Snooker is a popular indoor game which is getting known in various countries of the world. The countries which have no field to play other game or have little space, such type of games are common and popular. It is played on a long table which is covered with green or any other colored cloth affixed with the table. The table has four pockets in each corner and two in the middle of the long side of the table in which the players have to pot the ball with their sticks holding in their hands.
This game is played with the cue and there are 22 balls placing on the table. There are 15 red balls on the table which have 1 point each and various balls in different colors. The yellow ball has 2 point, green 3 points, brown 4 points, blue 5 points, pink 6 points and black has 7 points. The white ball is used as striker or cue ball to hit other balls with the stick in order to pot other balls. If a player gets most numbers than the opponent then he is declared winner of the frame and the player who wins more and more frames is declared winner of the match.
This game was started initially by British Army officers who played such type of games in their leisure time which becomes popular with the passage of time. This game got popularity in all English speaking countries and in all commonwealth countries. The professional players earned million dollars from this sport as it is also commercialized.
Snooker video games are very popular among children and adults. You can watch live snooker matches at different websites, where stream quality is very good.