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
World Championship Snooker (video game) World Championship Snooker (video game) World Snooker Championship (Or, "WSC") is a sport simulation video game, released for the PC on 9 February 2001, and later released on PlayStation. The game was the first of the World Snooker Championship video games series, which would run until 2011. The game featured player likenesses from the real world, including Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan. The game was developed by Blade Interactive and published by Codemasters and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. It was followed by "World Championship Snooker 2002" later in 2001. The game featured licenses and likenesses