British snooker pro Judd Trump is currently leading the world rankings. He has been a professional player since 2005 and has won numerous tournaments since then. After his successes at the World Championship, the UK Championship, and the Masters, Trump won the Triple Crown. With the victory at the World Open last year, he has […]

Whilst many might envision snooker as a quiet and serene sport for the most part, with quiet audiences and hushed commentators, the sport has had its fair share of sublime, ridiculous and downright stupid moments over the years. These are just a few highlights from some of the greatest characters in this fascinating sport. Ronnie’s […]

If you enjoy playing both snooker and pool then you will have probably have noticed that there is a difference between snooker and pool cues. But have you ever stopped and thought why this is so? Are the differences created for a reason, and if so what? Perhaps if you are a very experienced player […]

There are many different types of games that you can play with a cue and balls, and one of the lesser known but highly popular with players that enjoy playing it is carom billiards. Other similar games to carom billiards are: Three-Cushion Billiards Casim Balkline Artistic Billiards Playing these games you would use a cuing […]

Snooker is a great game to play as you hardly need any equipment whatsoever to play it. The only piece of kit that you have to have is a cue, so don’t penny pinch and get a cue that suits your body and your style of playing. Believe it or not there are several factors […]

Playing any sport professionally takes a great deal of dedication and time, and that is why age limits are leveled for young persons to become professionals. There are many reasons that this is deemed so, for instance for the protection of the minor as young people are considered vulnerable in a cut-throat professional world. Also, […]

Snooker is probably the only game that is played in a waistcoat and a bow-tie, as it was often played after formal dinners in large country houses. For the non-initiated it may seem a complicated game as so many balls of different colors are bouncing all over the green baize. However, the strategies of playing […]

The gaming tables that are featured below are some of the most expensive billiard and pool tables in the world. Most players can only dream of actually playing on such fantastic works of art. But functionally they are also superb, they are made from the highest quality materials, and are as flat as a pancake, […]

To play pool at any level the most important piece of equipment you need is the Table. Most pool and billiard tables around the world will be of the same dimensions, although there are some miniature type tables used because of lack of space. But that is where it all ends, size as they say […]

Snooker balls are balls of different colors that are used for playing games such as billiards and snooker. Modern snooker balls have been developed over the years as materials available have changed and the old materials were either deemed too expensive, inappropriate or not effective to play the game. One material that snooker balls were […]

As the days begin to lengthen and the blossoms start to appear on the trees and hedgerows, the minds of snooker fans across the country, and indeed the world, turn to one thing: the World Championships. For a little over two weeks at the back end of April and the start of May, the otherwise […]

Why People Love Pool Pool has become one of the most popular and fun bar sports in the world. You can find a pool table in almost every sports club in the world. It is so popular thanks to the fact that everyone can play it and you don’t need a lot of skills in […]