Power Snooker 30 minute game play period, with the balls being continually re-racked. The winner is the player who has scored more cumulative points by the end of the fixed game play period, with ties settled with a single . The 30 minute game clock is halted between frames. Also unlike traditional Snooker, which uses 15 racked in a triangle shape, Power Snooker matches use just nine red balls in a diamond shape. Basic play in Power Snooker is scored in the same way as traditional snooker. On the shot however, the starting player keeps his turn at the table as long
History of snooker competitions in total that were open to most professionals. Those players lower down the rankings required second jobs to supplement their income as the game for them had become a part time choir. In contrast, the provisional calendar for the 2011/2012 season features 9 ranking tournaments, 13 minor ranking events under the Players Tour Championship brand and 7 invitationals which include the traditional Wembley Masters and the shot clock Premier League. The calendar increasing to a record breaking 29 official World Snooker events. The sport is now a full time profession once again. Format alterations such as Power Snooker and