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 2004 (video game) with a large circle given to represent where the cue ball may finish. Harder or trickier shots expand the radius of the circle, and make play more difficult. The game was well received by critics. Video game aggregator website GameRankings stated that reviewers were particularly happy with the Xbox version, scoring 83%, and also scored the game at 80% for the PlayStation 2 release. However, they were also less pleased with the PC release (Similar to previous releases), scoring the game at only 66%. World Championship Snooker 2004 (video game) World Snooker Championship 2004 (Or, "WSC" 2004) is a sport