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The brief of SnookerSnooker is a pocket billiards game originated by British officers stationed in India during the 19th century, based on earlier pool games such as black pool and life pool. The name of the game became generalized to also describe one of its prime strategies: to "snooker" the opposing player by causing that player to foul or leave an opening to be exploited.In the United Kingdom, snooker is by far the most popular cue sport at the competitive level, and major national pastime along with association football and cricket. It is played in many Commonwealth countries as well, especially in Asia. Snooker is uncommon in North America, where pool games such as eight-ball and nine-ball dominate, and Latin America and Continental Europe, where carom games dominate. The first World Snooker Championship was held in 1927, and it has been held annually since then with few exceptions. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) was established in 1968 to regulate the professional game, while the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) regulates the amateur games.Snooker gamesTechnically a form of pocket billiards, snooker has its own world-wide sporting community separate from that of pool.Snooker (a major world cue sport)Six-red snookerAmerican snookerBrazilian snookerV olunteer snookerSnooker plusSee also golf billiards, above.Famous international competitions●世界职业锦标赛（WORLD PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP）● F.U.T.国际赛（FIDELITY UNIT TRUSTS INTERNATIONAL）●ROTHMANS大奖赛（ROTHMANS GRAND PRIX）●MERCANTILE CREDIT经典赛（MERCANTILE CREDIT CLASSIC）●UK公开赛（UNITED KINGDOM OPEN）●英国公开赛（BRITISH OPEN）●BCE加拿大大师赛（BCE CANADIAN MASTERS)●ICI欧洲公开赛（ICI EUROPEAN OPEN）Professional snooker players can play on the World Snooker main tour ranking circuit. Ranking points, earned by players through their performances over the previous two seasons, determine the current world ranking. The elite of professional snooker is generally regarded as the "Top 16" ranking players, who are not required topre-qualify for three of the tournaments, namely the Shanghai Masters,Australian Open and the World Snooker Championship.The most important event in professional snooker is the World Championship.The status of winning the World Championship is great, and it is the most highly valued prize in professional snooker, both in terms of financial reward (£300,000 for the winner, formerly £250,000) as well as ranking points and prestige. The World Championship is televised extensively in the UK by the BBC and gains significant coverage in Europe on Eurosport and in the Far East.There are also other tournaments that have less importance, earn no world ranking points and are not televised. These can change on a year-to-year basis depending on calendars and sponsors.。
关于喜欢斯诺克的英文作文Snooker, a game of precision, strategy, and elegance, has captivated my heart and mind. As a passionate enthusiast, I find myself drawn to the intricacies of this cue sport, where the delicate interplay between player, cue, and balls creates a mesmerizing spectacle. From the moment I first stepped onto the green baize, I was hooked, captivated by the challenge of navigating the table, strategizing each shot, and the sheer thrill of executing a flawless break.What is it about snooker that has so thoroughly enchanted me? Perhaps it is the cerebral nature of the game, the way it demands a keen intellect and unwavering focus. The ability to visualize the table, anticipate the trajectories of the balls, and plan several moves ahead is a true test of mental prowess. Each frame is a chess match played out on a felt-covered canvas, where the slightest miscalculation or lapse in concentration can prove costly.Yet, snooker is not merely a battle of wits; it is a fusion of physical and mental dexterity. The precision required to deliver a perfectly struck cue ball, to impart the desired spin and speed, is a testamentto the player's mastery of technique. The graceful movements, the fluid transitions between shots, and the effortless control of the cue all contribute to the beauty of the game. It is a dance, a symphony of motion and strategy, where the player becomes one with the table, each action a carefully choreographed step in the pursuit of victory.What truly sets snooker apart, in my opinion, is the sense of artistry that permeates the sport. The ability to craft intricate safety plays, to engineer complex positional shots, and to execute stunning long-range potting displays is a true art form. The best players are not merely technicians; they are artists, painting masterpieces on the green canvas with their cues as