As new players join the ranks, some fundamental aspects of the sport will be explained - including the most basic question of all: why is a snooker table green? Despite being an indoor sport ...

A game of snooker (called a frame) starts with 21 balls on the table, not including the white cue ball. These are called object balls, and they include 15 red balls, along with one of each of the ...

However, go back 12 months and instead of a snooker table, the Chinese cueist was walking his dog around in a pram. The 28-year-old ended his afternoon session against Mark Williams needing just ...

Burst on to the scene in 1979 when he became the first qualifier to win the World Championship, and is among the select group of snooker greats to have won each of the Triple Crown events. One of ...

Snooker fans were overjoyed to see John Virgo return to the commentary box for this year's World Championship. But his comeback also reminds viewers of what the table legend has had to overcome on ...

Zhao first became interested in snooker because of some tables set up outside small stores near his home. As his interest grew, his parents put a snooker table in one of the rooms in their home ...

The man whose voice has become synonymous with snooker has led a challenging life away from the table. John Virgo will be the voice of the BBC's coverage of the World Snooker Championship final at ...

Higgins was far from his best at the snooker table in the 1990 World ChampionshipCredit: Getty Higgins won his first title in 1972 just a year after turning professional, with his second victory ...

The taps on the table help players introduce a brief pause before hitting the ball with one expert explaining the approach in the YouTube video 'Snooker Technique Secret Tips 2023'. "If I get used ...