Snooker Scoreboard and Scorer
A free snooker scoreboard for the club table or the one in the garage. Tap the ball that was potted; the scorer adds the points, follows the break, knows which ball is on, and shows how many points are left on the table – and when someone needs snookers. Fouls, free balls, a re-spotted black and best-of-frames matches are all covered. No app, no sign-up.
How it is calculated
In snooker a red is worth 1 point and the colours 2 to 7: yellow 2, green 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6, black 7. A player pots a red, then a colour, then a red again; the colours go back on their spots until all reds are gone, and are then potted in order from yellow to black. This scoreboard follows that sequence and only offers the balls that can legally be potted next.
How to use the snooker scoreboard
- Enter the players’ names, choose the match length and who breaks off.
- For every ball potted, tap its button. The points go to the player at the table (marked ●) and the break counts up.
- When the player misses or plays safe, tap “End of break”. The other player comes to the table.
- For a foul, tap the penalty: 4, 5, 6 or 7. The points go to the opponent, who plays next.
- “Undo” takes back the last entry, as often as you need.
Ball values and penalties
| Ball | Points | Foul involving this ball |
|---|---|---|
| Red | 1 | 4 |
| Yellow | 2 | 4 |
| Green | 3 | 4 |
| Brown | 4 | 4 |
| Blue | 5 | 5 |
| Pink | 6 | 6 |
| Black | 7 | 7 |
A foul always costs at least four points and at most seven: the value of the ball on or of the ball involved, whichever is higher.
Points remaining and snookers required
With all 15 reds on the table there are 147 points available: 15 reds with 15 blacks (15 × 8 = 120) plus the six colours (2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 27). The scoreboard works out “points remaining” the same way: 8 for every red left, plus 27 for the colours. While a colour is on after a red, the 7 for that black is still included.
Example: 5 reds left and a red is on → 5 × 8 + 27 = 67 points remaining. If you trail by 70, potting everything is no longer enough; you need penalty points from your opponent, and the board shows “needs snookers”.
Special situations
- Free ball: after a foul that leaves the player snookered, the referee may award a free ball. Potted, it scores the value of the ball on – 1 if a red is on, or the value of the colour that is on. Tap “Free ball potted”; no ball leaves the table.
- Two reds in one shot: tap “Red” twice. Both count, and one colour follows.
- A red potted during a foul stays off the table. Enter the foul, then tap “Take a red off the table” so that points remaining stay correct.
- Only the black left: the first score or foul ends the frame. If that leaves the scores level, the black is re-spotted and the next score or foul decides.
- Conceding: “Concede frame” gives the frame to the player who is ahead.
Frames and matches
Choose “Best of 5 frames” and the first player to win three frames wins the match. The players take turns to break off. The scoreboard keeps the frame scores and each player’s highest break.
Share and keep the score
Every shot is stored in the page address and in your browser, so the match survives a reload or a locked phone. The names you type are kept in your browser only; they leave it solely inside a link you share yourself, after the # sign, which browsers do not send to a server. “Share” sends a link with the exact score – for the league secretary or the group chat. “Full screen” makes a tablet readable from the far cushion.
Playing darts next? There is a darts scorer for 501 and 301 as well.
Frequently asked questions
How do you score in snooker?
Each red is worth 1 point. After a red you pot a colour: yellow 2, green 3, brown 4, blue 5, pink 6 or black 7. Fouls give at least 4 points to the opponent. The player with more points when all balls are gone – or when the other concedes – wins the frame.
How many points are left on a snooker table?
Count 8 for every red still on the table and add 27 for the colours. With 15 reds that is 147; with 3 reds it is 3 × 8 + 27 = 51. The scoreboard shows this figure after every shot.
What does “snookers required” mean?
A player is further behind than the points remaining on the table. Potting every ball would not be enough, so the player needs penalty points – usually by laying snookers that force fouls.
How many points is a foul in snooker?
At least 4. If the blue, pink or black is the ball on or is involved in the foul, the penalty is that ball’s value: 5, 6 or 7.
What is a maximum break?
A break of 147: fifteen reds, each followed by the black, and then all six colours in order.
What happens if the scores are level after the final black?
The black is put back on its spot, and the next score or foul ends the frame. The scoreboard switches to the re-spotted black automatically.
Can I use the scoreboard for six-red or ten-red snooker?
Yes. Choose 6 or 10 under “Reds on the table”. Points remaining and the order of play adjust accordingly.
Sources and legal basis
- World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association: Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards (ball values, order of play, penalty values, free ball, re-spotted black)
- Wikipedia: Rules of snooker (summary of the WPBSA rules: values of the balls, fouls of four to seven points, free ball, end of frame)
- MDN: Fullscreen API
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