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	Snooker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 feet × 6 feet) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions.
		Snooker is particularly popular in English-speaking and Commonwealth countries, and the Far East.
		Snooker is played on a rectangular table, 6 feet by 12 feet (about 1.83m by 3.66m), with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Snooker (4231 words)

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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ding Junhui
		Snooker table Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 X 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions.
		The World Snooker Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points.
		This time he met the revived snooker legend Steve Davis in the final, and defeated him by ten frames to six, in doing so becoming the first player from outside the British Isles to win that particular title.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ding-Junhui (1254 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mike Hallett
		In snooker, a break is the total score achieved by a player in a single visit to the table.
		Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 Ã— 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions.
		His world ranking peaked at number six in 1989/90, after his only ranking tournament victory, the 1989 Hong Kong Open, in which he beat Dene O'Kane 9-8.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mike-Hallett (794 words)

	JAMES KINGSTON - for news on James Kingston Click Here
		HONG KONG (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie snatched a one-stroke victory at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday after South Africa's James Kingston double-bogeyed the last hole of the final round.
		HONG KONG, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Defending champion Padraig Harrington was tied for the lead with Miguel Angel Jimenez and James Kingston on 10-under-par at the end of the third round of the Hong Kong Open on Saturday.
		HONG KONG (Reuters) - Defending champion Padraig Harrington was tied for the lead with Miguel Angel Jimenez and James Kingston on 10-under-par at the end of the third round of the Hong Kong Open.
	www.newsbyname.co.uk /J/James-Kingston.php (382 words)

	Snooker giants set to meet in Malta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Snooker legends Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis are set to meet again when the 2001 European Open is staged in Malta from November 23 to December 1.
		O'Sullivan is seeded to meet Hong Kong's Marco Fu in his opening match and then Dave Harold - an opponent he has beaten in all eight previous meetings.
		After the opening day, there will be two sessions played daily, starting at 3 pm or 4pm and 7 pm or 8p~ The quarterfinals will be played on November 28 and 29 with the semi-finals on November 30.
	www.businesstimes.com.mt /2001/1010/sport.html (1307 words)

	Snooker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12' × 6') baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions.
		Snooker is played on a rectangular 6' by 12' (about 1.83m by 3.66m) table with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side.
		Since players receive points for fouls by their opponents, snookering your opponent is a possible way to win a frame when potting all the balls on the table would be insufficient for you to win.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Snooker (5066 words)

	quick snooker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Snooker is a billiards game, played on a special table covered with baize, with one white cue ball, 15 red balls and 6 balls of various colours (the 'colours').
		Snooker is played with 21 coloured balls and one cue ball.
		Snooker & other cue sports are not usually synonymous with Computer Technology, but with millennium bearing down on us, the technology has caught up with snooker, even if, regrettably snooker has not, at least in the UK, caught up with the technology.
	www.your-snooker.co.uk /quicksnooker (1307 words)

	The Global Snooker Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		This event, and the Thailand Open continued for two seasons although, for some unexplained reason, the former was named the Asian Classic in 1996/97 despite the fact that it was still held in Bangkok.
		The cash strapped World Snooker Association decided it could not afford to run the Far East events in the 2002/03 season but it is to be hoped that this is only a temporary measure.
		For the continued growth of snooker in the east it is vital that the ranking events are restored to the calendar as soon as possible.
	www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk /files/History/tourn_hist_asia.htm (604 words)

	The Global Snooker Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Nigel Bond's name first started to be noticed in the snooker press in the 1985/6 season when he won an amateur event with a first prize of £400.
		In his first event as a professional, The Hong Kong Open, he reached the last 64 but had a first round exit in the next.
		In his opening match there that season he achieved possibly the greatest comeback seen at that famous venue.
	www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk /files/Players/Global_Europe/Global_England/p_profile026.htm (877 words)

	free online snooker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		New Image for Snooker: Snooker's ruling body, the WPBSA has finally acknowledged that snooker needs to brighten up its act, by this I mean the dress code.
		Rileys have 167 snooker clubs and pool houses nationwide and are the biggest investors in the week long tournament whose secondary sponsors are LG Electronics, Virgin, London Watches, Wembley Arena and HP sauce.
		How to set up a Snooker Stance: The first thing to realise about a snooker stance is that the body goes down quite square on towards the shot with an even distribution of weight between legs and feet.
	www.your-snooker.co.uk /freeonlinesnooker (1437 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Snooker \| Snooker's new breed
		The mention of "Australia" and "snooker" in the same breath would usually provoke the response of "Eddie Charlton" and "Quinten Hann", but soon the name of Robertson may join that small legion.
		The flame-haired 22-year-old set the stage alight in Malta this year when he beat Ken Doherty and David Gray to reach the last eight of European Open, where he was defeated 5-3 by Jimmy White.
		He lost 5-3 to Hong Kong's Marco Fu, but made the snooker world sit up and take notice.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/4059975.stm (598 words)

