Snooker Table Dimensions

Snooker is a game that combines characteristics of pyramid pool and life pool. It is thought that Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain developed this game in India in 1875 in the British Army Officer's Mess. The game of snooker became famous world over with the spread of British Army. The rules of the game were recognized by the "Billiards Association' in 1990. Joe Davis promoted the game throughout the world and helped in gaining fast momentum of world popularity for snooker.

Dimensions of Snooker Table

Originally, snooker was played on English billiards tables. The original billiards tables were made from wood and had no cloths and pockets. They used hoops as targets and then later on lined the table bed with early 'cushions'. These cushions were later on replaced by felt layers.

The dimensions of snooker tables of the 19th century were according to the room size that could accommodate them easily. Then after a mutual agreement between the manufactures, the standardized size of the snooker table was set at 12 feet x 6 feet. After 1892, the Governing Body of the Billiards Association, gave a standard for tables that has been slightly modified since then.

The felt layers were replaced by rubber in 1835. Vulcanization of the rubber had not yet been discovered then. Thus, the rubber was flexible just above the rubber temperature and so it was necessary to heat the cushions before a game. John Thurston, a pioneer in making billiards table of his time, introduced vulcanized rubber cushions for snooker table after the discovery of vulcanization. In the 1830's, slate beds were the finally introduced into the English Billiards tables after many years of use in Europe.

The famous snooker table makers, Burroughs and Watts, developed tables in 1900's that had a steel backing option. This helped in improving the speed and consistency of the rebounding balls. This lead to the birth of modern snooker table dimensions. Today, the table dimensions have a playing size of about 11 feet 8½ " x 5 feet 10". The following table will prove to be useful in understanding the snooker table measurements.

Snooker Table Measurements

Table Size	Playfield	Play Space Size	Finished Table Size	Slate Size
7' Home	38 x 76	13'8 x 16'10"	49 x 87	45 x 83
8' Regulation	44 x 88	14'2 x 17'10"	55 x 99	51 x 95
81/2'Oversize Regulation	46 x 92	14'4" x 18'2"	57 x 103	53 x 99
9' Tournament	50 x 100	14'8" x 18'10"	6 x 111	57 x 107
10' Snooker	56 x 112	15'2 x 19'10"	67 x 123	63 x 119

These are the dimensions of snooker table. You can even read about pool table dimensions and specifications and billiards table dimensions. Snooker is a very interesting game and one can get engrossed for hours while playing. If you are thinking of buying a snooker table, the above snooker table dimensions will prove to be very helpful.