Snooker season 2005/2006 Snooker season 2005/2006 The snooker season 2005/2006 was a series of snooker tournaments played between 17 May 2005 and 10 May 2006. There were six ranking tournaments, and the British Open and Irish Masters tournaments were removed from calendar. The Northern Ireland Trophy was held for the first time as non-ranking tournament, and the Pot Black was held again after a 12-year hiatus. Note: new in this case means that these players were not on the 2004/2005 professional Main Tour. The following table outlines the results and dates for the ranking and major invitational events that took place. The top
Crud (game) the latter, when available) using the cue ball (the "shooter ball"), and one "object ball" (most commonly a striped ball since it is easiest to determine if it is in motion). Only the corner pockets are used on non-snooker or smaller tables. On these, the side pockets (if there are any) are blocked off, traditionally by rolls of toilet paper. Pool cues are not used; the shooter ball is launched across the table surface with the hand. A game of crud involves moving around the table and other players, trying to grab the shooter ball and either strike the object