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By David Hendon February 26, 1972. The World Snooker Championship final concludes at a rowdy Royal British Legion club in Birmingham where spectators sit on upturned beer crates. There are no television cameras present. The champion collects £480. May 16, 1982. Snooker’s showpiece match is played before an audience of millions watching on the BBC… Read More

It’s 40 years to the day since Steve Davis compiled the first officially recognised maximum break. Here is a look back at the history of the 147…  Early in the 20th century, the maximum break was little more than a folk tale, with discredited rumours of sightings floating around cue sport establishments akin to talk… Read More

For almost 90 years iconic voices have provided a backdrop to the sport’s biggest tournaments and greatest moments… The first snooker broadcast listed in the Radio Times dates back to December 1935, when legendary billiards and snooker player Willie Smith provided commentary for regional radio in London. The programme covered a clash between Joe Davis… Read More

This week we are joining forces with India Business Group to celebrate the 145th anniversary of the birth of snooker – for more details click here. While the home of snooker is regarded by many as Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, the birthplace of the sport undoubtedly lies on the other side of the globe in Southern… Read More

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first ever Pot Black episode, which was aired on 23rd July 1969. It was legendary Welshman Ray Reardon who picked up the inaugural title, beating John Spencer in the final of the one-frame event. To commemorate the occasion here is a look back at that victory and the… Read More

David Gilbert made the 147th official maximum break in snooker history at the Championship League on Tuesday. The first official maximum was made by Steve Davis in 1982, and 37 years later Gilbert has brought the number to 147. Gilbert’s break came in the second frame of his match against Stephen Maguire in Coventry as… Read More

Snooker is a sport played by many millions around the globe. But have you ever wondered how cues and tips developed? Pic: King Louis XIV of France playing billiards in 1694. Thanks to Thurston Who better than Dominic Dale, one of the world’s leading experts on cue sports history, to describe the evolution of the… Read More