Snooker is played on a rectangular snooker table with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. International or english snooker is the most widely played form of snooker around the worl d. Snooker balls are smaller, 2 18 in comparison to 2. Ninh explains the rules of snooker a popular cue sports table game from england. A player continues until he misses a ball or commits a foul, as players alternate turns. To help you understand them, there are a few helpful links below that will clarify them for you. New rule book for billiards and snooker the snooker forum. Click download or read online button to get alex higgins snooker legend book now. Snooker is a pool game played on a green a baizecovered pool table with 6 pockets.
Snooker game rules and regulations get played in clubs and pubs by amateurs of all levels. Rules of snooker international billiards and snooker. If one or more balls on can be struck at both extreme edges free of obstruction by any ball not on, the cueball is not snookered. Frame a frame of snooker comprises the period of the play from the start, see section 3 rule 3c, with all the balls set as described in section 3 rule 2, each player playing in turn until the frame is completed by. Snooker gained its identity in 1875 when army officer sir neville chamberlain 18561944, stationed in ooty, tamil nadu, devised a set of rules that combined pyramid and black pool. Badminton racket modern badminton rackets are light in weight and dont weigh more than 100 grams. It is generally played on 6x12 english billiard tables, with cushions that are more narrow than on pocket billiard tables and which curve smoothly into the pocket openings.
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a baizecovered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. Badminton 7 apart from the badminton racket and shuttlecock, one would normally get to see the following equipment when a game is on. Frame a frame of snooker comprises the period of the play from the start, see section 3 rule 3c, with all the balls set as described in section 3 rule 2, each player. Feb 19, 2020 snooker requires considerable precision and concentration, and the complexity of its rules makes it harder to master than other forms of billiards like pool. A player resigns because there are not enough balls on the table to make up for the opponents score or he does not have enough options to execute a good snooker to force the opponent into a foul. Please save or print this update aac official rules update v 7.
Diverging from the original snooker, rules for american snooker date back to at least 1925, and have been promulgated by the billiard congress of america bca since the mid20th century. Committing snooker fouls means your opponent gets awarded a minimum of four points. Here are the rule book citations for each answer in the sporcle game sport by rule book quote. World professional billiards and snooker association wpbsa creates the rules and set guidelines to play snooker. A frame of snooker comprises the period of play from the start see section 3 rule 3c, each player playing in turn until the frame is completed by. International or english snooker is the most widely played form of snooker around the world. World snooker official rule book pdf file world snooker official rule book home page. The aim of snooker is to pocket the balls legally according to the rules and to score a greater number of points than the opponent. Here, in a single compact handbook, are all the rules for the myriad forms of pocket billiards.
Thats the reason players do heavy brainstorming before playing any shot as one wrong shot may change the face of the match completely. Download the current 2020 regulations for a complete explanation of the various csi dress codes and enforcement procedures. It can played by 2 or more people either in teams like doubles for example or against each other. The following general rules apply to all the games covered by these rules except when.
Read on to learn everything you need to know to get started playing snooker. Frame a frame of snooker comprises the period of play from the first stroke, with all the balls set as described in section 3, rule 2, until the frame is completed by. Once you get the hang of it, however, snooker plays much like other beloved billiards games and is a fun way to challenge your sense of spatial awareness and control. Wpbsa official rules of snooker updated dmc leisure. The following is a basic set of instructions for the friendly play of the game of billiards and snooker including additional comments designed to assist with the understanding of the game. The centre line of reds should be in line with the pinkbluebrown realise. These are the rules that govern how to play snooker and billiards. The specific training program i have designed will improve the player, and help you understand your cue action and teach you how to control the cue ball, because if.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The table usually has a slate base, covered in green baize. All players should be aware that the wpbsa world professional billiards and snooker association have this month updated the official rules of snooker, please click here opens in a new window to view the latest snooker rule book dated 12 august 2014 direct from the wpbsa website. That is according to the codified wpbsa official rules book for snooker. Frame a frame of snooker comprises the period of play from the start see section 3 rule 3c, each player playing in turn until the frame is completed by. Wpbsa official rules of snooker updated dmc leisure saffron. Frame a frame of snooker comprises the period of the play from the start see section 3 rule 3c, with all the balls set as described in section 3 rule 2, each player playing in turn until the frame is completed by.
Alex higgins snooker legend download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Please direct questions regarding interpretation of the following, or information on how to receive the current bca billiards the official rules and records book to. Im a qualified snooker referee and will be happy to field any posers you might be snookered behind. In addition, the regulations of pool billiards cover aspects of the game not directly related to the game rules, such as equipment specifications and organization of events. Download the rules of the game explanatory notes to 2019 rules update updated november 2019 rules committee the rules committee is chaired by senior referee jan verhaas, who is assisted by brendan moore, paul collier, derek budde, martin clark, colin humphries and. The portable document format may be useful once you are familiar with the basic version. Alex higgins snooker legend download ebook pdf, epub. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 through 7 solid colors, while the other player has 9 thru 15 stripes. So to begin with this beginners guide to snooker lets. Rules of snooker read below for the complete run down of the rules of snooker. The rules of snooker, links to the world snooker rule book. If you look at the previous rule book, all that is said under stroke was that a stroke is not completed until all balls have come to rest and that was it. We recommend reading through the simplified guide to snooker rules and regulations first. The colours should all be on their spots, and the triangle should be as close to, but not touching, the pink as possible.