their brushes.The thrill of witnessing a player's mastery unfold is unparalleled. The crowd's collective gasp as a player lines up a seemingly impossible shot, the tension that builds as they approach the black ball, and the eruption of applause that follows a flawlessly executed clearance –these are the moments that captivate the senses and ignite the passion of any snooker enthusiast.Beyond the technical aspects of the game, snooker offers a unique social experience. The camaraderie shared among players, the friendly banter, and the shared appreciation for the sport create a sense of community that is truly special. Whether it's discussing the nuances of a particular shot or debating the merits of differentplaying styles, the conversations that unfold around the table are as engaging as the game itself.Moreover, snooker has a rich history and tradition that adds to its allure. The legendary players, the iconic venues, and the storied tournaments all contribute to the sense of legacy that surrounds the sport. To be a part of this lineage, to add one's own chapter to the annals of snooker, is a privilege that fuels the ambition of every player, from the seasoned professional to the enthusiastic amateur.As I continue my journey as a snooker devotee, I find myself constantly in awe of the game's depth and complexity. There is always more to learn, new techniques to master, and strategies to hone. The pursuit of perfection is an endless one, but it is a pursuit that I embrace wholeheartedly, driven by the sheer joy and satisfaction that comes from the game.In the end, my love for snooker transcends the mere act of playing. It is a passion that runs deeper, a connection that resonates on a personal level. The game has become a part of my identity, a reflection of my character, and a source of endless fascination and fulfillment. Whether I am standing at the table, watching a thrilling tournament, or simply discussing the sport with fellow enthusiasts, the allure of snooker remains ever-present, a constant in my life that I cherish dearly.。
斯诺克英语术语
斯诺克（Snooker）是一种桌上球类游戏，它的发源地是英国，也是一项可以称为“英式桌球”的全球性运动，此外也是一种高端的娱乐项目，可以说是一种古典的大气礼仪，深受世界各地的玩家所喜爱。
斯诺克的英语术语广泛用于游戏的发展、比赛以及术语的表达，也是斯诺克用语中不可缺少的一部分。
斯诺克英语术语中最基本的就是拍下母球（break shot），就是由台上玩家比赛开始时要拍下的球，决定游戏的经过。
另外，还包括其他表达，比如break building（制造有利局面）、potting（将球放入洞中）、safety玩家尝试妨碍对方，使自己处于有利状态）、out of position（玩家未能预料到对方拍出球的方向）等术语。
一般斯诺克游戏分为几个阶段，第一阶段就是把球放入缺口，称为potting；第二阶段就是想办法牢牢把握局势，称为positioning；第三阶段就是尝试妨碍对方来获得有利局面，称为safety；最后一阶段就是为了获得最后的胜利而作出的有效把握，称为break building。
此外，在斯诺克大厅中有许多细节性的术语，比如介绍斯诺克桌贴、桌布、桌角等表达，前后牙角（baulk corner）、正直必来（straight in）、长的绝杀（long pot）、马车（D）球打法等，以及其他很多有关仪式、打球技巧、比赛规则等多种术语。
斯诺克英语术语广泛地应用于斯诺克游戏中，不仅属于专门针对游戏的简便表达，更是一种素养、文化、礼仪、形式的体现，是把握
斯诺克游戏中有效细节的有效方式，在台上受人敬仰。
希望每一位斯诺克玩家都能掌握斯诺克英语术语，获得更加成功的游戏体验。
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular (full-size) table is 12 × 6 ft (3.7 × 1.8 m). It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white cue ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and six balls of different colours: yellow (2 points), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black (7).[1] A player (or team) wins a frame (individual game) of snooker by scoring more points than the opponent(s), using the cue ball to pot the red and coloured balls. A player wins a match when a certain number of frames have been won.Snooker, generally regarded as having been invented in India by British Army officers, is popular in many of the English-speaking and Commonwealth countries,[2] with top professional players attaining multi-million pound career earnings from the game.[3]The sport is particularly and increasingly popular in Japan and China.[4]he object of the game is to score more points than the opponent by potting object balls in a predefined order. At the start of a frame, the balls are positioned as shown and the players take it in turns to hit a shot in a single strike from the tip of the cue, their aim being to pot one of the red balls and score a point. Whenever a red ball is potted, the shooter is allowed to pot one of the colours. If successful, they score the value of the colour potted, and it is returned to its correct position on the table. This process continues until they fail to pot the desired ball, at which point their opponent comes back to the table to play the next shot. The game continues in this manner until all the reds are potted and only the 6 colours are left on the table; at that point the aim is to pot the colours in the order yellow 2, green 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6, black 7, with the balls not being returned to play. When the final ball is potted, the player with the most points wins.