Xavi Vall, billiards player since childhood, instructor, and the person behind Learn Billiards.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over all these years around a pool table, it’s that billiards isn’t about strength or luck.
It’s about concentration, calmness, and precision.
It’s about understanding what happens before you move the cue.
That’s why I teach the way I do, and that’s why I’m still here.
My Beginnings in Billiards
I started playing billiards when I was 12 years old, at Casa de España Club in the Dominican Republic. 🇩🇴
Friends from Casa de España, Dominican Republic
The first time I walked into the club’s game room, I completely fell in love with billiards.
I went there every day to play, even though I had no coordination at all, until Papo, the man who looked after the game room, taught me the basics—how to position my hands to hold a cue properly.
Xavi Vall – 1st Place
With time, hard work, and dedication, I became a professional player, winning national championships both individually and as part of a team.
Billiards Teammates, Casa de España, Dominican Republic
From Playing to Teaching
I started teaching my own method to my friends and people around me because I noticed they were making the same mistakes I had made when I first started playing.
I gave lessons while also organizing tournaments to measure our level of play.
Organizing Mini Tournaments at the Club
In 2009, I started looking for websites that could help me improve my game. At that time, there was very little information about billiards on the internet.
So I created a blog to collect everything I learned… and over time, it became the largest and most visited billiards website in Spanish: Aprender Billar.
Today
More than 3 million people have learned to play billiards with me through in-person lessons, my website, social media, and my books.
I’ve won quite a few tournaments, but the greatest reward was never the trophies.
The best part of this journey has been the people I’ve met along the way—people I enjoy talking to and helping improve their game.
Xavi Vall, Carlos Durán, David Sotelo, Manuel Vicente
Everything starts with taking a small step, believing in yourself, and having the desire to improve.
That’s exactly what I hope to give you here.
Xavi Vall, author of 5 books
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If you’re tired of being stuck at the same level, or if you want to give a billiards player a gift they’ll actually use, now is the perfect time to get started. (All links open in a new window.)
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