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James Wattana once received a death threat as part of a match-fixing attempt, [4] while Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon was the victim of a firebomb attack on his Rotherham home after the governing body opened an investigation into him and fellow Thai player Passakorn Suwannawat. [5] Match-fixing is difficult to prove.
American snooker is a cue sport played almost exclusively in the United States, and strictly on a recreational, amateur basis. Diverging from the original game of snooker , rules for American snooker date back to at least 1925, and have been promulgated by the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) since the mid-20th century.
This is a list of notable amateur and professional snooker players, past and present. Players currently on the World Snooker Tour are shown in bold text with a following †. A
Snooker training facilities Rarely, more general-purpose venues, but only when their relationship to snooker is a defining characteristic of what makes the venue notable. Please do not list conference centers, hotels, arenas, theatres and other venues that have simply hosted one or a few notable snooker tournaments.
Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport owns 51 per cent of World Snooker, whilst the WPBSA owns 26 per cent. [3] [4] In January 2020, World Snooker was rebranded as World Snooker Tour. [5] World Billiards supervises the English billiards ranking tournaments and ranking list. [6] It was established as a limited company in 2011, with all shares owned by ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. English furniture restorer and television presenter Not to be confused with James Blades. Jay Blades MBE Born Jason Blades (1970-02-21) 21 February 1970 (age 54) Brent, London, England Nationality British Occupation Furniture restorer • television personality Years active 2017– Known ...
All of the World Snooker Championship finals from the start of what is known as the "modern era" [2] in 1969 are included in the list, with the exception of 1970 and 1971. The referees for these two years are currently not known. Some earlier years have also been included where the information about referees is available.
Pack of reds, not touching the pink. Snooker balls, like Billiard balls, are typically made of phenolic resin, and are smaller than American pool balls.Regulation snooker balls (which are specified in metric units) are nominally 52.5 mm (approximately 2 + 1 ⁄ 15 inches) in diameter, though many sets are actually manufactured at 52.4 mm (about 2 + 1 ⁄ 16 in).