Billiard Billiard finds it's roots in 15th century France. The game spread towards England, and different versions of billiards were common. Pool and Snooker originated from pocket billiards in England, while the French game of carom billiards is still known as Billiard. Carom billiard is played with three balls on a pocketless table. The object was to hit both of the object balls with the cue ball, called a carom or a billiard. The most well know variant of billiards is three cushion billiards, in which the cue ball has to hit at least three cushions before striking the second object ball. World 3 Cushion Championship: Men Women Men: World Team 3 Cushion Championship Men: World One Cushion Championship Men: World Championship Cadre 71/2 Men: World Championship Cadre 47/2 Men: World Championship Artistique Men: World Games: 3 Cushion European 3 Cushion Championship: Men Women Men: European One Cushion Championship Men: European Championship Cadre 71/2 Men: European Championship Cadre 47/2 Men: European Championship Artistique Men: Asian Games: 3 Cushion Defunct Event: Partie Libre Defunct Events: Men: World Championship Partie Libre Men: World Championship Cadre 47/1 Men: European Championship Partie Libre Men: European Championship Cadre 47/1