a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball
"After years of practicing on regulation tables, he finally qualified to play professional snooker."
A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.
"The crowd cheered loudly as he potted a difficult black ball to win the local snooker tournament."
leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot
"The defender placed his cue ball perfectly behind the cushions, leaving his opponent no direct shot at any of the colored balls."
To play the game of snooker.
"He spent the entire afternoon hunched over the table, carefully lining up his cue to play a perfect break in snooker."