Billiard table all six pockets), with rounded entrances and nearly parallel sides, like those on a snooker table. One tactical consequence of this design difference is that the jaws of the WPA-type pocket are often used exactly like a horizontal version of the backboard of a basketball goal, to rebound the ball into the pocket; this technique does not work on blackball tables, and even shots down the cushion into a corner pocket are more difficult. For tournament competition under WPA world-standardized rules (and league play under derived rulesets), the bed of the pocket billiard table must be made of slate no
2015 Snooker Shoot-Out on 12 February 2015 and was broadcast live by Talksport. All times are UTC. There were two century breaks during the tournament. Martin Gould made a 116 break in round two, and Shaun Murphy made a 105 break in round three. 2015 Snooker Shoot-Out The 2015 Betway Snooker Shoot-Out was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–6 March 2015 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. This was the first time that Betway sponsored the event. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. Dominic Dale was the defending champion, but he lost