 A Bar billiards table. | |
| Highest governing body | All England Bar Billiards Association |
|---|---|
| First played | 1930s |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Type | Cue sport |
| Equipment | Cue, Billiard balls, Skittles |
Bar billiards is a form of billiards which involves scoring points by potting balls in holes on the playing surface of the table rather than in pockets. Bar billiards developed from the French/Belgian game billard russe, of Russian origin. The current form started in the UK in the 1930s and now has leagues in Norfolk, Sussex, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Suffolk, Yorkshire and Northamptonshire. These counties comprise the All England Bar Billiards Association. There are also leagues in Guernsey and Jersey where the annual world championships take place.