Snooker Club Profitability Calculator
Estimate your snooker or pool club's monthly profit the way Indian owners actually do it — table revenue and occupancy, canteen sales, minus rent, staff, electricity, and table maintenance like cloth re-clothing. Adjust the inputs to match your club.
Estimates based on typical 2026 Indian club figures. Adjust the inputs to match your club.
How Indian Snooker Clubs Calculate Profit
Indian clubs bill per table, not per player. So monthly table revenue is simply number of tables × hourly rate × open hours × days × occupancy. The catch is occupancy: tables sit idle on weekday mornings and busy only on evenings and weekends, so a realistic figure is around 35% — not 100%. Pushing occupancy up is the biggest profit lever there is.
On top of table revenue, most clubs earn a large share from the canteen (tea, snacks, soft drinks) — often 30–50% of table revenue — plus memberships and tournaments.
Against that, the recurring costs every owner tracks are:
- Rent — usually the single biggest fixed cost.
- Staff — markers/attendants (₹10,000–₹15,000 each), plus a manager and canteen/cleaning staff.
- Electricity — air-conditioning dominates the bill; table lights add only about ₹400/table/month.
- Cloth re-clothing — ₹18,000–₹30,000 per snooker table every 12–18 months. This is the biggest table-maintenance cost, so owners amortise it monthly.
- Other upkeep — cushion rubber, balls, cues, tips, leveling and small repairs, roughly ₹800–₹1,500 per table per month.
- Software, internet & misc. — billing/booking software, Wi-Fi, supplies.
The calculator above turns this exact method into live numbers. The two inputs that swing the result most are occupancy and canteen share — which is precisely where good software earns its keep.
Profitability — FAQs
Is a snooker club profitable in India?
Yes, when run well. A 6-table club at around 35% table occupancy typically clears ₹50,000–₹70,000 per month in profit, and well-located clubs at 45–50% occupancy with a strong canteen can cross ₹1 lakh per month. The clubs that struggle usually fail on occupancy (empty afternoons), billing leakage from manual registers, or rent that is too high for their pricing.
How do you calculate snooker club profit?
Profit = revenue − costs. Revenue is billed per table: tables × hourly rate × open hours × days × occupancy %, plus canteen/F&B (usually 30–50% of table revenue) and memberships. Costs are rent, staff salaries, electricity & utilities, table maintenance (cloth re-clothing plus cushions, balls, cues and tips), and software/internet. Our calculator above does this math for you.
What is the biggest cost in running a snooker club?
Rent and staff are usually the largest fixed costs, followed by electricity (air-conditioning dominates the bill, not the table lights). On the table-maintenance side, cloth re-clothing is the biggest periodic cost — ₹18,000–₹30,000 per snooker table every 12–18 months for a busy table.
How often do snooker tables need re-clothing in India?
A busy club table typically needs re-clothing every 12–18 months (sooner for competition tables). Re-clothing a full 6×12 snooker table costs roughly ₹18,000–₹30,000 including cloth and fitting; pool tables are cheaper. Cheap cloth wears faster, so many owners amortise around ₹1,500/table/month for cloth alone.
How can I increase my snooker club's profit?
Occupancy is the single biggest lever — filling dead afternoon and weekday hours with online booking and off-peak offers moves profit more than anything else. Stopping billing leakage from manual registers and growing the canteen attach rate are the next two. CueFlow's table billing and online booking are built to do exactly this.