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This site is all about snooker and contains articles from various people, videos for you to watch and links to dealers. Browse the site for interesting articles and information on the game and use the ad links to check prices and buy snooker tables and accessories. Read on for more general information about the great game.

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This is a game involving a lot of skill, tactics and eye to hand coordination and is the most popular table game for spectators and television. Billiards was the original game dating way back to early 1800s with the first form of snooker being derived from it around 1875 by british army personel in india. The name is believed to have come from the military term for new soldiers or rookies which was to be called a snooker. When people missed shots in this early game they were called a snooker and the name eventually stuck to the game.

Junior Snooker Table The game grew steadily in popularity through the years till it reached such a popular level that Joe Davis an English player organised the first world championships in 1927. Joe also won every competition right through till 1946. The game didn’t advance in popularity again until 1969 when because of the introduction of colour TV the programme pot black was screened mainly to show of the how great you could see colours on TV. In a way the game owes a lot of its popularity to this programme and the introduction of colour TV. A staggering 18.5 million viewers watched live the 1985 final with Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor.

The standard dimensions of a competition Slate Snooker Table is 12ft x 6ft with six pockets. This Full Size Snooker Table is the favourite size being used in all clubs and competitions. The balls are one white ball which is the cue ball and the only one thats struck with the cue. There are fifteen red balls worth 1 point each and one of these must be potted first followed by any coloured ball then another red a coloured and so on until a shot is missed. There are six coloured balls with different points value – yellow 2pts, green 3pts, brown 4pts, blue 5pts, pink 6pts and black 7pts. Once all the red balls are used up the coloured balls are potted in the order of lowest first. Each individual game is referred to as a frame and in completion the winner is the one who wins the most frames out of a predetermined amount of frames.
There are many companies making products which is great for both choice and price when you go to purchase.

Most competitions use riley or a BCE Snooker Table. A popular version of a snooker table is a combined Snooker Dining Table another is the Junior Snooker Table or 6ft Snooker Table as a full size one needs a lot of space. Please browse the site or search the stores and suppliers for a table to suit your needs and price by using the links on the site.
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