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The source list behind the site's factual rules, dimensions, and current product specifications.

Last reviewed 22 August 2026

Sources support facts; they do not automatically support every judgment or recommendation. Calculators show their method, approximations are labelled, and retailer guidance is cross-checked where a primary source exists.

World Snooker Tour match centre, calendar, and watch guide

First-party destinations used for current match information, event dates, WST Play, and authorised viewing guidance. Availability can vary by event and territory.

Open official WST site

WPBSA Find Your Club

Governing-body participation directory linked from the club finder. Listings remain the responsibility of WPBSA and the venue.

Open WPBSA club finder

Snooker & Billiards Ireland registered clubs

Official 2026 Republic of Ireland club list, including regional group, address and table count where provided.

Open official Irish club list

Snooker.org live scores and statistics

Independent specialist routes used for fast access to live scores, upcoming matches, order of play, rankings, and the season calendar. These complement rather than replace official WST information.

Open Snooker.org

WPBSA news feed

Governing-body headlines in the snooker-only news wire. Snooker Site displays the title, source, publication time, and link—not the article text.

Open WPBSA

World Women’s Snooker news feed

Official women’s snooker headlines in the news wire, linked to their original pages.

Open World Women’s Snooker

World Disability Billiards and Snooker news feed

Official disability-snooker headlines and participation information, linked to their original pages.

Open WDBS

WPBSA Full History of Snooker

Primary governing-body history used for the game’s 1875 origins, Joe Davis, Pot Black, the Crucible, major champions, the 1985 final and the modern international game.

Read the official history

World Women’s Snooker history

Official history of early women’s championships, major champions and the modern international tour.

Read the WWS history

WPBSA Women’s Snooker pathway

Governing-body confirmation that World Women’s Snooker provides an official qualification route to the professional World Snooker Tour.

Open the official pathway

World Disability Billiards and Snooker

Official history and participation context for WDBS, including its 2015 foundation, events, open days and classification structure.

Read about WDBS

International Paralympic Committee history

Official context for the development of the Paralympic movement and snooker’s place in earlier Paralympic competition.

Open IPC history

SnookerHQ news feed

Independent specialist headlines in the news wire, clearly labelled and linked to the publisher.

Open SnookerHQ

WPBSA Official Rules of Snooker and English Billiards

Governing source for table playing dimensions, cue requirements, scoring, fouls, free balls, frame play, and definitions.

Open official PDF

Peradon cue specifications

Manufacturer evidence for current examples of cue length, weight ranges, tip diameter, construction, and joint formats.

Open manufacturer range

Taom V10 manufacturer specification

Manufacturer evidence for compatibility and stated performance characteristics. Marketing claims are identified as manufacturer claims rather than independent testing.

Open Taom product information

Tweeten cue-tip specifications

Manufacturer evidence for Elk Master tip material, feel description and available diameters, including 9 mm and 10 mm snooker-relevant sizes.

Open Tweeten tip information

Pots of Gold publisher record

Publisher record used to verify David Hendon’s modern history of snooker and its scope before editorial recommendation.

Open publisher record

Wikimedia Commons image records

Rights and attribution records for the licensed human photography used on the homepage and history page. Each image is also credited at the point of use.

Open image licence record

Liberty Games snooker table buyer's guide

Retailer planning guidance for cue clearance, example full-size room dimensions, delivery, and installation considerations.

Open buyer's guide

W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2

The accessibility target referenced in the Site's accessibility statement and interface review work.

Open WCAG 2.2

Irish Data Protection Commission guidance

Regulator guidance used to structure transparent privacy and cookie information around actual processing activities.

Open DPC guidance

Practice routines are original general-purpose exercises rather than reproductions of a paid coaching system. They are not personalised instruction and should be adapted to ability, facility rules, and comfort.