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Snooker tournaments
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
The most important event in professional snooker is the World Championship, held annually since 1927 (except between 1958 and 1963). The tournament has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield (England) since 1977, and was sponsored by Embassy from 1976 to 2005. Due to the fact that tobacco companies are no longer allowed to [...]
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Snooker highest break
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
The highest break that can be made under normal circumstances is 147. To achieve that, the player must pot all 15 reds, with the black after every red, followed by potting the six remaining colours. This “maximum break” of 147 rarely occurs in match play. If an opponent fouls before any balls are potted, and [...]
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The end of a frame in snooker
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
A frame normally ends in one of four ways: a concession, when one player gives up due to being too far behind to have a realistic chance of winning the frame. when the pink is potted and the difference between the players’ scores is more than 7 points. The frame is over and, while the [...]
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Snooker fouls
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Action from The Masters Tournament in 2007 A foul is a shot or action by the striker which is against the rules of the game. When a foul is made during a shot, the player’s turn is ended and he will receive no points for the foul shot. The other player will receive penalty points. [...]
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Snooker game play
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Objective The objective of the game of snooker is to strike the white cue ball with a cue in the direction of other object-balls and to pot these object balls in one of the six pockets. This must be done according to the rules of the game, which are described below. By potting object balls [...]
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Snooker table
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Snooker table, drawn to scale Snooker is played on a rectangular 6′ by 12′ (about 1.83m by 3.66m) table with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. At one end of the table (the ‘Baulk End’) is the so-called ‘baulk line’, which is 29 inches from the [...]
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Snooker governing body
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Action from The Masters Tournament in 2007 The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), founded in 1968 as the Professional Billiard Players’ Association, is the governing body for the professional game. Its subsidiary, World Snooker, organises the professional tour. The organisation is based in Bristol, England. Some consider that the world governing body has [...]
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Snooker history
Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Illustration of a game of three ball pocket billiards in early 19th century Tübingen, Germany The game of billiards dates back to the 15th century but snooker is a more recent invention. In the late 19th century billiards games were popular among British army officers stationed in India, and players used to experiment with variations [...]
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Snooker
Friday, March 6th, 2009
Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12′ × 6′) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. It is played using a cue, one white ball (the cue ball), 15 red balls (worth 1 point each) and [...]