Where the mode is
The current experience description says 9 Ball is a game mode and tells you to find the 9 Ball portal in the lobby. Around the launch, the experience title was also shown as [9 BALL] CRAZY 8 Ball, with a 9 Ball event dated November 7-9, 2026, and a separate 9 Ball place. The current description still presents the portal, so do not treat November 9 as proof that the mode was removed.
The lobby location is recorded on the 9 Ball portal page.
What is not documented
Public notes do not state whether this mode uses lowest-ball-first rules, early 9-ball wins, called shots, or a special foul. Do not import those rules from another pool game. Read the objective on the table before the break.
Cue stats still apply, because they sit on the cue rather than on one mode. Power, Aim, Spin, and Guard are explained in cue stats. Abilities are also mode-agnostic in the published notes: you still roll them with spins and read each power's own description.
What to practice anyway
Whatever the on-screen objective is, the shot routine from 8 Ball still helps: name the ball the mode currently wants, pick a pocket only if the path matches that objective, and decide where the cue ball must stop. If the mode's objective is unclear, play a casual table before you spend a ranked-style win streak on it.
Season 1 started the day after the 9 Ball launch window. They are separate events. See Season 1.