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.
Power Snooker a new, alternative form, of a well established traditional game". Five-time World Snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan won the inaugural tournament. A second invitational tournament was played in 2011. No professional competitions of Power Snooker are currently organised. Power Snooker was created by Rod Gunner and Ed Simons, both producers with backgrounds in the entertainment industry. Gunner had been involved with Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance", while Simons was co-producer of the film "The Lawnmower Man". Boxing promoter Frank Warren, a longtime business partner of Simons, also has a non-controlling stake in Power Snooker. According to Simons, the pair had