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 Snooker Championship video games Snooker Championship". The game was developed by Sega instead of Codemasters. The game was also the first released on a handheld console, as the "World Snooker Challenge 2005" on the PlayStation Portable. The game featured a playable "League of Champions" mode, where infamous past snooker matches can be replayed. The game included additional modes such as bar billiards. In "free play" mode, variables such as table size can be altered. World Snooker Championship 2007 was released on 12 January 2007. The box art features John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy. This was the first game in the series to