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The
Standard Table
A
slate bed, inset in a wooden framework and covered by green
baize cloth, tautly drawn and having a nap running from one
end to the other, forms the playing area.
The
table measures 12 foot by 6 foot 1 and a half inches, but
the bed, being enclosed by rubber cushions which overhang
it by 2 inches, is reduced for playing purposes to an area
of 11 foot 8 inches by 5 foot 9 and a half inches.
The
table rests on eight legs, with a pocket in each corner and
one placed at each side exactly in the centre, making six
in total.
Height
The height
of the table from the floor to the top of the cushion rail
shall be from 2ft 9 and a half inches to 2ft 10 and a half
inches (851mm to 876mm).
Table
Markings
A
line drawn 29 inches from the bottom cushion and parallel
with it is called the Baulk Line. The area within this and
the bottom cushion is called the Baulk area. From this line
a semi-circle is marked, with a radius of 11 and a half inches,
enclosing an area called the 'D'.
Four
spots are marked on the table - situated at the centre of
the 'D' - at the centre of the playing area (centre spot)
- at a point 12 and three quarters from the top cushion (billiard
spot) and at a point half-way between the centre spot and
the top cushion, (pyramid spot). There are two other spots,
one at each end of the 'D' line but only one of these (the
right hand spot - or green spot in snooker) is used for billiards.
Both are used for snooker.
The
bottom end of the table is the one containing the baulk end
the other the top end. To play up the table is to play facing
the top of the table and to play down the table is to face
the bottom.
Pocket
Openings
Pocket
openings must conform to the templates authorised by the World
Snooker Association.
The
Frank Callan Suite - 8 Collinson Street - Ribbleton - Preston
- PR1 5EY
t.
+ 44 (01772) 702211 - f. 44 (01772) 793700
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