Snooker

Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12' X 6') baise-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions.

It is played using a cue, one white ball (the cue ball), 15 red balls and 6 colours: a yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black ball worth from two to seven points.

A player wins a frame of snooker by scoring more points than their opponent, by using the cue ball to pot all the red and coloured balls. A match consists of an agreed number of frames.

Snooker is particularly popular in English-speaking countries (Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa), and there has recently been a surge of interest in East Asia, with players from Thailand, Hong Kong and China entering the rankings.