Billiard table (carom)
The pool table for the Karambolspiel has, unlike the tables for snooker and billiards , no "pockets", but a closed - by four bands limited - rectangular playing area. In common collision parlance, the table is also called a " board ".
The material standard of the German Billiard Union (DBU) regulates, u. a. for sporting use within the area of responsibility (Germany) that the table must be between 750 and 800 mm high up to the top edge of the frame.
Table sizes
Three formats are permitted (inside length × width, aspect ratio: 2: 1):
| Dimensions in cm |
Tournament billiards |
Half- match |
Match billiards |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 210.00 | 230.00 | 284.00 |
|
B (= ½ A) |
105.00 | 115.00 | 142.00 |
|
C (= ½ B) |
52.50 | 57.50 | 71.00 |
|
D (= ½ C) |
26.25 | 28.75 | 35.50 |
|
E (~ D) |
27.00 | 29.60 | 36.50 |
|
F (= ½ E) |
13.50 | 14.80 | 18.25 |
| Touch-up marks | |||
| 1 | upper touch-up mark (ball 3, red) | ||
| 2 | lower touch-down mark (ball 2, yellow if opponent) | ||
| 3 | side touch-up mark (ball 1, white) | ||
| 4th | middle touch-up mark | ||
For the version of cone billiards, a table with the following dimensions is permitted in addition to the small billiards:
- Cone billiards: 180 × 90 cm. This size is also called "home billiards".
- Viennese coffeehouse billiards : 190 × 95 cm.
Tolerances
A tolerance of ± 5 mm is permitted.
Gangs
The edge of the board (border) of the table must be 125 ± 10 mm wide and with so-called diamonds (three or five each on the head sides and seven or nine each on the long sides), which are marked ⅛ of the playing surface length or ¼ of the width (see table size "D").
Touch-up marks
There are five attachment markings (see table and drawing). The red ball (Ball III) is always placed on the "1". With the starting or opening kick (starting player has white = ball I) yellow (ball II) comes on the "4" and the player can choose position "3a" or "3b". If yellow kicks (Ball I), the positions change.
With a press ball, when two or all balls are in contact, Ball III is placed on "1" as usual, Ball II on "4" and Ball I on "2".
Gangs
The table has a circumferential, pointed rubber band with a height of 37 ± 1 mm (inner edge to the playing surface), which is covered by billiard cloth. The playing surface (top) consists of at least 45 mm thick slate, covered by billiard cloth . Tables for tournaments must have electrical heating, which can keep the temperature of the playing surface between 25 and 28 ° C. The attachment marks required for the respective game (see variants ) are applied thinly to the cloth with chalk, pencil or ink.
Special forms
In the course of time, various special shapes, different from the rectangular one, were designed and tried out. These range from pentagons and octagons to circular and elliptical tables. Today these are only used for entertainment purposes.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Hannes J. Rohner: Billiards - sport, games and entertainment with tradition and future . The carom billiards manual for beginners and advanced players. Ed .: Self-published. Zurich / Uster 2000, p. 5 ( bommeltje.nl [PDF; 2.0 MB ; accessed on September 13, 2019]).
- ↑ DBU material standards carom , status 12/2007 (PDF file; 62 kB) Section II.2.1.1 Height of the billiards, accessed on September 22, 2012