Indian snooker game

Soon after its invention by Chamberlain, it became one of the most popular games among British soldiers stationed in the Indian Subcontinent. Even today, the Ooty Club has a billiards room, where a snooker table from the period is carefully preserved, singing the songs of history to every visitor.

Today, snooker is played in 90 countries by over million people and watched by million people worldwide. The days of it being included in the prestigious Olympic games is not far. The game is reaching epic proportions of popularity in China with more than 60 million people playing the game! However, as the birthplace of snooker, India needs to step up its game. The first-ever Indian Open of , was a step in the right direction. The reputation of the game as elitist may have been a contributing factor.

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We settled down a bit. So, I don't think that there is really any kind of momentum that we are thinking of as of now. Just looking to relax and take some time off the game at least for a week and 10 days but yeah when the new year starts, then I will be back on the table," said Advani.

With the postponement of the World Snooker Championship, the ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani will have to once again stop and start afresh despite this being the perfect time for him to play with a National Billiards title victory under his belt.

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Snooker in India is held without any promotions. This game is concentrated among the posh families. The snooker players have over the years represented India at various national and international events. Snooker in modern India is not a popular sport for every one. This game is concentrated among the rich people of India.

Snooker is a game played on a table covered with baize. The snooker has its origin back to the later half of 19th century.

The exact origin is not written anywhere clearly but it is recorded that Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain visualized the game in the British army officer's mess in Jubbulpore, India, in Term of Snooker The term "snooker" is originated from a slang word used for the first year cadets of British army or for inexperienced personnel.

Due to his initiative, the game got a professional status from just a pastime activity. Introduction of Snooker in India Snooker is a blend of pyramid pool and life pool games. The restricted rules of the game were first published in in a meeting of the British officers at Udhagamandalam and Ootakamund which is now called as Ooty in the Nilgiri District of modern Tamil Nadu.

But it was not accepted by the governing body of that period, "The Billiard Association" until 11th December The snooker in India got spread all over by Chamberlain through his postings in different parts of the country. The pockets of the table are also made according to the governing body tables. Objective of Snooker The aim of the game is to score maximum points to beat the opponent by potting balls in a predefined order.

The 15 red pyramid balls are racked up in a triangle together with the balls from Life pool that are placed separately and the black is placed below the reds at the foot of the table.

Then the players hit the shots one by one. They intend to pot one of the red balls to score a point. If the player succeeds to pot a red ball then another chance is given to pot the other coloured balls. The points earned on potting the yellow ball are 2, 3 for the green, 4 for the brown, 5 for the blue, 6 for the pink and 7 for the black. The process is repeated until the player fails to pot the desired ball and then the opponent comes to take his turn.

When on the board only the 6 coloured balls are left and all the red balls are potted the coloured balls are then placed at 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 order. The balls remain of the table while potted in this phase. The game ends with the potting of the final ball and the player with higher points is declared as the winner. Points in Snooker in India A snooker player in India can also earn points while an opponent fouls by hitting any other colour balls when trying to hit a red or by potting a colour which was not being attempted.

The opponent's foul may award 4 to 7 points to the player. Use of Accessories Indian snooker players use various accessories which include chalk for the tip of the cue, a triangle to rack the reds and a scoreboard.