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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS SPORTS - ENGLISH BILLIARDS, Photos of world class players taking part in the English Billiards tournament at the Army Navy Air Force Veterans legion at 3584 Portage Ave. Monday. Photo of Peter Gilchrist, number one ranked player in English Billiards, as he plays during tournament Monday. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). WHAT IS English billiards,: called simply billiards[2] in the United Kingdom, is a cue sport that combines the aspects of carom billiards and pocket billiards. Two cue balls, (one white, one yellow) and a red object ball are used. Each player or team uses a different cue ball. It is played on a billiards table with the same dimensions as a snooker table and points are scored for cannons and pocketing the balls. English billiards has also been referred to as "the English game", "the all-in game" and (formerly) "the common game". May 27, 2019