, on the table at the start of a match there are 21 balls on the table, and 22 including the cue ball (white ball). This includes 8 different coloured balls - white, red, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black. Altogether their are 22 reds and 1 of each of the others (white, yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black).
So altogether, their are 8 different coloured balls in snooker including the cue ball, and 7 not including the cue ball.
I hope this helps.
You can look at that in two ways. Traditionally 6 balls are known as the colours, which are the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black. However you could also include the 15 reds, as red is a colour, and the white ball. In that case, there are 22 coloured balls, consisting of 8 different colours.
15 Red Balls on a Snooker Table (Red Balls)
15 Red Balls On A Snooker Table
Snooker balls do not change size based on table size. Just purchase regulation balls.
Billiards there are 3 balls on the table, no pockets. Snooker, 6 pockets, 22 balls on the table.
BILLIARDS, or SNOOKER? Billiards only uses 3 ball's, 2 white (one with a spot on) and 1 red. SNOOKER has 15 reds, and six COLOURED balls. (yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black.
snooker, because this is the order in which the coloured balls are layed out on the table (Green Blue Yellow)
pockets
The standard number in a set of snooker balls is 21 - 15 reds and six colours. In 'toy' snooker tables, the reds are usually reduced to 10.
15 red balls on a snooker table
22 Balls on the Snooker Table
In cue sports, the baulk line is the line at the baulk end of the snooker table, upon which the green, yellow, and brown balls are placed.
22 Balls on a Full-sized Table (in snooker)