With the improvement of the national economy and the development of the world's billiards sport, billiards has thrived in China, with billiard halls springing up like mushrooms after the rain in various places, and more and more people are fond of the game. What types of billiards are there? How do you choose a billiards table? How do you select a cue? What are the rules of billiards? What are the different techniques? Below, the editor will introduce the relevant knowledge of billiards in detail.

What is billiards?

Billiards is a sophisticated indoor sport that is widely popular internationally. It is a form of indoor recreational sport where players use cues to strike balls on a table, with the winner being determined by scoring points.

Billiards has evolved into a variety of forms: Chinese eight-ball, Russian pocket billiards, British pocket billiards, Carom billiards, American pocket billiards, and snooker. Snooker is the most widespread and has become a competitive sport. Billiards is also known as table tennis (in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau) or pocket billiards (in Taiwan).