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and other ranking tournaments, and regulators of the professional game. This new cue sport format has however been officially sanctioned by the WPBSA's chief shareholder, Barry Hearn. Simons had stated that he sees Power
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option to wear a live microphone during play, "to facilitate and encourage audience interaction". According to the creators, the Power
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is rewarded with 50 bonus points, and if the player can repeat this in the second consecutive frame, this doubles to 100 points, and in a third consecutive frame, to 200 points. This reward for century breaks was, however, removed in 2011. After a
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values are doubled. If a shot is missed however, the opponent can also benefit from the remaining Power Play time. The Power Ball changed in 2011 to a red striped ball. On the Power
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to generate much money. They also described Ronnie O'Sullivan's comments on launching the format, that the current WPBSA organised World
Championship was "really boring", as being "not quite a
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potted from a shot originating in the Power Zone counts as double points, and if potted during a Power Play, quadruple points. In 2011 this was extended to the
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Power Snooker is played on traditional-sized snooker tables, but with a "modern design and a bespoke Power Snooker baize". Unlike traditional snooker, in which
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