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Known as a gentlemen's game, snooker is often associated with Britain. That's where it originated before spreading throughout Europe. Eventually, it migrated to the Eastern Hemisphere — to Lhasa, Tibet — where it's popular with young men today.
By comparison, soccer came to Tibet during the British invasion in 1904. Snooker, a billiards game, didn't arrive until the mid- to late-1980s.
Snooker world champions Mark Selby and Ronnie O'Sullivan also have many fans in Lhasa.
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