Billiard is one of the oldest games, invented by man. Set an exact time of appearance of billiards is not possible, but the home billiards recognized according to some sources India, on the other - China.

However, in Europe since the middle ages there was a game that can be considered the ancestor of billiards. It was called "PallMall" and its rules were similar to billiards, but the main difference was that in "PallMall" played on the earthen floor, about the size of a tennis court. The essence of the game was to roll up large balls in a special gate.

The word "billiard" is derived from the Saxon word ball (the ball) and yerds (stick) and was originally written as a ball-yerds.

Billiards Championship in Europe to challenge France and England. Historians claim that in the XV century, French King Louis XI in his palace had a billiard table. And later, already under Louis XIII, in the palace of Fontainebleau was fitted first in Europe premise for a game of billiards, which is now part of the composition of the museum Fontainebleau.

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