Simply because snooker rules, here are the rules of snooker. Snooker is a term used to describe a certain scenario. Check out these new chrome snooker balls from krom premeire. Snooker is played with 15 red, 6 colored, and 1 cue ball. The snooker free ball rule means the player may hit any ball of their choice but they must nominate it.
Watch this short video tutorial guide on how to play snooker. The uk founded the world professional billiards and snooker association wpbsa. Rules and specifications billiards congress of america. When a foul is made during a shot, the players turn ends and they receive no points for any balls potted on that shot. A stroke is fair when no infringement of rule is made. The procedure when a stalemate is reached during a respotted black is added to this rule. Snooker 1 about the tutorial snooker is an indoor sport in which a player has to make a strategy before shooting a ball and analyze the postshot movements of the balls in advance before shooting. This to clarify that the strikers partner cannot deliberately change the order of play. Snooker rule changes explained by referee andy yates. Standard definitions used throughout these rules are hereinafter italicised. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins. American snooker is a cue sport played almost exclusively in the united states, and strictly on a recreational, amateur basis. Stroke a a stroke is made when the striker strikes the cueball with the tip of the cue, except whilst addressing the cueball known as feathering b a stroke is fair when no infringement of rule is made. The frame of the racket can be made of common metals like steel or aluminum.
New rule book for billiards and snooker 15th august 2019, 02. Snooker rule changes explained by referee andy yates pro. For details call our bristol office on 0117 317 8200. After a couple of years of intense consideration and debate by a small team, led by jan verhaas, the eagerly awaited new rules of snooker and billiards were published on monday 12th august 2019. The player uses a stick pool cue to strike a cue ball which in turn strikes. It has been the governing body of snooker rules uk and english billiards since setting them in 1968. The word snooker was a longused military term for inexperienced or firstyear personnel. Below are some important rules that a beginner should know. The snooker world championship was first held in 1927. The rules committee is chaired by senior referee jan verhaas, who is assisted by brendan moore, paul collier, derek budde, martin clark, colin humphries and jason ferguson. Snooker rules are very different from other pool or billiards type games.
Nov 01, 2015 snooker is a cue sport that is played on a baizecovered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. In addition, the regulations of pool billiards cover. This section is for those who would like to download the official rule book. A foul is a shot or action by the striker which is against the rules of the game. The new official rule book is now available to purchase. A frame of snooker comprises the period of play from the first stroke, with all the balls set as described in section 3, rule 2, until the frame is completed by. Snooker is played with fifteen object balls that are not numbered and are solid red called reds, six object balls of other colors that are not numbered called colors in snooker and a cue ball called the white ball. Snooker 147 maximums 15 reds taken with 15 blacks are only possible if a player successfully pots a black after every red ball. Eight ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls, numbered 1 through 15. Snooker for beginners snooker rules and refereeing. This section is for those who would like to download the official rule book we recommend reading through the simplified guide to snooker rules and regulations first the portable document format may be useful once you are familiar with the basic version. Snooker is one of the most enjoyable and accessible games out there. A brief summary of the rule changes is provided below. May 29, 2015 ninh explains the rules of snooker a popular cue sports table game from england.
Eight ball eight ball is played with fifteen numbered object balls and the cue ball. If you have questions about the game, please feel free to leave it in the comments thread following the rules, or to email cousinavi at gmail dot com. The official rules and records book is complete with detailed instructions on how to play everything from. Aug 20, 2014 all players should be aware that the wpbsa world professional billiards and snooker association have this month updated the official rules of snooker, please click here opens in a new window to view the latest snooker rule book dated 12 august 2014 direct from the wpbsa website.
Section 2 snooker section 2 definitions standard definitions used throughout these rules are hereinafter italicised. General rules the following general rules apply to all the games covered by these rules except when contradicted by specific game rules. Measurements in parenthesis state the metric equivalent to the nearest millimetre. A fullsize billiards table measures twelve feet by six feet, one and a half inches and has a baize. Draws, rules, result instructions, match cards entry forms. Snooker is when there is no direct path between the cue ball and the ball youre trying to hit.
Please direct questions regarding interpretation of the following, or information on how to receive the current bca billiards the official rules and records book to the billiard congress of america. Section 3 rule 18 fourhanded snooker paragraph f is added. Official volleyball rules 20172020 official volleyball rules 20172020 1 approved by the 35 th fivb congress 2016 to be implemented in all competitions beginning after 1. Certain general rules defining foul strokes govern nearly all games of billiards. Section 3 rule 19 six reds snooker this form of snooker is now formally incorporated in the rules. Snooker rules and regulations simplified for beginners. Snooker rules, learn snooker rules sir billiards sydney. At one end of the table the baulk end is the baulk line, which is 29 inches 74 cm from the baulk cushion the short cushion at the baulk end. Snooker rules states that the 10 red balls are racked in the triangle and placed at the foot of the table behind. In order to make this happen, youll usually have to make a kick shot where the cue ball bounces off one or more rails before it actually hits the targeted ball.
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