Guides
How to use the Cue Sense app, plus straight answers on running a league, the rules, and playing better English pool.
Using the app
Ad hoc games and head-to-heads in Cue Sense
Set up a one-off game in seconds — a quick head-to-head, Free Play, Killer, a knockout or a mini league — and have it count towards your stats.
Getting started with the Cue Sense app
Create your free Cue Sense account, join your venue, put the app on your phone's home screen and find your way around My Account.
How to score a match in Cue Sense
Score a pool match frame by frame on your phone: record the break, add frames, log break and dishes, use the timer and shot clock, then submit and confirm the result.
League Manager guide: set up and run a season
A step-by-step guide to the League Manager Portal in Cue Sense: create a league and divisions, collect registrations, generate fixtures, release rounds, resolve disputes and share live tables.
Venue Manager guide: members, check-ins and table bookings
How to use the Venue Manager portal in Cue Sense: choose how players join, run memberships and renewals, see today's check-ins and manage table bookings, walk-ins and blocked tables.
Your player stats explained
What every number on your Cue Sense player profile means: win rate, form, frames, breaking, BND and RND, no-shows, head-to-heads, table record, trophies and venue visits.
Running a league
Choosing pool league software — a checklist
What to look for in pool league management software in the UK, from formats and frame scoring to public tables, payments and result confirmation.
Double-elimination knockouts explained
How double-elimination pool knockouts work, why players prefer them, how byes are handled, and how to run one with walk-in entrants on the night.
How to run a pool league in the UK
A practical guide to setting up and running an English pool league — formats, divisions, fixtures, scoring, fees and keeping players engaged all season.
Rules
English pool rules explained — blackball, World Eightball and pub rules
The main rule sets for English pool (British 8-ball), how a frame works, and the key differences between blackball and World Eightball rules, especially foul penalties.
Technique
Build a pre-shot routine for English pool
A simple, repeatable pre-shot routine for English pool players — reading the shot, choosing position, stance, practice cues and delivery — with drills to make it stick.
Getting started
English pool vs American pool — the key differences
English pool and American pool compared: balls, tables, pockets, cues, rules and how the games play differently.