[1]Points may also be scored in a game when a player's opponent fouls. A foul can occur for numerous reasons, such as hitting a colour first when the player was attempting to hit a red, potting the cue ball, or failing to escape from "a snooker" (a situation where the previous player finished their turn leaving the cue ball in a position where the object ball cannot be hit directly). Points gained from a foul vary from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 7 if the black ball is involved.[1]One game, from the balls in their starting position until the last ball is potted, is called a frame. A match generally consists of a predefined number of frames and the player who wins the most frames wins the match overall. Most professional matches require a player to w in five frames, and are called 'Best of Nine' as that is the maximum possible number of frames. Tournament finals are usually best of 17 or best of 19, while the World Championship uses longer matches –ranging from best of 19 in the qualifiers and the first round proper, up to 35 frames in length (first to 18), and is played over two days.[18]Professional and competitive amateur matches are officiated by a referee who is the sole judge of fair play. The referee also respots the colours on to the table and calls out how many points the player has scored during a break. Professional players usually play the game in a sporting manner, declaring fouls the referee has missed, acknowledging good shots from their opponent, or holding up a hand to apologise for fortunate shots.Other terminology used in snooker includes a player's break, which refers to the total number of consecutive points a player has amassed (excluding fouls) when at one visit to the table. A player attaining a break of 15, for example, could have reached it by potting a red then a black, then a redthen a pink, before failing to pot the next red. The traditional maximum break in snooker is to pot all reds with blacks then all colours, which would yield 147 points; this is often known as a "147" or a "maximum".[19]Accessories used for snooker include chalk for the tip of the cue, rests of various sorts (needed often, due to the length of a full-size table), a triangle to rack the reds, and a scoreboard. One drawback of snooker on a full-size table is the size of the room (22' x 16' or approximately 5 m x 7 m), which is the minimum required for comfortable cueing room on all sides.[20] This limits the number of locations in which the game can easily be played. While pool tables are common to many pubs, snooker tends to be played either in private surroundings or in public snooker halls. The game can also be played on smaller tables using fewer red balls. The variants in table size are: 10' x 5', 9' x 4.5', 8' x 4', 6' x 3' (the smallest for realistic play) and 4' x 2'. Smaller tables can come in a variety of styles, such as fold away or dining-table convertible.Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands),[4][5] is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket".[6] He has been World Champion on three occasions (2001, 2004 and 2008), and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million,[7] behind only Stephen Hendry. O'Sullivan has been the world's no. 1 player on five occasions, has won a total of 22 ranking titles, and is second, again behind Hendry, on the list of competitive century breaks. O'Sullivan has compiled a record 11 maximum breaks in professional competition.O'Sullivan is considered by many fans, critics and fellow professionals, including Hendry and Steve Davis, as the most naturally talented player in the history of the game.[8] He has also been involved in a number of controversial incidents during his career.[8]。
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular (full-size) table is 12 × 6 ft (3.7 × 1.8 m). It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white cue ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and six balls of different colours: yellow (2 points), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black (7).[1] A player (or team) wins a frame (individual game) of snooker by scoring more points than the opponent(s), using the cue ball to pot the red and coloured balls. A player wins a match when a certain number of frames have been won.Snooker, generally regarded as having been invented in India by British Army officers, is popular in many of the English-speaking and Commonwealth countries,[2] with top professional players attaining multi-million pound career earnings from the game.[3]The sport is particularly and increasingly popular in Japan and China.