Editing Eight-ball (section)

===Selection of the target group===
The table is "open" at the start of the game, meaning that either player may shoot at any ball. It remains open until one player legally pockets any called ball other than the 8 after the break. That player is assigned the ''group'', or ''suit'', of the pocketed {{nowrap|ball{{snd}}1 to 7 (solids) or 9 to 15 (stripes){{snd}}}}and the other suit is assigned to the opponent. Balls pocketed on the break, or as the result of a foul while the table is still open, are not used to assign the suits.{{sfnp|BCA|2005|p=47}} Once the suits are assigned, they remain fixed throughout the game. If any balls from a player's suit are on the table, the player must hit one of them first on every shot; otherwise a foul is called and the turn ends. After all balls from the suit have been pocketed, the player's target becomes the 8 for the remainder of the game.