Is Billiards considered a sport?

I have heard in some aspects, Billiards is not considered a sport. In some other aspects how ever, Billiards is considered a sport not so much of the minimal physical requirements, but because of the mental concentration it takes to play. I never see any big stories or links about billiards mentioned on sports sites or anything like that. What is the deal?

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well,
it takes skill, practice, balls are involved, you use lots of muscles and its very competitive. i would say it is a sport.

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In my opinion, sweat is required to be considered "sport".

Golf, bowling, billiard doesn't fit the discription.

They should be in the same category as chess (game).

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It is officially considered a sport.

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I would say that if you consider cheerleading a sport then yes pool is a sport.

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Well, they show it on ESPN, oh wait, they also show Scrabble Championships. It doesn't really matter if it is a sport or not, however, it does require mental toughness and lots of practice to be good. I would consider it to be a leisure activity.

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Yeah, I think so...But making it a credible physical ed class is a little too much.

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They play it on ESPN. It has to be a sport. It would be an anaerobic sport though. Most people consider sports as aerobic activities, but things like bowling, fishing, and pool are sports.

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OF COURSE

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Its a sport

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Itz a game..Not a sport...Now dat'll lead 2 anotha ques i guezz.

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