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HISTORY See Also: History of snooker in early 19th century Tübingen , Germany ]] The history and origins of the game of snooker are generally regarded as being in the latter half of the 19th century.Maume, C. "Sporting Vernacular 11. Snooker" , ''The Independent'', 2007 ), ( Archive Version ) The game grew in the latter half of the 19th Century and the early 20th century and by 2007 , (Retrieved 25 February 2007 ) THE GAME with balls placed in their starting positions]] See Also: Snooker rules The object of the game is to score more points than the opponent by potting balls in a predefined order. At the start of a frame the balls are positioned as shown and the players take it in turns to hit a shot, their aim being to pot one of the red balls and score a point. If they do pot a red ball then the red remains in the pocket and they are allowed another shot - this time the aim being to pot one of the colours (points value, 2 points for the yellow, 3 for the green, 4 for the brown, 5 for the blue, 6 for the pink and 7 for the black). If successful, then they gain the value of the colour potted. It is returned to its correct position on the table and they must try and pot another red again. This process continues until they fail to pot the desired ball, at which point their opponent comes back to the table to play the next shot. The game continues in this manner until all the reds are potted and only the 6 colours are left on the table; at that point the aim is then to pot the colours in the above order. When a colour is potted in this phase of a frame, it remains off the table. When the final ball is potted, the game is over and the player with the most points wins. Points may also be scored in a game when a player's opponent fouls (see Snooker Rules for full definitions). A foul can occur for numerous reasons, such as hitting one of the colours first when the player was attempting to hit a red, potting the cue ball, potting a colour when it was not "on" (i.e. the player was not attempting to pot it). The points gained from a foul by the players opponent can vary but will always be at least 4 points, and can be 5, 6 or 7 points if the colour ball of that value is fouled. One game, from the balls in their starting position until the last ball is potted, is called a ''frame''. A match generally consists of a predefined number of frames and the player who wins the most frames wins the match overall. Most matches tend to consist of a relatively small number of frames, although longer matches exist to test all aspects of a player's game. The final of the 2007 ) Other terminology used in snooker includes a player's "break", which refers to the total number of consecutive points a player has amassed (excluding fouls) when at one visit to the table. A player attaining a break of 15, for example, could have reached it by potting a red then a black, then a red then a pink - the player then missed the next red and so the break ended at 15 points. The traditional s''. are common to many Pubs , snooker tends to be played either in private surroundings or in public Snooker Halls . The game can also be played on smaller tables using fewer red balls. The variants in table size are: 10' x 5', 9' x 4.5', 8' x 4', 6' x 3' (the smallest for realistic play) and 4' x 2'. Smaller tables can come in a variety of styles, such as fold away or dining-table convertible. GOVERNANCE AND TOURNAMENTS The 2007 ), ( Archive Version ) Professional snooker players can play on the 2000 , (Retrieved 25 February 2007 ), ( Archive Version ) The most important event in professional snooker is the 2006 , (Retrieved 25 February 2007 , registration or BugMeNot required) and in the Far East. The group of tournaments that come next in importance are the ranking tournaments. Players in these tournaments score 2007 , (Retrieved 25 February 2007 ) In an attempt to answer criticisms that televised matches can be slow or get bogged down in lengthy safety exchanges and that long matches causes problems for advertisers,Ronay, B. "Too dull to miss" , ''The Guardian'', 27 October 2006 , (Retrieved 25 February 2007 ) an alternative series of timed tournaments has been organised by Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn . The shot-timed Betfred Premier League was established, with the top eight players in the world invited to compete at regular United Kingdom venues, televised on Sky Sports . Players have twenty-five seconds to take each shot, with a small number of time-outs per player. While some success has been achieved with this format it generally does not receive the same amount of press attention or status as the regular ranking tournaments. There are also other tournaments that have less importance, do not earn world ranking points and are not televised. These can change on a year-to-year basis depending on calendars and sponsors. Currently the ''Pontin’s International Open Series''WPBSA, "Pontins International Open Series" , ''World Snooker'', (Retrieved 24 February 2007 ) is organised as one of these additional tournament series by World Snooker. Tournament in 2007]] NOTABLE PLAYERS See Also: List of notable snooker players In the professional era that began with 2004 , (Retrieved 25 February 2007 ) Certain players have tended to dominate the game through the decades. 2007 , (Retrieved 25 February 2007 ) SEE ALSO Lists
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