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Same as draw. See illustration at spin. Snooker accessories include: chalk for the tip of the cue, to help apply spin on the cue ball; various different rests such as the swan or spider, for playing shots that are difficult to play by hand; extensions for lengthening the cue; a triangle for racking the reds; and a scoreboard, typically attached to a wall near the snooker table. The nap affects the speed and trajectory of the balls, depending on the direction of the shot and whether any side spin is placed on the ball. The player to take the first strike in the tiebreak is chosen at random, and the game continues until one of the players either wins the frame by potting the black ball or loses the frame by committing a foul. St. Mellion Fairway crept up from behind in the dying stages to take fourth place while Gimme Five could manage only fifth place. While the main professional tour is open to male and female players alike, there is also a separate women's tour organised by World Women's Snooker (formerly the World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association) which encourages female players to participate in the sport and take part in high-level amateur competitions.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the professional tour was confined to events played within the United Kingdom and Ireland. Players on the World Snooker Tour generally gain a two-year "tour card" for participation in the events. The "Short Treatise" appeared just in the nick 61 of time when Whist was rising in repute, and when card playing was the rage. The laws adopted by these Clubs in 1864, which have by this time (1874) found their way into all Whist circles, deposed Hoyle, and are now the standard by which disputed points are determined. A standard full-size snooker table measures 12 ft × 6 ft (365.8 cm × 182.9 cm), with a rectangular playing surface measuring 11 ft 8.5 in × 5 ft 10.0 in (356.9 cm × 177.8 cm). Geographic variations exist in the United States and Brazil, while speed versions of the standard game have been developed in the United Kingdom. If there are not enough points remaining on the table for a player to potentially win the frame, that player may offer to concede the frame while at the table (but not while their opponent is still at the table); a frame concession is a common occurrence in professional snooker.

While pool tables are common to many pubs, snooker tends to be played either in private settings or in public snooker halls. The process of alternately potting reds and colours continues until the striker fails to pot the desired object ball or commits a foul-at which point the opponent comes to the table to start the next turn-or when there are no red balls remaining in play. Mycroft took snuff from a tortoise-shell box and brushed away the wandering grains from his coat front with a large, What is a billiards club red silk handkerchief. Failure to make contact with a red ball constitutes a foul, which results in penalty points being awarded to the opponent. If, after a foul, it is not possible to cleanly strike both sides of the object ball directly, the referee may call a free ball, allowing the next player to nominate any other ball in place of the object ball they might normally have played. Clark, Neil M. (May 1927). "The World's Most Tragic Man Is the One Who Never Starts". The black ball is returned to its designated spot and the cue ball is played in-hand, meaning that it may be placed anywhere on or within the lines of the "D" to start the tiebreak.

Holmes ascended the stair first, and as he opened the door of our room he gave a start of surprise. At the start of the game, the red balls are racked into a tightly packed equilateral triangle, and the six colours are positioned at designated spots on the table. For example, a player could achieve a break of 15 by first potting a red followed by a black, then another red followed by a pink, before failing to pot the next red. A maximum break in snooker (often known as a "147" or a "maximum") is achieved by potting all reds with blacks, then potting all six colours in sequence, yielding 147 points. 202 officially confirmed maximum breaks achieved in professional competition. 1968 as the Professional Billiards Players' Association. World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) is a WPBSA subsidiary that organises events and playing aids in snooker and other cue sports for people with disabilities.