Billiard table mm), though commonly referred to as 12 ft by 6 ft. Smaller tables, approximately 10 ft by 5 ft down to half size, are also sometimes used in pubs, homes and smaller snooker halls. The height from the floor to the top of the cushion is between 2 ft 9.5 in and 2 ft 10.5 in (85.1 cm and 87.6 cm). A snooker table has six pockets, one at each corner and one at the center of each of the longest side cushions. The pockets are around 86 mm (3.5 in), though high-class tournaments may use slightly smaller pockets to
Walter Donaldson (snooker player) of the World Snooker Tournament (21–16), before finishing 3rd of 5 players in the final table. Earlier in the same tournament he defeated Joe Davis, also by 21–16, but had received 14 start. He did however make the highest break of the season – 141. Later in life he converted his snooker room into a cowshed, breaking up the slates from the table to make a path, and died soon after snooker began its modern resurgence. His name could be found on series of snooker cues on sale until the late sixties and he was featured in the Joe Davis