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
2016 Masters (snooker) 2016 Masters (snooker) The 2016 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–17 January 2016 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 42nd staging of the tournament and the fifth successive time it was held at the Alexandra Palace. The defending champion Shaun Murphy lost 4–6 against Mark Allen in the first round. Murphy forfeited the sixth frame of the match by missing a red on three consecutive occasions. The quarterfinal between Judd Trump and Neil Robertson produced six century breaks, setting a new record for the most centuries in an 11-frame