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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 6 colours: a yellow (2 points), green (3 points), brown (4 points), blue (5 points), pink (6 points) and black ball (7 points). A player wins a frame of snooker by scoring more points than his opponent, using the cue ball to pot the balls in the manner described below. A match consists of an agreed number of frames. Snooker is particularly popular in English-speaking and Commonwealth countries, and the Far East.
History
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 on the game. Due to the fact that billiards was a two-player game, multi-player variations such as life pool (where different coloured balls were use as cue and/or object balls, depending on the situation or number of players) and pyramid pool (fifteen red balls racked in a triangle where each player received a point per ball potted) became popular. Black pool was a form of pyramid pool that took the black ball from a life pool set so a player could pot a red then the black for more points. The most commonly accepted story is that, at the officers' mess in Jabalpur some time in 1875, a Colonel Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain suggested adding coloured balls to black pool so that the variation featured fifteen reds, a yellow, green, pink and black (blue and brown were added some years later). The word 'snooker' was army slang for a first-year cadet. During a game a cadet missed a shot and Chamberlain said to him: "Why you're a regular snooker!" After explaining the meaning to his fellow peers, Chamberlain added that they were perhaps all snookers at this game. The term was adopted for the new variation and has been in use ever since.Billiards - The Official Rules & Records Book, US ISBN 1558211896 British billiards champion John Roberts travelled to India in 1885, where he met Chamberlain. Chamberlain explained the new game to him, and Roberts subsequently introduced it to England.
Snooker championships date back to 1916. In 1927, Joe Davis helped establish the first professional world championship, and won its prize of £6.10s (£6.50, equivalent to about £200 or $348 today). He went on to win every subsequent world championship until 1946, when he retired from tournament play. The trophy he donated all those years ago is still awarded to the world champion.
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clarered (clare reddington) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:46:27 -0000
@MikeBM hmm HDV has snooker and sofas for after but brasserie blanc wins on friendly service and food...
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zsb (Bela Zsadon) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:19:28 -0000
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zsb (Bela Zsadon) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:08:56 -0000
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rubielow (natasha oke) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:31:21 -0000
RT @KeelandEllis: @rubielow whats snooker?{Are you serious?? Where R u frm?
Got mopped in snooker , baut new game dat I cnt play , fone battery is dead and I feel lyk shite....I absolutly luv these daysî
Adam_2k10 (Adam ) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:27:52 -0000
Got mopped in snooker , baut new game dat I cnt play , fone battery is dead and I feel lyk shite....I absolutly luv these days
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Billiards - The official website of the governing body for snooker and Billiards in England, providing tournaments, news, player profiles and coaching.
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sotonsnooker - Snooker in the Southampton and District compiled and updated by League Secretary Tony Aldridge.
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The Vic Harris Snooker League - The web site includes league tables, forthcoming events and news. Essex, England.
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