With the improvement of the national economy and the development of snooker worldwide, billiards has thrived in China, with billiard halls popping up like mushrooms after rain, and more and more people are fond of the game. What types of billiards are there? How to choose a billiard table? How to select a cue? What are the rules of billiards? What are the different playing styles? Below, our editor will introduce the relevant knowledge about billiards in detail.

What is billiards?

Billiards is a refined indoor sport that is widely popular internationally, where players use cues to hit balls on a table and rely on scoring to determine the winner of the match.

Billiards has evolved into various types: Chinese 8-ball, Russian pocket billiards, English pocket billiards, Carom billiards, American pocket billiards, and Snooker, with Snooker being the most common and having become a competitive sport. Billiards is also known as "table tennis" (in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau) and "pocket billiards" (in Taiwan).