	Eurosport - Golf - Live and Results. Men and Women. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Briton Ross Fisher fired a three-under-par 70 to lead the South African Open by five strokes after the second round on Friday.
		Defending champion Tim Clark and Briton Ross Fisher equalled the course record to share the South African Open first round lead on Thursday.
		American Tiger Woods - who won six titles in 2005 - was voted PGA Tour player of the year for the seventh time in nine years on Tuesday.
	www.eurosport.co.uk /home/pages/v4/l2/s28/news_lng2_spo28.shtml (250 words)

	Snookerclub - Snooker & Pool News
		Higgins set a new record for a ranking event of four centuries in a row to move 8-2 ahead and also posted a new mark of 494 unanswered points.
		World number one O'Sullivan, who on Saturday had said he was 'bored' with snooker, was in touch at 2-2.
		Snooker is celebrating a new star in Shaun Murphy as he became the first qualifier to win the Embassy World Championship for 26 years.
	www.snookerclub.com (1129 words)

	SNOOKER: Song set for a real Ding-dong Sunday Mirror - Find Articles
		Song, 20, has reached the televised stages of the Welsh Open in Cardiff next month where he will play Hong Kong's Marco Fu.
		The match could pull a multi-million audience in their homeland, the first time a player from mainland China has played one from Hong Kong in front of the cameras.
		Junhui won't be 17 until March but won the world Under-21 championship when he was 15 and has reached the last 16 of the qualifying tournament for the Masters at Wembley in Feburary.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20031221/ai_n12877895 (246 words)

	D U B A I S P O R T S . C O M - Your Prime Sports Channel on Net in Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		DUBAI: The first four places were decided for the quarter-finals of the 22nd Sharp Cosmos UAE Open Snooker Championship on Saturday night at Dubai Snooker Club.
		This approach awarded him with openings he otherwise would not have created, and it was this that made the difference between victory and defeat in this instance.
		After a nervy start against the snooker king of Al Ain, Humaid Al Dharmaki, Thomas gradually asserted his authority on the match with a series of brave pots in important situations that saw his lead eventually stretch to the ultimate 4-1 scoreline.
	www.dubaisports.com /snooker/newsdesc.php?nid=2707 (454 words)

	Snooker: Big hit Song is a-baize-ing Sunday Mirror - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		LIU Song and Ding Junhui are planning their own version of snooker's Chinese takeaway.
		Song, 20, from Tianjian, has reached the televised stages of the Welsh Open in Cardiff next month where he will play Hong Kong's Marco Fu.
		It's a match that could pull a multi-million TV audience back in their homeland, the first time a player from mainland China has played another from Hong Kong in front of the cameras.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20031221/ai_n12877914 (300 words)

	HARRINGTON CLAIMS HONG KONG CROWN: Sporting Life - Golf \| Omega European Masters Live Leaderboard, Michelle Wie, Bell ...
		Padraig Harrington opened the new European Tour season with a dramatic last-hole victory at the Omega Hong Kong Open.
		In November last year, Harrington flew to Taiwan for the opening tournament of the 2003 season and left as champion of the BMW Asian Open.
		As a result, Saturday's round was erratic but he admitted having luck on his side, with the 67 down in no small part to an eagle on the 12th, courtesy of a holed chip from the bunker, and a 20ft putt on the 17th to make up for three dropped shots.
	www.sportinglife.com /golf/europeantour/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=golf/03/12/07/GOLF_Hong_Kong.html&YEAR=2004 (1202 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Snooker - Dyson sweeps into the final 32 after storming fightback (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Cheshire’s Dyson, the world No.55, trailed 3-1 at the interval but stormed back to win the next four frames against the former LG Cup champion and book his place in the last 32 against David Gray.
		The Hong Kong star proved his cool temperament with a century in the deciding frame.
		"I lost 5-4 to David Roe in the European Open qualifiers last week, but David had a bit of luck in the last frame and I didn’t feel as if I’d thrown the match away," he said.
	www.sport.scotsman.com /snooker.cfm?id=1237782003 (799 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Snooker \| McCulloch downs White
		McCulloch, the former British Open finalist, made a match-clinching 73 break in the deciding frame to earn a meeting with Hendry.
		White, who lost to McCulloch in the Swiss Open in the summer, battled back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2.
		The Hong Kong star, whose fortunes have dipped in recent seasons, saw off Londoner Barry Hawkins 5-4 and said: "Winning a ranking event is my goal."
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3721680.stm (412 words)

	icWales - Snooker: Hendry recaptures old magic
		Hendry has re-dedicated himself to snooker and the fruits of his labour over the Christmas and New Year period were evident as he stormed into the quarter-finals of the £225,000 Welsh Open in Newport yesterday.
		Hendry goes forward to face old rival Ken Doherty, the 1993 and 2001 Welsh Open champion, who secured his first quarter-final of the 2004-05 campaign with a 5-1 victory over Hong Kong's Marco Fu.
		Robertson, a 22 year-old from Melbourne, crucially stole frame six for 3-3 by potting the fl down the side cushion after needing a snooker and having fallen 4-3 adrift, coolly snared the closing two frames.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0700sports/1150snooker/tm_objectid=15100419%26method=full%26siteid=50082%26headline=snooker%2d%2dhendry%2drecaptures%2dold%2dmagic-name_page.html (715 words)

