Cue sports playing nine-ball. Snooker balls are smaller than American-style pool balls with a diameter of 52.5 mm ( in), and come in sets of 22 (15 reds, 6 "", and a cue ball). English billiard balls are the same size as snooker balls and come in sets of three balls (two cue balls and a red, an object ball). Other games, such as bumper pool, have custom ball sets. Billiard balls have been made from many different materials since the start of the game, including clay, bakelite, celluloid, crystallite, ivory, plastic, steel and wood. The dominant material from 1627 until the
World Championship Snooker (video game) off reviews from PC Zone UK and PC Gameplay magazine. 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