The most important ball on the snooker table is the White. It's the only one you strike with your cue and your ability to control it determines whether you'll win frames or appear on You've Been ...

where his opponent Ma Hailong fluked a crucial red after failing to escape a snooker twice. Murphy has also advocated for the introduction of a spotted cue ball, an idea Taylor acknowledges has ...

Championship snooker is played on a table measuring 12ft by 6ft. There are 22 balls on the table at the start of each game (or frame). One is the white cue ball, which is used to pot as many of ...

Shaun Murphy is calling for snooker to adopt a spotted cue ball, echoing other table sports. The vocal Masters champion suggests this change could enhance viewers' understanding of how different ...

Everyone has a different way of breaking. I always break off the end red, with a bit of right hand side on the cue ball. That way the cue ball comes off the two cushions and back down behind the green ...