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Billiards
Billiards or pool is a game consisting of billiard balls, cuess, and a particular table (usually slate covered in felt, twice as long as it is wide - e.g. 4'X8', 4.5'X9', 5'X10' and with or without pockets). There are numerous games that have different goals of winning (e.g. making a certain number of balls, or a certain ball). Usually, games are played by hitting a "cue ball" into an object ball with the cue stick. The name derives from the correlation of the number of numbered balls in a standard billiard set and the number of zeroes in the number one billiard (fifteen).
In 1865, John Wesley Hyatt patented a composition material resembling ivory (Celluloid) for a billiard ball (US50359), winning $10,000 prize from Phelan and Collender of New York City for the best substitute for ivory. This was the first U.S. patent for billiard balls.
Billiard games by table type
English billiard table
French or Continental billiard table (no pockets)
Pool table
Russian billiard table (pockets are 74mm, balls are 68mm)
- Moscow Style
- Russian Pyramid
Tables unique to a (widespread) game
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Mosconi Cup
International tournament between Team USA and Team Europe. Features its history, fixtures and results, players, photo gallery, and archive.
http://www.mosconicup.com/
Internet Equal Offense
Dedicated to playing Billiards around the World with the use of the Internet. Playing in international billiard tournaments since 1992 reporting scores on Internet.
http://www.tourboard.com/ieo/
Pool4U.com
Information portal and directory for pool tournaments throughout the United States. Features dates, prize list, entry fees, location, contact details and links. Public submissions of upcoming tournaments are welcome.
http://www.pool4u.com/
LaddersOnline
Offers golf, tennis, darts, bowling, racquetball and billiards players a way to find face-to-face competition either at home or when travelling.
http://www.laddersonline.com/
United States Poolplayers Electronic Information Service
Providing US tournament information via e-mail.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Bleachers/8124/uspeis.html
Billiards Digest: Live Tournament Coverage
Coverage of professional and amateur tournaments.
http://www.billiardsdigest.com/mainevent/
VPWizard's House of Online Billiards
Links to billiards sites, both virtual and real game.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Boulevard/1162/VPWizardsBil.html
World Pool Championship
Official site of the WPA World Pool Championship with player statistics, match details and daily stories.
http://www.worldpoolchampionship.com
Chesapeake Area Tour (CAT)
The CAT is a women's 9-Ball billiards tour with a mission to support and promote the growth of women's amateur billiards in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
http://www.threecatproductions.org/
TotalPool.info
News, players, tournaments, and contacts.
http://www.totalpool.info/
Pool Tournaments Online
Links to pool tournaments, shop for billiards supplies, a forum, and photographs.
http://www.pooltournamentsonline.com
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