All the usual snooker rules apply with the following exceptions. The high profile and high stakes of the professional game required clarification and definition of the rules. Blackball rules visual guide the following is a comprehensive visual guide to blackball pool rules as sanctioned by the world poolbilliards association wpa as played throughout the united kingdom and indeed worldwide. The six red world championship also known as the sangsom 6 red world championship for sponsorship purposes is a six red snooker tournament, played with the six colour balls and six reds. The 2019 six red world championship also known as the 2019 sangsom six red world championship for sponsorship reasons was a six red snooker invitational tournament held between 2 and 7 september 2019 at the bangkok convention center in bangkok, thailand. Each red ball is worth 1 point while the points for the hues are listed below. Section 2 snooker d the frame is claimed by the striker, when black is the only object ball remaining on the table, aggregate points are not relevant, and there is a difference of more than seven points between the scores in the strikers favour. No matter which game you prefer, weve got the rules for you, including snooker, pool or 8 ball. 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. Old english table games snooker and billiards comprehensive instructions for friendly play.
Draws, rules, result instructions, match cards entry forms. It follows that if there is no referee, there cannot be a miss. Of these 21 balls, 15 are red called reds and 6 are of different hues called hues. Snooker isnt supported as i havent worked up the courage to put together a suitable table for it yet. 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 table, merlins hat, 50 spotcha cards, 6 flags green, blue, yellow, red, 0, and 3, 1 score pad, 1 pencil, 1 game rules manual.
This rule requires that a referee make a judgement call. One player must pocket balls of the group numbered 1 through 7 solid colors, while the other player has 9 thru 15 stripes. Each player uses the white ball cue ball to pot the 21 object balls of different values. Red 1 yellow 2 green 3 brown 4 blue 5 pink 6 black 7 snooker terminology. Championships world under21 world under18 world team world 6 red world billiards. World professional billiards and snooker association wpbsa creates the rules and set guidelines to play snooker. This must be done according to the rules of the game, described below. In sixred snooker, the traditional game of snooker is shortened, with fewer redballs to pot. The objective of the game of snooker is to strike the white cue ball with a cue in the direction of other object balls and to pot these object balls in one of the six pockets. The 2017 sangsom six red world championship was a six red snooker invitational tournament held between 4 and 9 september 2017 at the bangkok convention center in bangkok, thailand.
The table usually has a slate base, covered in green baize. There are 22 balls on the table which include 15 red, 6 colour balls and a white cue ball. International or english snooker is the most widely played form of snooker around the world. Snooker is a pool game played on a green a baizecovered pool table with 6 pockets. Aug 29, 2017 a set of 21 balls are used in a typical game of snooker. See also current seasons fixtures, 6 red world championship results archive, and the snooker page with all todays snooker results and fixtures. The portable document format may be useful once you are familiar with the basic version. The event was the 2019 edition of the six red world championship, first held in 2008. Regulation snooker balls which are specified in metric units are nominally 52. Colour one of the six balls that are neither red nor white.
Ninh explains the rules of snooker a popular cue sports table game from england. I have added these quizzes to help you understand how the rules are interpreted. The snooker must be declared by the referee for it to be in effect. Red red in color, there are 15 at the start of the game colour one of the six balls that are neither red nor white ball values. In six red snooker, the traditional game of snooker is shortened, with fewer red balls to pot. Usdaa snooker summary by linda kipp 12015 page 1 usdaa snooker summary of rules and strategy basic rules. Diverging from the original snooker, rules for american snooker date back to at least 1925, and have been promulgated by the billiard congress of. Yellow worth 2 points, green 3 points, brown 4 points, blue 5 points, pink 6 points and the black ball worth 7 points. Explanatory notes to 2019 rules update updated november 2019 rules committee. It is generally played on 6 x12 english billiard tables, with cushions that are more narrow than on pocket billiard tables and which curve smoothly into the pocket openings. The 2018 sangsom sixred world championship was a sixred snooker invitational tournament being held between 3 and 8 september 2018 at the bangkok convention center in bangkok, thailand. Mark williams was the defending champion, but he lost in the last 16 to amateur player mohammed shehab. The scoring ball or white ball is referred to as the cue ball. Yellow 2, green 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6, and black 7.
Snooker is played with fifteen object balls that are not numbered and are solid red called reds, six object balls of other. Snooker balls are smaller, 2 18 in comparison to 2. We also provide answers to the most asked questions in the snooker faq guide. The snooker world championship was first held in 1927. May 29, 2015 ninh explains the rules of snooker a popular cue sports table game from england.
Snooker game rules and regulations get played in clubs and pubs by amateurs of all levels. Snooker rules states that the 10 red balls are racked in the triangle and placed at the foot of the table behind. There will be no more than five consecutive foul and a miss calls at any one time. Special rules for advanced play push your luck bonus roll advanced rules for two players crazy combos if you grab the 0 flag and get to roll for bonus points, you may push your. The 2018 sangsom six red world championship was a six red snooker invitational tournament being held between 3 and 8 september 2018 at the bangkok convention center in bangkok, thailand. This is added to make sure that, when the striker plays two consecutive strokes with ancillary equipment, and. Competition will use the official 6 red snooker rules all four games on each night will be 5 frames. A legitimately potted ball gives the right to the striker to continue at the table until he fails to officially pot a ball. International or english snooker is the most widely played form of snooker around the worl d.
