How Do You Set Up A Snooker Table?
There are 21 balls in the game of snooker, not including the white cue ball. Fifteen of the balls are red and the rest are different colors and are known as the “colored balls.” These balls all have specific places on the table at the start of a game. A snooker table should have spots on the cloth to indicate where most of the balls go. Place the green, brown and yellow balls on the baulk line along the “D” formed by the arc drawn along the baulk line. The spots should be color-coded. Place the brown ball in the center and the other two in the spots where the arc meets the line. If you’re at the bottom edge of the table near the line, green goes to the left of brown and yellow to the right. Place the black, pink and blue balls on their color-coded spots on the table: the blue ball in the center and the pink ball between the blue ball and the top cushion. Place the black ball 32-1/2 cm from the top cushion. These three balls and the brown one are arranged in a line down the middle of th