Is there such a thing as a snooker in pool?

Question

There is a debate in my Husband's club he says there is no such thing as a snooker in pool and the other guy says there is who is right.

Answer 1

There is a snooker. You can "snooker" someone by not leaving them a shot at all. Now there is also the game Snooker. I dont know too much about it. It is more popular across seas in England/Brittain etc.

Answer 2

the other guys are RIGHT.....Snooker is a game of its own and Billiards/Pool/8-ball/9-ball etc. , are variations of the Original game.

being `Snookered` or having the White (or Strike ball) positioned behind another ball (Object ball) , doesn`t matter if it`s yours OR your opponents {see below} , is the Terminology used across all of the Variations of the Game.

definition of `Snooker` on  opponent and your-self:

when you have a situation where the White is touching an Object ball that is one of your own , the Rules state that you MUST shoot "away" from that ball and hit one of your others to be deemed a Legal Shot..penalty = foul stroke - 2 shots to opponent.

same applies if touching an opponents Object ball.

so , effectively you CAN `Snooker` your-self.

"away" is defined as striking the White and with-out making the Object ball `move`.

looks good if you can get out of it and set up for next shot..!

and boy , don`t the die-hard Snooker players hate that word being used for a "lower class game"?(...according to them!)

and if he doesn`t already know , clothing/jewellery/belt buckle touching ANY ball in play on the Table is a Foul , 2 shots to opponent!

watch those shirt sleeves , fellas...!  Happy Potting.

Answer 3

Here's the definition of "snookered" from the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association:

16. Snookered

The cue-ball is said to be snookered when a direct stroke in a straight line to every ball on is wholly or partially obstructed by a ball or balls not on. If one or more balls on can be struck at both extreme edges free of obstruction by any ball not on, the cue-ball is not snookered.

This is only significant because there's a rule for special procedures when a player is snookered after a foul.  If you want to transfer the definition of "snookered" over to pool, I think it's ok, but there are no special rules governing the situation so it's really irrelevant except to describe the position a player is put in (all of his balls are directly blocked from the cue ball).

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

absolutely