What is the golden ball? Traditionally snooker has comprised of 22 balls; 15 reds and six colours plus the white cue ball, but the World Masters is introducing a 23rd – the golden ball.

There were stunning scenes in Welsh Open qualifying as English snooker star Michael Holt astonishingly managed to concede 50 ...

Snooker can be a frustrating sport, as one player realised the hard way in excruciating fashion while trying to qualify for ...

Snooker itself evolved from the much older ... Pot that red and they can go for a ball of another colour again. The red/colour/red/colour sequence continues until there are no reds left on the ...

There were remarkable scenes in Welsh Open qualifying as Michael Holt racked up 50 foul points on the green ball to lose a ...

The commentary team were left as devastated as snooker player ... after reaching the colours and sinking the blue, he was left facing a difficult situation with the pink ball off its spot at ...

He stormed into the competitive first frame, and, as the colours were locked ... and as the cue ball lined up perfectly next to the blue, commentator and snooker icon Ken Doherty uttered ...

Matches will be shown in full from the opening round to the final, with every ball potted shown on iPlayer. For more in-depth coverage, tune in to Snooker: The Masters Extra every night on BBC Two ...