Billiards | An Elegant Sport

The three origins of billiards
1、Origin in China
The history of billiards is described in the book written by the English poet Cotton in 1674, which talks about billiards being an ancient game brought back to Europe from the East during the Crusades, and later improved by Italy and Spain.
2, originated in England
The British royal family of a recreational project, they like the sport, in December 1836, the first billiard table set up in London, England, the first billiard hall was subsequently opened in London, the United Kingdom also set up the first billiards association.
3、Origin in France
In 1904, the American Dawson said in his book, France, Charles VII period, there has been billiards. The name of billiards from the French language, as early as the 15th century in France has appeared “billiards” word, in addition to the Russian word “BILLE (billiards)” is from the French language. However, it is irrefutable that the earliest organization of billiards was the United Kingdom, where in 1885 the Billiard Association was formed by amateurs and professionals, and the first official rules of the game were drawn up, and in 1908 the Billiard Management Club was formed by the opposing sides, and in 1919 a merger of the Billiard Association and Billiard Management Club was agreed upon to form the Billiards Federation, the supreme organization of English Billiards and Snooker. The supreme organization is the Billiard Federation, which presides over both types of billiards and sets the rules.
What are the classifications of billiards
Categorized according to different perspectives
There are 13 types of billiards: 1. According to the presence or absence of pockets: drop pocket billiards, billiards with open balls. 2. According to the country: French billiards, English billiards, American billiards, Chinese snooker billiards. 3. According to the rules and playing styles: snooker billiards, 8-ball, 9-ball, 14-1 billiards, 15-ball points, 3-ball open balls, 4-ball open balls. 4. According to the rules and playing style: snooker billiards, 8-ball, 9-ball, 14-1 billiards, 15-ball points, 3-ball open balls, 4-ball open balls.
According to the country classification of billiards
1、British billiards British billiards also includes British proportion billiards and snooker billiards two categories. It is mainly popular in Britain and mainland Europe. British-style proportional billiards, also known as three-ball pocket billiards, is a basic type of billiards, is one of the world’s official billiards competitions.
2, American-style billiards American-style billiards, also known as American-style Poole (POOL), is an important school of billiards, is in the French billiards and British billiards after the formation of a new style. It is widely popular in the Western Hemisphere and eastern Asia. American-style billiards can be subdivided into 8-ball billiards, 9-ball billiards, Chicago billiards, Poole billiards and bowling and other types of billiards.
3, Chinese snooker billiards Chinese snooker billiards, also known as ten-hole billiards, originated in China, the table surface in the middle of the increase of four pockets and border, both easy to enter the ball, but also easy to form a snooker, with more dribbling routes. Chinese snooker embodies the focus on the overall situation and formation, more entertaining, challenging and intelligent elements, said the chess ball.
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4, French billiards French billiards originated in France, the meaning of which is the continuous impact of two balls, that is, with the main ball continuously touching two balls, which is the most basic requirements of French billiards. The most important difference with the English billiards and American billiards table is that there is no net bag.
Three points and one line, the target ball into the pocket, this is a clear movement; and hit one, but also consider the white ball’s next position, this is a forward-looking movement; the size of the force, the size of the angle, are determined by the ball’s position, which is also a “degree” of the movement.