SINGAPORE – While the rest of sporting Singapore rebooted on Friday (June 19) following the Covid-19 hiatus, the Republic’s cue sports enthusiasts were left on the sidelines.
Commercial billiard and snooker halls are not permitted to reopen during Phase 2 for now, unlike other sports facilities such as stadiums, pools, sports halls, gyms, fitness studios and bowling alleys, many of which resumed business on Friday.
Cue sports enthusiasts who had been looking forward to playing again were surprised.
Civil servant Danny Tan, who used to visit pool houses at least once a week, said: “There are a few of us who really want to play but we couldn’t because of the situation so we had been waiting for circuit breaker to end, hoping it would open.
“There are other places that have been allowed to reopen with social distancing measures in place, so I don’t know why pool houses should be excluded. If they can plan it out with the appropriate spacing, it seems doable.”
Billiard and snooker halls are regulated under the Public Entertainment Act and entertainment facilities such as theatres, cinemas and karaoke lounges have not been given the green light to reopen yet as the country eases out of the circuit breaker measures designed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
