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What is the maximum score a player can obtain in one break, without his opponent making a mistake to begin with?

147.

How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of the game?

22. They are: 15 red balls, 6 colours (yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black) AND the white ball of course.

This player dominated the 1980s in snooker and won everything there is to win in snooker over and over again. Who is he?

Steve Davis & Davis. He was world champion 6 times, a total of 28 ranking tournament victories. He was ranked in the top 16 of the world for 20 consecutive years. Let's bow for the first real master of snooker as we know it.

This player dominated the 1990s in snooker and won everything there is to win in snooker over and over again, and is regarded by many as the best snooker player ever. Who is he?

Stephen Hendry & Hendry. He collected seven world titles and 32 ranking tournament victories. Up to today, he is regarded as the best snooker player ever.

Where did snooker first appear: where did it all start in 1875?

India. It started in Jubbulpore, India. Officers of the Devonshire regiment started experimenting on a billiard table. Officer Neville Chamberlain invented the game we now know as snooker.

Which player has the nickname 'The Rocket'?

Ronnie O'Sullivan. He plays at the speed of a rocket.

Which player from London has never won the world title, even though he has made it 6 times to the final (as of December 2000)?

Jimmy White & White. He came so close in 1994 when he missed the deciding black ball against Stephen Hendry.

Who do we know as 'the Wizard of Wishaw'?

John Higgins.

One of the most epic finals of the Embassy World Championship took place in 1985. Steve Davis, favorite for the title, lost 17-18 in the final. The last frame seemed to last forever when both players missed some shots at the final black ball. Who won the title?

Dennis Taylor & Taylor.

Who made the fastest maximum break on television ever (up to December 2000)?

Ronnie O'Sullivan. It was in the Embassy World Championship in 1997. It took him 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Simply unbelievable.