How to watch snooker and pool in Australia

Snooker, billiards and pool are similar games that can be played on much the same table. The big difference is the size of the table and the number of balls involved. Pool and snooker are global sports which, not so many years ago, were easy to stream with a Kayo Sports or Foxtel Now subscription. Fast-forward to more recent times, though, and watching snooker online in Australia isn’t as straightforward as signing up to one of the popular streaming services.

Thankfully, there are other ways to get your live pool and snooker hit.

The most straightforward way to watch snooker and pool online is with a Matchroom Live subscription. This sports-streaming service is home to snooker, pool, boxing, darts and poker, among others.

At the time of writing, Matchroom had a tonne of content for snooker as well as a variety of pool leagues. Matchroom content includes live streams, on-demand replays and highlight compilations. As you might expect, Matchroom Live isn’t a free streaming service. First, create a free account. Then you have a few subscription options:

• Monthly pass: US$5.99 per month
• Day pass: US$1.99 per day
• Annual pass: US$49.99 per year

With the right virtual private network (VPN) service, you have other options for streaming snooker and pool from Australia. The free one is BBC iPlayer, which has a mix of live and on-demand snooker coverage. Use one of the VPNs below for fast streaming of BBC iPlayer content by connecting to a UK server:

• Windscribe VPN
• ExpressVPN
• NordVPN
• PrivadoVPN
• Hola VPN
• CyberGhost VPN

The other alternative is to connect to a server in the US or Canada to access DAZN for snooker and pool streams. While DAZN is available to Australian subscribers, snooker content wasn’t available for Australian viewers at the time of writing. DAZN costs $13.99 per month (30 days’ notice required to cancel) choose from two annual options: one for $7.99 per month or another for $74.99 per year. While we don’t use DAZN to test the VPNs we review, consider the following options for ones that work well with US streaming services:

• Windscribe
• ExpressVPN
• PureVPN
• NordVPN
• Proton VPN
• VPN Unlimited

There are three ways to watch the World Snooker Championship in Australia. The free option is with a BBC iPlayer account and a VPN that works well with the UK-based service (see options above). Alternatively, if you don’t mind paying, DAZN has the World Snooker Championship from $13.99 per month.

The other alternative is to use Matchroom Live. You won’t need a VPN, plus Matchroom Live has specific packages for the World Snooker Championship if that’s all you want to watch. Pay either US$1.99 per day for a 2023 World Snooker Championship Day Pass or US$5.99 for a 2023 World Snooker Championship seven-day pass.

Interested to see how the streaming services above stack up against the competition? Take a look at the table below for a comparison of your streaming options in Australia.