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Cue & Balls
Cue balls are exclusively used in the cue sports, such as carom billiards, pool, and snooker; and are also called the pool balls/snooker balls/billiard balls. The number, type, diameter, color, and pattern of the balls, differ depending upon the specific game being played. Various specific cue ball properties such as hardness, friction coefficient, and resilience, are crucially important to the finer points of gameplay. In all major tournaments, the phenolic resin billiard balls are used, as these balls are highly resistant to cracking and chipping. Polyester is also used as other material for billiards balls, but these are more prone to damage. The cue balls are available in different sizes such as: 1 5/8in, 1 3/4in, 1 7/8in, 2in or 2 1/2in.