Below is what we understand to be the 'History of Snooker'. Snooker compared to Billiards may be a relatively new game that has fast become one among the nation’s hottest spectator and participation sports. determine more below about how it had been first invented and therefore the unexpected way the name 'Snooker' was given it's name.

Billiards which American snooker derived from was thought to be played as early because the 1340's, with Louis XI of France owning a pool table within the 1470's. The term 'snooker' was given to the sport by Colonel Sir Chamberlain in 1875 whilst serving within the Army. within the Officers' Mess at Jubbulpore in India, gambling games like pyramids, life pool and black pool were popular, with fifteen reds and a black utilized in the latter. to those were added yellow, green and pink, with blue and brown introduced some years later. One afternoon Chamberlain's Devonshire regiment was visited by a young officer who had been trained at the Royal academy in Woolwich. This officer explained that a first-year cadet at the Academy was mentioned as a 'snooker'. Later, when one among the players did not hole a coloured ball, Chamberlain shouted to him: 'Why, you are a regular snooker.' He then acknowledged the meaning which they were all 'snookers' at the sport. The name was adopted for the sport itself.

Chamberlain himself joined the Central India Horse in 1876, taking the sport with him. After being wounded within the Afghan War, he moved to Ooatacamund and therefore the game became the speciality of the 'Ooty Club', with rules being posted within the billiards room.

John Roberts (Junior), who was then Billiards Champion, visited India in 1885, met Chamberlain at dinner with the Maharajah of Cooch Behar and enquired about the principles of snooker. He then introduced the sport into England, although it had been a few years before it became widely played there. Manufacturers of billiards equipment, however, soon realised the commercial possibilities of snooker, and by the top of the 1800's the sport had developed as had the tables into as we all know them today.

The biggest individual contribution to snooker came from Joe Davis and his brother Fred who dominated the sport for over 50 years between them and were instrumental within the games transition from a grand aristocratic game to a working-class pastime. Joe won 15 consecutive world championships and Fred won 8 world championships. There was only a couple of decent players but the quality was relatively low the very best break in 1922 being 33, Joe's game developed to some extent where he made a 147 maximum break which was recognized in 1957, and was obviously way before his time in terms of skills and techniques. Fred was younger than Joe by 12 years and was unlucky to not have had his name highlighted in snooker history like his brothers. Fred came very on the brink of beating Joe on variety of occasions especially once you consider that three of their finals decreased to the ultimate frame, Joe winning all of them and a few which spanned 80+ frames with Joe the victor.