A set of balls comprises of 15 red balls, and one each of the following coloured balls. Snooker rules are very different from other pool or billiards type games. 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. No weight for the balls is specified in the rules, only that the weight of. It is a foul for the shooter to snooker the opponent behind the free ball except when only the pink and black are left on the table. 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. If there are fewer that 15 red balls in the triangle, then from any spot in the d, you are snookered on all red balls. Clubs must have aramith tournament champion snooker balls sets available for each table of play. If he fails to first contact a red ball on his stroke, he has fouled if he has fouled, the table is not reset and the frame is not restarted. Back balls, red and black 84 55e plant shots balls apart back balls, red and black 85 snookering 86 56a snookering colours on spot, one red, baulk end 86 56b snookering colours on spotsone red, spot end 88 56c snookering blue, pink, black 89 out of snooker 90 57a out of snookers 91 57b out of snookers 92 57c out of snookers 93.
Stroke diii any ancillary equipment being used by the striker has been removed, or the referee is satisfied that the stroke is completed. Amendments to the rules of snooker and billiards to take effect on august 12th 2014 snooker section 2 rule 6 stroke. Snooker is played on a rectangular snooker table with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. The word snooker came into light when one of the opponents of chamberlain failed to pocket a ball and was called a. 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. Each time you complete a red, the judge will call out one to the scribe. 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. For the first stroke of each turn, until all reds are off the table, red or a free ball nominated as a red is the ball on, and the value or each red and any free ball nominated as a red, potted in the same stroke, is scored. Snooker school teachers and coaches may find it easier to study the key elements in the pdf rules book. Download free pdf english books from english grammar pdf and word doc at easypacelearning. Snooker rules and regulations simplified for beginners. When red is the ball on, if the cueball is obstructed from hitting. When red is the ball on, if the cueball is obstructed from hitting different reds by different balls not on, there is.
Pot to put a ball into a pocket and have it stay there foul to do something against the rules. Tss conforms to the rules of professional snooker as far as possible. These are the rules that govern how to play snooker and billiards. Snooker was invented in 19th century by changing some rules in billiards. American snooker is a cue sport played almost exclusively in the united states, and strictly on a recreational, amateur basis. 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. The person about to play or in play is the striker and remains so until the referee. Matunga gymkhana 6 red open snooker rules the usual rules of snooker apply with the following exceptions. Just click on the sport name in the top menu or country name on the left and select your competition. 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. Eight ball is a call shot game played with a cue ball and fifteen object balls, numbered 1 through 15. Rules of the game of snooker international billiards.
The goal is to pot a red ball first followed by a colored ball then red then colored. Scoring is cumulative within a single strike so for instance, a common play is to both pot and go in off the red ball, thus scoring 6 points. There are 15 reds each worth 1 point and 6 coloured balls. All the usual snooker rules apply with the following. Main changes since publication 06092019 rules of the game of snooker section 2 6. There will be no more than 5 consecutive foul and a miss calls at any one time. Watch this short video tutorial guide on how to play snooker. Sir neville chamberlain finalized the rules in 1884. Below are some important rules that a beginner should know. Snooker rules billiards rules rules changes snooker history coaching maintenance playing conditions honour board constitution.
Snooker for beginners snooker rules and refereeing. When red is the ball on, if the cueball is obstructed from hitting different reds by different balls not on, there is no effective snookering ball. Check out these new chrome snooker balls from krom premeire. Mastering pool mika immonen billiard training cue ball control by thailand pool tables duration. Sixred snooker is a variant of snooker, but with only six red balls initially on the table as opposed to the standard fifteen. You are expected to know at least most of the rules, too. A simplified form of snooker ie six reds this version can be played with any number of red balls. Snooker is played with 15 red, 6 colored, and 1 cue ball.
Play from where the balls have come to rest ask the opponent to play again from where the balls have come to rest play the cue ball from anywhere. Cards, 6 flags green, blue, yellow, red, game rules manual. See also current seasons fixtures, 6 red world championship results archive, and the snooker page with all todays snooker. In billiards only red balls are used while in snooker colored balls are also used besides the red balls. According to the rules, a miss is in play when the cueball fails to first contact a ball on and the referee considers that the striker has not made a good enough attempt to hit a ball on based on his ability to play the game. Six red snooker sometimes spelled sixreds, 6 red, and also known as super 6s, is a variant of snooker, but with only six red balls initially on the table as opposed to the standard fifteen overview. About the tutorial snooker is an indoor sport in which a player has to make a strategy before shooting a. Balls are pocketed in this order yellow2, green3, brown4, blue5, pink6, black7. Snooker rules, learn snooker rules sir billiards sydney. Note that we dont all agree on every one of these interpretations, and in fact have have some heated arguments on the answers given to some of them. Section 2 snooker section 2 definitions standard definitions used throughout these rules are hereinafter italicised. A set of 21 balls are used in a typical game of snooker. Stroke a a stroke is made when the striker strikes the cueball with the tip of the cue.
Understanding the miss snooker rules and refereeing. It is arguably the sports pinnacle and one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Pocket any ball on or free ball to continue at the table. This site is for anyone who wants to learn about a new sport, brush up on some rules, or even settle an argument. Until now the amateur and professional played the same game but by different rules. Stroke a a stroke is made when the striker strikes the cueball with the tip of the. The event was won by kyren wilson, defeating ding junhui 84 in the final. The six colours a term referring to all balls except the white and the reds are placed on their.