SAEDNEWS: Snooker is a game that has seen significant development in China and India, and it has now become a global sport. For more information, stay with Saednews.
According to SAEDNEWS, Snooker is a game derived from other games like billiards, and it entered the world of sports in the 19th century. The first competition for this game was held in 1916, and the first international match was played in 1927. The game became very popular among people, especially in the 1970s and 1980s, when it had its peak in terms of fans.
As you may know, snooker is a unique game in the sports world, where you use a white ball to pot all the colored balls into six pockets on the table. This must be done following a set of rules, otherwise, no points will be awarded. When a frame is completed, it is said that a set has been finished. The player who wins the most frames is declared the winner of the game. The number of frames in the game is fixed, and the game begins with the arrangement of the balls, which must be done according to the rules. A frame ends when the players pot all the balls or when one of them concedes defeat. The game ends when one player wins the most frames and the opponent cannot catch up. For example, if a match consists of 19 frames, the first player to reach 10 points wins the match.
The rules governing the game of snooker were similar to those of billiards in England from around 1770 to 1920. The game was played on a large rectangular table with three balls and six pockets.
The enthusiasm that the English had for snooker was similar to the American love for baseball. Due to this enthusiasm, snooker competitions could be witnessed daily in England. Americans have been involved in this sport for years, although the exact way in which billiards was brought to the USA is unclear. Stories suggest that it was brought by a Spanish man to St. Augustine in 1580, but research indicates that no evidence of this game existed in 1580. It is more likely that the game was introduced to America by English and Indian immigrants.
In the year 1700, some American cabinetmakers decided to create smaller tables for playing billiards. As a result, billiards spread throughout the colonies. The most famous of these was Basford in New York, which was dedicated to stockbrokers. The American billiards game remained the same four-ball billiards game on an 11- or 12-foot table with four pockets and four balls, two of which were white and two were red, until 1870.
Snooker is a two-player game. The size of the snooker balls and table is standardized. A wooden rectangular table, measuring 180 x 370 cm, is covered with a green felt cloth. The snooker table has six pockets: four in the corners and two in the middle of the sides. The table has a top and bottom section. At the bottom end of the table, where the green, brown, and yellow balls are placed, there is a line called the "Baulk" line. In the center of this line, there is a point called "D", and from this point, a semicircle with a radius of 11.5 inches is drawn. The Baulk line is considered the diameter of the semicircle.
The snooker balls are made of phenolic resin, and the diameter of each ball is 2.7 inches (52.5 mm). In snooker, there are 15 red balls, 1 black ball, 1 pink ball, 1 blue ball, 1 brown ball, 1 green ball, and 1 yellow ball. In addition to these, there is a white cue ball that the players strike. To start the game, the balls must be placed in specific positions. From left to right, the green, brown, and yellow balls are placed on the Baulk line at the bottom end of the table. The blue ball is placed in the center of the table. At the top of the table, 15 red balls are arranged in a triangle, and the pink ball is placed at the apex of the triangle, without touching any of the red balls. Finally, the black ball is placed 32.5 cm from the bottom end of the table, at the edge of the triangle.
Scoring in snooker is quite different from other games. Here’s how it works:
Each red ball potted into a pocket scores 1 point.
After potting a red ball, the player can choose the next ball to pot. The most valuable and highest-scoring ball is the black ball, which is worth 7 points.
The pink ball is worth 6 points.
The blue ball is worth 5 points.
The brown ball is worth 4 points.
The green ball is worth 3 points.
The yellow ball is worth 2 points.
The player must first pot a red ball and then proceed to pot a colored ball. After potting a colored ball, the player must return to the red balls, and then pot a colored ball again. This process continues until all the red balls are potted.
After all the red balls have been potted, all the colored balls, except the red balls, are returned to the table. The player must pot the colored balls in ascending order of their value, from the lowest to the highest.
