Billiards is a sport that fall into the category of sports concentration, so much needed resilience and understanding of the proper mental and physical capabilities must be supported by excellence in order to be able to achieve higher and stable.

This sport is played on a table and a special auxiliary equipment as well as its own regulations. The game is divided into several types, among other types of Carom, English Billiard and Pool. Can be played individually or in teams.

For example, type Carom played on a table that has no holes at all. This differs from the type of English Billiard and Pool is played on a table that has a hole as much as 6 units. Although both have the 6 holes, the size or extent of the table between English billiard and Pool were different, broader types of English Billiard table.

Until recently, in 2008, which is growing in Indonesia is the type of pool that is still divided in the No. 15 ball, 8 ball and 9 ball. Back in Indonesia, the pool is always synonymous with the sport played by men only. But today many women are starting fond of billiards sports. Mr. Son is Astaman, former Chairman of the PB. POBSI, who managed to build up the image of Billiards Sports in Indonesia of a Just Sports Recreation Sports Achievement.

Billiards, pool type has evolved into one sport that can take the name of the Indonesian nation. For example, the World Pool Championship (billiards world championship for the type of pool ball number 9) of 2006 yesterday, players such as Ricky Yang, M. Zulfikri made it into the ranks of the 32 major world player. Roy Apancho made it into the ranks of the world's 64 players. Apsi Chaniago made it into the ranks of the world's 128 players.

Between nations at the Games XXIV SEA Games, 2007, occurred a surprise increase in an extraordinary achievement in sports is also kind of Pool Billiards, won a Gold Medal by the inability of the ball number 8, Women's Individual Silver Medal at the same time the ball number 9, Women Individual by a Young Athletes Age Angeline Magdalena Ticoalu and the Gold Medal ball number 9, Men Individual by Ricky Yang.