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.
Snooker season 2018/2019 not be awarded tour cards. Except for the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship which had been concluded before the decision was made. All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons. The following table outlines the dates and results for all the ranking and major invitational events. 2018/2019 points distribution for world ranking events: Snooker season 2018/2019 The 2018/2019 snooker season is an ongoing series of professional snooker tournaments being played The Main Tour consists of 128 professional players for the 2018/2019 season. The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2018 World Championship and