	Thailand Snooker
		At the moment in Asia, Pakistan is a close second to Thailand, the snooker giant of Asia, and is ranked amongst the top eight of the 54 snooker...
		Sakchai annexes snooker crown - [10/11/98] - The Hindustan...
		Praput who does not stand among the top snooker players in Thailand but since 1985, when he had won the Asian championship, till 1995, when he took the world...
	www.handii.com /splash/thailand_snooker.htm (2027 words)

	Swimming pool Of the Signal Of Billiards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		United Kingdom · Signal And Man Of Caso: Snooker, billiard, the signals of the swimming pool and the cases of the signal.
		For the Ball Billiards / 8 Of Barra 1 Signal Reunites / to Snooker =.
		Signal Of the Swimming pool Of the Signal / 8 Balls Of the Snooker / Signal Of the Billiard Of Barra...
	pool-cue.naturalspy.com /billiards-cue-pool.htm (5308 words)

	Squash Player NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Nicol and Beachill are seeded to meet in the final of next month's Mamut English Open.
		The $45,000 Four Star PSA Tour event, from 11-15 August, is in its second year at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield - famous for its staging of the World Snooker Championships - and is promoted by Eventis, an event management company run by the world No1.
		Defending champion Peter Nicol is seeded to reach his sixth final and win the title for a fourth time.
	www.squashplayer.co.uk /newspage.asp?Key=293 (313 words)

	Gambling - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		In addition many bookmakers offer fixed odds on a number of non-sports related outcomes, for example the direction and extent of movement of various financial indices, whether snow will fall on Christmas Day in a given area, the winner of television competitions such as Big Brother, and so forth.
		Interactive prediction markets also offer trading on these outcomes, with "shares" of results trading on an open market.
		One of the most widespread forms of gambling involves betting on horse races, most commonly on races between thoroughbreds or between standardbreds.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/b/e/t/Betting.html (2555 words)

	DUO HANDED MASTERS WILD CARDS: Sporting Life - Snooker \| Northern Ireland Trophy, Ken Doherty, Ding Junhui, Graeme ...
		He won the European Open in Malta in March, his first major title, and has made a tremendous start to the current season.
		After reaching the final of the British Open, losing to John Higgins, he went one better at the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York, beating David Gray 10-1 in the final.
		The 17-year-old from Shanghai is one of snooker's most gifted teenagers and is leading a new wave of players to emerge from the Far East.
	www.sportinglife.com /snooker/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=snooker/04/12/15/manual_145846.html (413 words)

	China Daily Sport
		HONG KONG: Ireland’s Padraig Harrington has an extra incentive to produce a successful defence of his title at the US$800,000 Hong Kong Open which starts today.&n...
		SHANGHAI: Australian Unho Park and Welshman Bradley Dredge have their sights firmly on the Volvo China Open after sharing the opening day’s honours at Shanghai Silport...
		China was eliminated from qualifying for the 2006 World Cup despite a 7-0 victory Wednesday night over visiting Hong Kong, with Kuwait finishing first in the group on the...
	archive.wn.com /2005/01/30/1400/p/a5/0d540dc618505b.html (440 words)

	Shanghai Shooters AFC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The Shanghai Shooters have returned from the Philips Lighting Hong Kong 7's with another good result against Pro opposition.
		Recently, during the China Open Snooker tournament, the world's top stars visited the home of the Shooters, The Longbar.
		We, of course, welcomed them with open arms, and took their money in the infamous Longbar "Pick the last goalscorer" competition which goes on during the live Premiership games that are exclusively shown in the Longbar.
	www.eteams.com /shanghaishooters (774 words)

	Robby Foldvari - Australasian Cuesport Academy - Billiards - Snooker
		Robby Foldvari is three times World Champion for Australia and has spent the majority of his time overseas for the past 16 years competing with the world's best at snooker and billiards.
		Robby has also won a WPBSA sanctioned professional snooker tournament defeating Darren Morgan in the final, 8-1 in Clacton, England.
		In late 1996, Foldvari was Captain of the Australian World Cup Snooker Team winning the most amount of frames in the round robin section for his country, which was played in Thailand for $1million Prize money.
	www.cuesport.com.au (424 words)

	D U B A I S P O R T S . C O M - Your Prime Sports Channel on Net in Gulf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		DUBAI: A quiet night on day six of the 22nd Sharp Cosmos UAE Open Snooker Championship saw a hot favourite pipped at the post in a fl ball game at 2-2.
		It wasn't to be, however, as Yahya Al Bulayla's stubborn resolve saw him through to the end of the frame, to be quickly presented with the first and only chance he needed on the final fl.
		Matches are played every day from 7 pm at Dubai Snooker Club in Al Karama, and spectators are welcome to watch free of charge.
	www.dubaisports.com /snooker/newsdesc.php?nid=2647 (330 words)

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