Gold Practice Challenge - Snooker Academy

Guide

The Gold Practice Challenge is for players who have made a century at the ‘Standard Line Up’ routine.

Here is a video showing how to use the Practice Challenges pages.

Gold Leaderboard

wdt_ID	Name	Smelly Shots Twenty	Rest Pots	Fifteen Straight Reds	Long Pots	Back of Black Pots	Shot to Nothing	Figure of 8 Safety	Standard Line Up	T Line Up	Xmas Tree	Total Points
19	Herman Desmier	16	10	7		5	11		104	83	45	281
20	Harry Wyatt	14	8	10			12		109	102		255
22	Mason Wilson	18	10	8	5	3	10	5	134	104	67	364
28	James Height								147	145	141	433
30	Bradley Cowdroy	15	10	11	4	8	12	10	147	147	143	507
31	NIGEL PHILLIPS	18	9	14	8	8	14	8	147	140	137	503
32	Ryan Mears	18	10	15	10	10	15	10	147	147	147	529
34	Vilius Schulte-Ebbert								147	145	139	431
41	Asten Sahota	10							100			110
52	Zain Jeraj								100			100
71	Ryan Spratt	16	6	12					110	107		251
74	William Thomson	12	7	8	4	6	13	2	123	102	62	339
76	Oliver Sykes	14	10	13	3	7	15		140	140	122	464
79	Dave Laws	16	6	14			11		131			178
80	Ryan Mears	17	10	11	7	8	15		146			214
111	Simon Peacock								124			124
123	Tyler Beer	12	8	9	5	2	13		108	79	75	311
125	William Hurley								111			111
129	Evan Plummer								147	147	147	441
139	dong ming lau	13	7	6	5	4	8	7	135	109	77	371
145	John Hunter	19	10	14	9	9	18	10	147	147	145	528
175	Neil Craycraft	20	9	12	11	9	16	10	147		144	378
209	O'Shay Scott	15	5						147			167

Best Scores

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Routines

Smelly Shots Twenty

Spot the blue, pink and black then line up tens reds in a diagonal across the top of the table.

With the cue-ball played within two balls width of the side cushion each time, straight pot the five reds below the pink into the corner pocket and the five reds above into the middle pocket. Repeat, this time playing the cue-ball from tight under the cushion each time.

Award a point for each red potted. Maximum score is 20.

Rest Pots

As shown, evenly line up five reds each side of the pink spot.

With the cue-ball placed between the middle pockets each time, straight pot each red into its nearest top corner pocket using the rest.

Award a point for each red potted. Maximum score is 10.

Fifteen Straight Reds

Evenly line up fifteen reds across the centre of the table with the middle red on the blue spot.

With the cue-ball placed on the baulk line each time, straight pot each red into the nearest top corner pocket.

Award a point for each red potted. Maximum score is 15.

Long Pots

With the colours spotted, as shown evenly line five reds each side of the pink spot.

With the cue ball played from the D each time pot each red into its nearest top corner pocket.

Award a point for each red potted. Maximum score is 10.

Back of Black Pots

As shown, evenly position five reds so they are lined up with the black and the top pocket.

For the shot to count the red must be potted with the cue-ball going around the back of the black. Repeat this time positioning the five reds on the other side of the table.

Award a point for each shot achieved. Maximum score is 10.

Shot to Nothing

Tightly space five reds below the pink so they are in line with the top corner pocket.

Playing the cue-ball from behind the baulk line each time, pot each red bringing the cue-ball back behind the baulk line.

Award two points when a red is potted and when missed still award one point if the cue-ball comes back to rest behind the baulk line. (For the shot to count, no reds must come into the baulk half of the table and all of the cue-ball must come to rest behind the baulk line). Note score then repeat challenge putting reds on other side of the table.

Maximum score is 20.

Figure of 8 Safety

Evenly line five reds on a diagonal below the pink.

Starting with the nearest red and the cue-ball played from the D, clip the red using side to bring the cue-ball inside the blue back to baulk.

Award a point each time some part of the cue-ball comes back to rest behind the baulk line. (For shot to count no reds must come into the baulk half of the table). Note score then repeat challenge putting reds on other side of the table.

Award a point for each safety shot achieved. Maximum score is 10.

Standard Line Up

Spot the colours and evenly line up fifteen reds.

With the cue-ball placed for the first shot only, clear the table.

Maximum Score 147

T-Line Up

Spot the colours and position the fifteen reds as shown to form a T shape.

With the cue-ball placed for the first shot only, clear the table.

Maximum Score 147

Xmas Tree

Spot the colours, then after forming a triangle of six reds directly beneath the pink, position the remaining nine reds as shown.

With the cue-ball placed for the first shot only, clear the table.

Maximum Score 147