Top 10 snooker facts

Around 6 £. First World Snooker Championship were held in 1927 and the winner took home a whooping 6 pounds and 10 shillings. The reigning World Champ Mark Selby collected a cheque for 375 000 £.

Shaun Murphy. 2005 World Champion has started this tradition in 2011/2012 season. At the end of each season he shows up at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and donates the amount of century breaks he made multiplied by a 100£. He has already gave away almost 20 000£ this way.

Steve Davis. Six time World Champion Steve Davis has done it in 1982 Lada Classic. As it turns out it was his only maximum break in his long and rich career.

155. The term "maximum break" refers to the break of 147, but it's not the highest possible one. If the players get a free ball on full table and pots on of the colors as red and follow with black, he can score additional 8 points, which makes 155 together. Unfortunately noone has done it in a competition match yet.

India. The game of snooker is a cue sport which emerged in its modern form in the late 19th century, with roots going back to the 16th century form of English billiards. Billiards was popular among the British Armed Forces stationed in India. Billiards was first played in the 16th century. It was known as a "gentleman's game" because of its popularity among royalty.

22. Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white cue ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and six balls of different colours (yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black); total of 22 balls.

Neil Robertson. Australian former World Champion has constructed 103 century breaks in 2013/2014 season. It's almost twice as much in compare with Ronnie O'Sullivan's 53 in his best ever season. Ronnie holds the record for most centuries ever, over 900 and counting.

Crucible Theatre. Sheffield's Crucible Theatre is the home of World Snooker Championship continuously since 1977. During this year 40th anniversary celebration the snooker officials has stated that the event will stay in Sheffield for at least another 10 years.

Jimmy White. The peak of his career collided with the great Stephen Hendry in the 90's, to whom he lost 4 times. On the other two occasions he lost to Steve Davis and John Parrott. For his offensive style of play, he stays very popular and well liked amongst snooker fans till this day.

Joe Davis between 1927 (first ever played) and 1946 has won this title 15 times in a row, excluding WWII years of course. Back then snooker wasn't as popular as it is now, so gaining the title was much easier. In the most packed tournament only 12 players participated, and on two occasions there was just a final match played.