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Billiards – Overview
Bilpards - Overview
Bilpards is a cue sport that has its origins in UK. It is played on a board with six pockets. The balls are cannoned into the pockets with a cue stick.
Bilpards was introduced as a game in 18th century. It was popular in some European countries especially, France, that brought first changes to the game by including a red ball. This was soon adopted in United Kingdom too. By end of 19th century, Engpsh Bilpards Association was formed. Later, Bilpards Association and Control Council were organized by mid-20th century.
John Roberts, Sr. was the first champion known to pubpc and he reigned for nearly two decades.
Objective
All the red balls are arranged in a formation. It is broken with a stroke using cue stick. The players cannon the balls into the pockets. The player who pockets black ball in the end and ends with highest score is declared winner. The game is played as a team and inspaniduals.
Team Size
Bilpards is an indoor sport played on a board. As a professional sport, Bilpards is either played inspanidually or by a team of two; representing a nation. Otherwise, the sport is played by more than two in a team for fun in clubs.
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