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5) What
are the measurements of a snooker table?
Note: Snooker is played on an "English
Billiards" table. The Standard Table sizes are as follows in Imperial
and Metric measures.
a) The playing area within the cushion faces shall measure 11ft 8 1/2
inches (3500mm) x 5ft 10 inches (1750mm) with a tolerance on both dimensions
of +/- 1/2 in (3mm).
b) The height of the table from the floor to the top of the cushion
rail shall be from 2ft 9 1/2 inches to 2ft 10 1/2 inches (850mm to 875mm).
c) Baulk-line and baulk. A straight line drawn 29 ins (700mm) from the
face of the bottom cushion and parallel to it is called the Baulk-line
and the intervening space termed the Baulk.
d) The "D" is a semi-circle described in Baulk with its centre
at the middle of the Baulk-line and with a radius of 11 1/2 ins (292mm).
1/6th the width of the Playing area).
e) Four spots marked on the centre line (lengthways) of the table.
i) the Black spot: 12 3/4 ins (320mm) from the point perpendicular below
the face of the top cushion.
ii) the Centre spot: Midway between the centre pockets and equidistant
from the faces of the top and bottom cushions.
iii) the Pink spot: Midway between the centre spot and the face of the
top cushion.
iv) the Brown spot: Middle of the Baulk-line.
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