Three-Cushion Billiards
Pocketless cue sport where the cue ball must hit at least three cushions before touching the second object ball.
👥1 per team🌤indoor
What is Three-Cushion Billiards?
Three-cushion billiards (or three-cushion carom) is played on a pocketless table with three balls. To score, the shooter's cue ball must strike three or more cushions before contacting the second object ball. It is enormously popular in Belgium, Türkiye, South Korea and Vietnam, with a well-established world championship since 1928.
Quick facts
Category
Precision Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇫🇷 France
Estimated origin
Late 19th century France; World Championship since 1928
Olympic
No
Popularity
major
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-20.verified