Snooker (UK: / ˈ s n uː k ər /, US: / ˈ s n ʊ k ər /) is a cue sport which originated among British Army officers stationed in India in the latter half of the 19th century. It is played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth, or baize, with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each long side.