What is the weight and tolerances of 2 1/16th” super crystalate snooker balls?
Peter Koniotes, Holland-on-Sea, England • English (and Australian) snooker administrators and referees are super vigilant to catch snooker cheats who, apparently abound in Sheffield and Adelaide. Currently, 431 rules – 9/11ths apply to equipment – currently pertain to this honourable game. Penalties for cheating at snooker are, since ‘The Distorted Nap’ (1784) and ‘The Twisted Cue’ (1927) Affairs extremely harsh. No longer is an offender strung up in ‘pocket’ netting and thrashed with snooker cues within an inch of her/his life; and the mouths of recidivists permanently mishappen (by placing the pink ball under their tongue). Today, all offenders are banned from all official tournaments, forever. Hence, this is an important question to be answered. The official answer is: “any snooker ball of any composition must, for competitions supervised by WorldSnooker.com be 52.5mm in diameter, with a tolerance of +/- 0.05mm; balls in a set of snooker balls must be of equal weight within a tolera
