Billiards History
The three origins of billiards
1, originated in China, the British poet Cotton 1674 book, depicting the history of billiards, the book said that billiards is the Crusades, brought back from the East to Europe, an ancient game, and later improved by the Italian and Spanish.
2, originated in the United Kingdom, 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 has also spontaneously set up the first billiards association. 3, originated in France in 1904, the United States of America, Dawson in his book, said that France, during the period of Charles VII, has been billiards. The name of billiards from the French language, as early as the 15th century in France has appeared in the word “billiards”, 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?
There are 13 types of billiards categorized according to different angles: 1, according to whether there are pockets or not: pocket billiards, billiards, 2, according to the country: French billiards, English billiards, American billiards, Chinese snooker billiards. 3, according to the rules and playing style: snooker billiards, 8-ball, 9-ball, 14-1 billiards, 15-ball points, 3-ball billiards, 4-ball billiards.
According to the country classification of billiards
1、British Billiards
English-style billiards also includes two major categories of English proportion billiards and snooker billiards. 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 Billiards
American-style billiards, also known as American 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 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, there are chess ball said.
4、French Billiards
French billiards originated in France, the meaning of which is to hit two balls continuously, that is, to touch two balls continuously with the main ball, which is the most basic requirement of French billiards. The most important difference with the English billiards, American billiards table is that there is no net bag.
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