Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a billiards table, called a baize, where 22 balls — the white cue ball, 15 red and six others that are yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black ...

SNOOKER chiefs are ready to make radical changes to the sport — to help colour-blind fans. Top-secret talks have taken place over replacing the red, green and brown balls to make them more eye ...

The first is that balls in snooker are worth points, and need to be potted in order of ascending value. First, the 15 reds (worth one point each), then the yellow (worth two), the green ...

SNOOKER dates back to 1875 but became popular in the 20th century. One of the most recognisable features of the game is the green baize, but not everybody knows why the colour green was chosen. Why… ...

The 2025 World Snooker Championship recently wrapped up, with China’s Zhao Xintong beating former champion Mark Williams in the final to become his country’s first world champion. However ...

A ‘Just Stop Oil’ protester throws orange powder on a table at the World Snooker Championship in England on April 17, 2023. AP. On the other table, featuring a match between Mark Allen and Fan ...

A short-lived experiment in 1959 saw the introduction of a “Snooker Plus” tournament, which included two additional colours, an orange ball worth eight points and a purple worth 10, which ...

Behind the Black Ball Final and how snooker’s greatest game gripped a nation. A final mismatch 40 years ago produced one of snooker’s greatest matches. Mark Staniforth.

The orange also made it difficult to track the ball and caused a few disagreements between players. One such occasion was during a match between Arthur Terry and Riland Metcalfe in 1871, with ...

The vivid orange not only caused eye strain but also made it tough for players to follow the balls, and on occasion, sparked contention. Such was the case during an 1871 face-off between Arthur ...

SNOOKER chiefs are ready to make radical changes to the sport — to help colour-blind fans. Top-secret talks have taken place over replacing the red, green and brown balls to make them more eye ...

A short-lived experiment in 1959 saw the introduction of a “Snooker Plus” tournament, which included two additional colours, an orange ball worth eight points and a purple worth 10, which ...