Snooker The sport has become increasingly popular in China. The origin of snooker dates back to the latter half of the 19th century. In the 1870s, billiards was a popular activity amongst British Army officers stationed in India and several variations of the game were devised during this time. One such variation originated at the officers' mess of the 11th Devonshire Regiment in 1875, which combined the rules of two pocket billiards games, pyramid and life pool. The former was played with fifteen red balls and one black positioned in a triangle, while the latter involved the potting of designated coloured
1950 World Snooker Championship 1950 World Snooker Championship The 1950 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England. For the fourth year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Donaldson defeated Davis 51–46 to win his second and last world title. Donaldson won the 7th frame of the final day to lead 49–42 with only 6 frames to play. Davis made a break of 101 in frame 46 of his semi-final match against George Chenier. Source: Sources: The qualifying contest was held at an 18-table hall in Battersea, London from 17 October to