Billiards, Pool and Snooker.

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Billiards, Pool and Snooker

Billiards, pool and snooker are played indoors on a pocket table.

Pool
The following specifications are standard for equipment used at all World Pool-Billiard Association
sanctioned and/or recognised events. These specifications do not apply to tables manufactured for
commercial home use. The design of a pool/billiard table must not have any sharp edges or materials
that will cause injury or damage to clothes.

Pool is played on a pocket billiard table with one white cue ball and 15 numbered object balls. It can
be played by two individuals, pairs or teams. Points are scored for pocketing designated balls in
designated pockets. The first player or side to reach an agreed number of points wins the game.

The table
A ‘9 foot’ pool table has a playing surface of 2.54m long and 1.27m wide and an ‘8 foot’ pool table is
2.34m long and 1.17m wide. The length of a pool table is always twice the width.
Billiard, snooker and pool tables are covered in a fabric with a minimum of 85 per cent combined
worsted wool and no more than 15 per cent nylon. Yellow-green, blue-green and electric blue are
acceptable for competition.

There are six pockets in snooker and pool tables — two at the top end called the ‘top’ pockets, one
each at the middle of the longer sides called ‘centre’ pockets and two at the bottom end called
‘bottom’ pockets.

Space about table

Recommended minimum space about the table is 2.5m (absolute minimum is 1.6m).

Equipment
Cue sticks used at competitions must be a minimum length of 1.016m and a maximum weight of
708.75g. The tip must be no wider than 14mm.

Balls
A set of pool balls consists of one white cue ball and 15 colour-coded numbered balls. The balls
numbered 1 through 8 have solid colours and the balls numbered 9 thorough 15 are white with a
centre band of colour. The balls are 52.5mm in diameter and are coloured and numbered as follows:

yellow — 1 and 9
blue — 2 and 10
red — 3 and 11
purple — 4 and 12
 orange — 5 and 13
green — 6 and 14
maroon — 7 and 15
black — 8

Lighting
The lights over a pool, snooker or billiard table must be at least 520 lux and the minimum height of the
fixture is no lower than 1.016m above the bed of the table. The lights must be placed around the table
so that any lighting is not directed at the players.

Snooker
Snooker is played on an English billiards table using 15 red, 6 coloured and on e white cue ball.
Points are scored by pocketing balls and forcing an opponent to give away points thro ugh ‘snookers’.
It may be played by two persons, pairs or a team.

The table
The playing area of a snooker table is 3.57m x 1.778m. Height of the table from the floor to top of the
cushion is 88.1cm to 87.6cm. There is a tolerance of +/-13mm for both dimensions. There are six
pockets, the same as a pool table.

Equipment
Cue must be at least 91.4cm in length.

Billiards
English billiards is the most popular form of billiards in Australia. The table is the same as snooker.
Carom is another form of billiards and is played on a cloth-covered table, usually 1.5m x 3m or 1.4m x
2.7m. It has no pockets and often features heated slate. At its simplest form, the object of most carom
games is to score points or ‘counts’ by caroming off both the opponent’s cue ball and the object ball
on a single shot.

There are many carom billiards disciplines. Some of the more common games are straight rail, cushion
caroms, balkline, three-cushion billiards and artistic billiards.

Billiards is played by two players or pairs. The three standard balls in most carom billiards games
consist of a white cue ball, a second cue ball with typically a red or black dot on it (to aid in
differentiation between the two cue balls) and a third red ball. In some sets of balls, the second cue
ball is solid yellow.

Sport association details

Billiards and Snooker Association of WA Inc.
Adam Wyard
Executive Director
PO Box 223 North Perth WA 6906
Mobile 0412 387 469
Email executive@snookerwa.org.au
Website www.snookerwa.org.au

West Australian Eight Ball Federation Inc

Terry Green
President
PO Box 3064 Bassendean DC WA 6942
Mobile 0419 777 510
Email wa8ball@gmail.com
Website www.poolwest.com.au

Disclaimer
The information in this guide is general in nature and cannot be relied upon as professional advice
concerning the design of, or marking out for, sporting facilities and playing areas. No assurance is
given as to the accuracy of any information contained in this guide and readers should not rely on its
accuracy. Readers should obtain their own independent and professional advice in relation to their
proposed sporting activity.

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