Chinese snooker

chinese snooker English Noun en 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. en 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. en 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... en 2003 Tjander Nathoeni touching ball clarification (snooker) rec.sport.billiard Now, happy bridging over a chinese snooker.