool tables come in different sizes, typically referred to as {{convert|9|foot|m|abbr=out|adj=on|sigfig=2}}, {{convert|8.5|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on|sigfig=2}}, {{convert|8|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on|sigfig=2}}, or {{convert|7|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on|sigfig=2}} tables. In all cases, the table is rectangular with a {{nowrap|2:1}} ratio (e.g. {{nowrap|9 × 4.5 ft}}).{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

There are only two sizes approved for tournament play by [[World Pool-Billiard Association]] (WPA): {{nowrap|9 × 4.5 ft}} and {{nowrap|8 × 4 ft}}.<ref name="WPA Tournament Table and Equipment Specifications">{{cite web |url=http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=rules_spec |title=WPA Tournament Table and Equipment Specifications |access-date=27 December 2008 |publisher=[[World Pool-Billiard Association]] |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070202181203/http://www.wpa-pool.com/index.asp?content=rules_spec |archive-date=2 February 2007}}</ref><ref name="BCA Equip. Spec." /> For a {{nowrap|9-ft}} table, the playing surface (the dimensions between the noses of the cushions) measures {{convert|100|by|50|in|cm|sigfig=3}} with a {{nowrap|{{frac||1|8}}-inch}} (3.2&nbsp;mm) [[margin of error]] for either dimension. For an {{nowrap|8-ft table}}, the playing surface measures {{convert|92|by|46|in|cm|sigfig=3}}, with the same {{frac||1|8}} inch variance allowed.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

In the UK as well as a number of other [[British Commonwealth]] and European countries, the typical pool table is a {{convert|7|x|3.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}, although {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=on}} tables for the [[Public house|pub]] and home market are also common. These are the sizes used by internationally standardized [[blackball (pool)|blackball]] and the amateur [[World Eightball Pool Federation]], as well as informal pub pool.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.libertygames.co.uk/information/british_vs_american_pool |title=British vs. American Pool |access-date=30 April 2010 |publisher=[[Liberty Games]]}}</ref> The 7-foot size is also frequently used in North American amateur leagues, and are common coin-operated fixtures in [[Bar (establishment)|bars]] and other venues. The playing surface for a 7-foot table is {{convert|76|by|38|in|cm|sigfig=3}}.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}