The Standard Billiards Tables
playing area within the cushion is 118½ x 510 and height from the floor
to the top of the cushion 29½. There are pockets at each corner of table
(two at the Spot end known as the top pockets and two at the Baulk end known
as the bottom pockets) and one each at the middle of the longer sides (known
as the centre pockets). The size of pocket should be as approved by Worlds
Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
Baulk-line and Baulk: A straight line drawn 29 from the face of
the bottom cushion and parallel to it is called the Baulk-line and that line
and the intervening space is termed the Baulk.
"D" is a semi-circle described in Baulk with its centre at
the middle of the Baulk-line and with a radius of 11½.
Spots: Four spots are marked on the centre longitudinal line
of the table and are termed as:
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Spot [12Ύ from top cushion]
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Centre Spot exactly in the midway from all corners of the table
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Pyramid Spot exactly in the middle of top cushion and Centre Spot
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One exactly in the middle of Baulk line
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One each at the both ends of the
diameter of D
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This all comprises a standard Billiards
or Snooker Table
NB. In Snooker the spots indicated above are
termed as Black Spot, Blue Spot, Pink Spot, Brown Spot, Green Spot
(towards left hand side spot of
D) and Yellow Spot
(towards right hand side of D)
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