Russian billiards

Table for Russian billiards.

An object ball in front of the corner pocket.

An object ball in front of the side pocket.

Size comparison of different billiard balls
Russian billiards: far left

Russian billiards (also Russian pyramid or only pyramid called) is a Billard variant, which in Russia and the other CIS countries more popular than any other billiards variant, outside is but little known.

history

The history of Russian billiards goes back to Peter the Great . He got to know the game of billiards in the Netherlands in the 18th century and brought it to Russia . There the variant of the pyramid billiards developed.

regulate

A is played on a table of the size snooker swivel table (12 feet), which has, in contrast to this no rounded pocket enemas, with a total of 16 balls 68 mm with diameters even larger than cannon balls. The pockets of the table are cut in such a way that with 71 mm (corner pockets) and 80 to 81 mm (middle pockets) there is only a few millimeters of space for the balls to be punched. You therefore need more precision than in other forms of billiards to punch balls.

The game is usually ended when either player scores 8 points (i.e. pocketing 8 balls). It is not necessary to say which ball you want to punch. If several balls are punched in a legal stroke, the corresponding number of points are awarded.

At the beginning of the game, the 15 white and usually numbered object balls are arranged in a triangle shape (similar to the starting situation in the 8-ball ). The mostly red or yellow cue ball is positioned in the upper quarter.

For a legal shot, a collision with at least one of the object balls must occur in any case, otherwise a shot is considered a foul. A foul is also present if the ball is hit several times with the tip of the cue (piercing), if a ball jumps off the table and if the player does not touch the ground with at least one foot during the hit. After a foul, all balls that left the field of play during the foul are put back on. The opponent of the fouling player then receives a point and a ball of his choice is taken from the table. Furthermore, he has the choice of who continues the game with the next push.

Disciplines

Russian billiards is played in various disciplines. The general rules of Russian billiards apply in all disciplines.

Free pyramid

In the case of the free pyramid (also known as the American pyramid ), any ball may be used as a cue ball for every push (except for the push). The player receives one point for each correctly punched ball. If the cue ball is punched, it must have touched an object ball beforehand in order to be scored and then remains off the table.

Dynamic pyramid

In the dynamic pyramid (also known as the Siberian pyramid ), only the red (or yellow) ball may be used as a game ball. Each correctly sunk ball is scored with one point, including the cue ball if it has previously touched an object ball. If the cue ball is punched, it comes back on the table and the player can place it anywhere on the table (ball in hand). A ball chosen by the player is also removed from the table before the next shot. After the cue ball has been punched, it may not be sunk again in the next hit.

Combined pyramid

In the case of the combined pyramid (also known as the Moscow pyramid ), only the colored ball may be used as a game ball. Each correctly pocketed ball is awarded one point. If the cue ball is punched with a legal push, it comes back on the table and the player has the ball in hand in the upper quarter of the table. Before the next shot, a ball chosen by the player is removed from the table. In contrast to the dynamic pyramid, with the combined pyramid the game ball can also be sunk in successive kicks.

World championships

→ Main article : Free Pyramid World Championship

→ Main article : Dynamic Pyramid World Championship

→ Main article : Combined pyramid world championship

→ Main article : List of world champions in Russian billiards

International championships in the various disciplines of Russian billiards are held regularly. In the Free Pyramid since 1999, followed by the Dynamic and Combined Pyramid in 2007. The following are the ten most successful players in the World Cup since 1999:

space	player	Born	nation				FP	DP	KP	From	To
1	Kanybek Sagynbayev	Nov 11, 1985	KGZ	3	3	1	1	2	0	2007	2014
2	Qanybek Saghyndyqow	0Aug 8, 1983	KAZ	3	0	2	3	0	0	2001	2007
3	Pavel Mechowow	0Apr 9, 1985	RUS	2	2	2	2	0	0	2006	2009
4th	Jaroslaw Wynokur	0Jun 6, 1974	UKR	2	2	0	2	0	0	2003	2011
5	Nikita Liwada	May 30, 1995	RUS	2	1	5	1	0	1	2011	2013
6th	Älichan Qaraneev	Jul 26, 1990	KAZ	2	1	2	1	0	1	2008	2016
7th	Yevgeny Stalev	May 19, 1979	RUS	2	1	0	2	0	0	1999	2000
	Serghei Krîjanovski	0Jul 7, 1996	MDA	2	1	0	2	0	0	2014	2018
	Iosif Abramov	0Apr 9, 2001	RUS	2	1	0	0	0	2	2017	2019
10	Yaroslav Tarnovetsky	0Sep 9 1990	UKR	2	0	4th	0	1	1	2012	2013

literature

• Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis : Théorie mathématique du jeu billard , 1835
• Maurice Vignaux : Le Billard , Paris, Delarue, Libriare-Editeur, 5, Rue Des Grand-Augustins, 5, 1889 and 1895, 412 pp.

See also

Portal: Billiards  - Overview of Wikipedia content on billiards

Web links

Commons : Russian billiards  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• German Billiard Union
• Swiss Billiards Association
• Billiard Sports Association Austria
• European Billiard Council (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ pyramid. In: pyramide100plus.de. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010 ; accessed on August 1, 2016 . 
2. ^ The Billiards Game Pyramid. In: epbf.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation , archived from the original on November 29, 2010 ; accessed on August 1, 2016 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} International Pyramid Confederation : Official International IPC Rules. (PDF; 165 KB) (No longer available online.) In: wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association , pp. 6-7 , archived from the original on November 8, 2016 ; Retrieved April 10, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Сагынбаев Каныбек Калугулович. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Сагындыков Каныбек Калкоманович. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Меховов Павел Владимирович. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Винокур Ярослав Юрьевич. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Ливада Никита Сергеевич. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Каранеев Aлихан Ансарыевич. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Сталев Евгений Евгеньевич. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Крыжановский Сергей Русланович. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Абрамов Иосиф Ашотович. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Тарновецкий Ярослав Васильевич. In: tournamentservice.net. Retrieved March 5, 2019 .