[4]he object of the game is to score more points than the opponent by potting object balls in a predefined order. At the start of a frame, the balls are positioned as shown and the players take it in turns to hit a shot in a single strike from the tip of the cue, their aim being to pot one of the red balls and score a point. Whenever a red ball is potted, the shooter is allowed to pot one of the colours. If successful, they score the value of the colour potted, and it is returned to its correct position on the table. This process continues until they fail to pot the desired ball, at which point their opponent comes back to the table to play the next shot. The game continues in this manner until all the reds are potted and only the 6 colours are left on the table; at that point the aim is to pot the colours in the order yellow 2, green 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6, black 7, with the balls not being returned to play. When the final ball is potted, the player with the most points wins.[1]Points may also be scored in a game when a player's opponent fouls. A foul can occur for numerous reasons, such as hitting a colour first when the player was attempting to hit a red, potting the cue ball, or failing to escape from "a snooker" (a situation where the previous player finished their turn leaving the cue ball in a position where the object ball cannot be hit directly). Points gained from a foul vary from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 7 if the black ball is involved.[1]One game, from the balls in their starting position until the last ball is potted, is called a frame. A match generally consists of a predefined number of frames and the player who wins the most frames wins the match overall. Most professional matches require a player to w in five frames, and are called 'Best of Nine' as that is the maximum possible number of frames. Tournament finals are usually best of 17 or best of 19, while the World Championship uses longer matches –ranging from best of 19 in the qualifiers and the first round proper, up to 35 frames in length (first to 18), and is played over two days.[18]Professional and competitive amateur matches are officiated by a referee who is the sole judge of fair play. The referee also respots the colours on to the table and calls out how many points the player has scored during a break. Professional players usually play the game in a sporting manner, declaring fouls the referee has missed, acknowledging good shots from their opponent, or holding up a hand to apologise for fortunate shots.Other terminology used in snooker includes a player's break, which refers to the total number of consecutive points a player has amassed (excluding fouls) when at one visit to the table. A player attaining a break of 15, for example, could have reached it by potting a red then a black, then a redthen a pink, before failing to pot the next red. The traditional maximum break in snooker is to pot all reds with blacks then all colours, which would yield 147 points; this is often known as a "147" or a "maximum".[19]Accessories used for snooker include chalk for the tip of the cue, rests of various sorts (needed often, due to the length of a full-size table), a triangle to rack the reds, and a scoreboard. One drawback of snooker on a full-size table is the size of the room (22' x 16' or approximately 5 m x 7 m), which is the minimum required for comfortable cueing room on all sides.[20] This limits the number of locations in which the game can easily be played. While pool tables are common to many pubs, snooker tends to be played either in private surroundings or in public snooker halls. The game can also be played on smaller tables using fewer red balls. The variants in table size are: 10' x 5', 9' x 4.5', 8' x 4', 6' x 3' (the smallest for realistic play) and 4' x 2'. Smaller tables can come in a variety of styles, such as fold away or dining-table convertible.Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975 in Wordsley, West Midlands),[4][5] is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket".[6] He has been World Champion on three occasions (2001, 2004 and 2008), and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million,[7] behind only Stephen Hendry. O'Sullivan has been the world's no. 1 player on five occasions, has won a total of 22 ranking titles, and is second, again behind Hendry, on the list of competitive century breaks. O'Sullivan has compiled a record 11 maximum breaks in professional competition.O'Sullivan is considered by many fans, critics and fellow professionals, including Hendry and Steve Davis, as the most naturally talented player in the history of the game.[8] He has also been involved in a number of controversial incidents during his career.[8]。
