What's the difference between a pool table and a snooker table?

Question

What's the difference between a pool table and a snooker table?

Answer 1

Snooker table is usually bigger with much smaller pockets....balls I believe are also slightly smaller.....ahven't played snooke for 30-40 years......regular pool much more fun and faster......

Answer 2

You can fit a pool table in your living room

Answer 3

a snooker table is larger and the bumpers are rounded at the pockets edge and the balls and pockets are smaller an american snooker table is 5 by 10 and a european snooker table is 6 by 12

Answer 4

Snooker is a cue 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. It is played using a cue, one white ball (the cue ball), 15 red balls (worth 1 point each) and 6 balls of different colours (worth 2-7 points each). A player (or team) wins a frame (individual game) of snooker by scoring more points than the opponent(s), using the cue ball to pot the balls in the manner described below. A match consists of a previously agreed-upon number of frames. Snooker is particularly popular in English-speaking and Commonwealth countries, and the Far East.

Answer 5

The size difference between a pool table and a snooker table has already been addressed, 4 1/2 X 9ft. and 6 X 12 ft. respectively.  The biggest differences, other than size, are the pocket openings and the cushion height.  Pool tables have angled corners on the pockets and snooker tables are rounded.  Also, since snooker balls are smaller (2 1/16"), like the pockets themselves, the cushions are shorter to accommodate that.  The cloth is also different between the two tables.  Full size snooker tables, often have 8 legs, where pool tables usually have 4 and sometimes 6.  I'm sure there are other differences, but these are the most prominent.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.

Answer 6

Snooker tables are larger than pool tables, and the game snooker is played with more balls (21 + cue) than regular pool - the traditional numered balls used in pool are not used

Answer 7

A snooker table has bumpers that you have to use for your shots.  A pool table doesn't.  Pool, in my opinion, is much more fun.

Answer 8

okay, everyone will answer differences like bumper height, size, pocket size etc. Just for your info 6x12 is European Snooker table and 5x10 is american Snooker table and 41/2x9 is a standard pool table. Cloth on most Snooker table is faster as well ie Simonis 660 vs Simonis 860 for pool tables.