1.1 Market Landscape

• The global billiards market is valued at approximately $2.5 to $3 billion annually, with particularly strong engagement across Asia, including South Korea, China, and Vietnam.

• In South Korea alone, the sport boasts a participation base of over 10 million individuals, supported by more than 10,000 billiard venues and an active professional league operated by the PBA (Professional Billiards Association).

• Despite this scale, digital infrastructure remains underdeveloped: essential services such as payments, performance tracking, player management, and fan interaction are largely limited to offline channels. Adoption of Web3 solutions is virtually non-existent.

• Key Growth Catalysts:

  1. Rising interest in sports among the Web3-native MZ generation

  2. Expansion of eSports and mobile live-streaming

  3. Growing global appetite for NFTs and tokenized assets

  4. Acceleration of the Web3 transition across global sports and fandom communities

Billiards Hub aims to bridge this technological gap by delivering a digitally native billiards ecosystem that empowers active participation from both fans and players.