According to the common version of snooker history, Colonel Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald Chamberlain who was stationed in India in the 1870s is the inventor of the snooker game. Around 1875, Chamberlain came up with the idea of adding colored balls to the black ball game. The game then featured 15 red balls, a black ball, and a yellow, a green and a pink ball. The game had accepted the name "snooker", which its original meaning was an insult to novice players. If Colonel Chamberlain is the main responsible for the invention of the snooker game, the legendary billiard champion John Roberts is responsible for spreading the rumors on the new billiard game throughout England. Roberts had learned the rules of the game from Colonel Chamberlain during a visit to India and by the time he went back to England he introduced the snooker game to his colleagues. Ever since then, the snooker game is the most popular billiard game in the UK. |
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