Snooker ball size

I've heard of ball sizes for snooker being either 2 1/8 and 2 1/16. My understanding was the larger balls were for American Snooker. 2 1/16 is the standard ball size and if you play in any snooker tournaments, I would recommend getting a 2 1/16 set for the sake of consistency.

Cameron Smith said:

I've heard of ball sizes for snooker being either 2 1/8 and 2 1/16. My understanding was the larger balls were for American Snooker. 2 1/16 is the standard ball size and if you play in any snooker tournaments, I would recommend getting a 2 1/16 set for the sake of consistency.

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Also, make sure the balls are 5 ounces.
...there are lighter and cheaper balls on the market.

I also have a 10 foot Brunswick Anniversary snooker table.

For 10 foot tables in the USA, 2 1/8" balls are standard. For 12 foot tables 2 1/16" is standard. In the USA it is somewhat difficult to find 2 1/16" balls, although they do come up on eBay regularly.

I would recommend Aramith balls. If you can afford to spend $366 you can get a set of premium balls
(I believe they are all within 2 grams in weight) in an aluminum case. Non-premium can be had for $100 - $125.

I had to order a measle ball from England to get one 2 1/16" at a cost of about $46 USD. I also had to order a 2 1/16 triangle from England.

In England they make snooker tables in a wide variety of sizes and they sell snooker balls as small as 1 3/4" if I'm not mistaken,

Also have 10 ft brunswick snooker

Mine was made in 1943. I just went through the " what is correct size " ball thing. I found them 1 3/4, 2, 2 1/16, 2 1/8.
I bought the arimth 2 1/16, also bought 2 inch amirith set of pool balls.
We also play payball using standard size balls on this tight pocket snooker table.

martin35 said:

Wow guys I was not suspecting all those subtleties about snooker/pool balls. Thank you for these great information.

I'm still a little confused since the Aramith I've bought (used) were labeled as 2-1/16". They are not really 2-1/6 but not 2-1/8" neither.

Frankly it's more a curiosity than a real concern buts it's nice to know how things really works.

Martin

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I’m not an expert but I have done some studying on this subject because I have a 10 foot International Snooker table with the 2 1/8 balls. My pockets are nearly 1/2 inch tighter than any of the other tables that I play on, including a 12 footer. So I checked on different sized balls. In the UK, most of the snooker ball sizes are listed in metric. I think a regulation snooker ball is 52.5 mm. I’ve thought about getting a set for my table but I’m afraid it might mess me up shooting the 2 1/8 balls.