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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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]