Chinese snooker

See also: chinese snooker

English

Noun

Chinese snooker (plural Chinese snookers)

1. (snooker) A reverse snooker position where the cue ball is in front of, rather than behind, a ball that is not on, making the shot very difficult because the bridge is hampered and the cueing angle is unnaturally high.
   • 1991, Michael Curtin, The plastic tomato cutter:

     His white came back down the table in the orthodox fashion and rested up against the green ball in a Chinese snooker.

   • 1998, Pamela Siew Im Ong, One man's will: a portrait of Dato' Sir Onn bin Ja'afar:

     ...in snooker a 'Chinese snooker' is the action of leaving the cue-ball, not behind a coloured ball as with a normal snooker, but in front of one and almost touching it...

   • 2003, Tjander Nathoeni, “touching ball clarification (snooker)”, in rec.sport.billiard (Usenet):

     Now, happy bridging over a chinese snooker.