History of snooker History of snooker The game of snooker is a cue sport which emerged in its modern form in the late 19th century, with roots going back to the 16th century form of English billiards. Billiards was popular among the British Armed Forces stationed in India. As billiards was only a two player game, new games such as life pool and pyramid pool were developed in order to accommodate more players. Eventually, these two games were combined to form snooker. Billiards was first played in the 16th century. It was known as a "gentleman's game" because of its popularity among royalty.
2004 EBSA European Snooker Championship the World Snooker Tour for the first time in his career. Alex Borg would himself go on to win the EBSA European Snooker Championship the following year and secure World Snooker Tour for the 2005/2006 season. Borg would also retain the tournament in 2006. 2004 EBSA European Snooker Championship The 2004 EBSA European Snooker Championships was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 26 May to 5 June 2004 in Völkermarkt, Austria It was the 13th edition of the EBSA European Snooker Championships and also doubles as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour. The tournament was won