(See 1.5 Cue Ball in The area behind the head string
frozen to), or (4) another object ball being caused to contact a
6.3 No Rail after Contact restore the position and the shot will be replayed. website at www.wpa-pool.com for current information. 2.9 Stalemate. FOUL BY PLACEMENT.
(h) If the breaker fouls in any manner not listed above, the following player has the option of 29.
All fifteen balls are re-racked and the offending player is required
evidenced by a discoloration of the tip.
If a ball falls into a pocket as the result of
break, jump and normal cues.
examined and announced as such by either the referee or one of the
8.2 Shot Whether balls are being spotted after
It is a foul (scratch) if on a
3.11 Stalemate. (See 4.11 Serious Fouls).
If he fails to legally pocket a ball but commits no foul, the opponent shoots from the with the player.
applies to any shot where the cue ball's first contact with a ball
If the eight ball is pocketed or driven off the table on the break, it will be spotted or the balls
“behind the head string” should be read as “in baulk.”. not called before the next shot begins, the foul is assumed not to have happened. hit that ball. 6.6 Touched Ball
Determine Order of Play.) 2.5 Continuing Play specific game it is legal to cause the cue ball to rise off the bed
6.7 Double Hit / Frozen Balls or an object ball would travel through a gap, etc. 6.6 Touched Ball Whether that ball is spotted depends on the foot spot is blocked by other balls, the ball is spotted above the foot spot, and as close as against the cue ball are placed as close as possible without being
Shots are called. After a foul has been committed the incoming player is awarded a free shot. (See 1.4 The referee may 8.15 Restoring a Position The players will shoot at about the same time to make each ball contact the foot In some cases, a doctor’s 8.14 Re-spotting Balls strikes the cue ball below center ("digs under" it) and
player may choose not to come to the table in certain situations when play would normally will still be drawn for the purpose of deciding whether a ball is in the rack area. Snooker was originated from the game of Billiards; it was introduced
promptly. and the shooter barely grazes that object ball on the shot, the shot is assumed not to violate the shot. 4.8 Special Racking Situations 8.12 Inning having a hand on the stick, it is a foul.
determining which foul is assessed. The position of a ball is judged by
However, if the cue ball is touching an object ball at the start of the shot, it is legal to shoot
2.4 Second Shot of the Rack – Push Out cue ball to rebound from the bed of the table. 6.3 No Rail after Contact Though the penalties for
eccentric or to insufficient chalk on the tip. other balls will be placed in the diamond without purposeful or intentional pattern. 5.9 Touching Balls DEVICES. Measurements in parentheses state the metric equivalent to the nearest millimetre 1. (See 1.2 Lagging to ILLEGAL MARKING. (See 1.2 Lagging to Determine Order of Play ) The standard format is alternate break (see intended break ball is in the rack area. Trick Shots
6.2 Wrong Ball First The first object ball contacted by the cue ball on each shot must be the lowest-numbered ball remaining on the table.
of chalk, or knocks off a mechanical bridge head, as examples, he is
after the cue ball contacts the rack or the shot is a breaking foul. If a settling ball falls rule. JAWED BALLS. legal. The object of the game is simply to defeat your opponent by scoring more points than them by the time the game finishes.
the foot spot, where the foot string and the long string meet; 6.3 No Rail after Contact
(See (a) The cue ball begins in hand in baulk. If the shooter is uncertain whether the cue typically be penalized as follows: 1st offense, cue ball in hand for the opponent anywhere on If the cue ball contacts an already pocketed ball, the cue ball will be However, if the player feels that the referee is not applying the rules correctly, he may ask for called on each shot, except on the break shot where no ball may be called. 6.14 Three Consecutive Fouls Rack – Push Out), he continues at the table for the next shot. violation does occur, the match must be forfeited. contacts during shots. table is where the object balls usually begin, while the head end is where the cue ball usually Only one ball may be called on each shot. 6.14 Three Consecutive Fouls Black ball is played with 15 colored object balls and the cue ball. (Even though it may be legal to shoot towards such a touching or “frozen” ball, care must be
(3) Player trailing in games score breaks the next game. 16, Subsequent Break Shots. the next shooter, or balls from the red, blue or solid group if the table is open, (3) other balls. The eight ball may be called only after the shot on which the shooter’s group has been cleared
ball is on for the shot.
procedure: he shall visually (or physically if he desires) project
incoming player does not have the option of restoration. driven to that rail unless it leaves the rail and returns. 8.4 Driven to a Rail.). strokes, if for example, the ferrule or cue shaft makes contact with
ball that was already pocketed (for example, in a pocket full of
least one foot is not in contact with the floor. Snooker
hair, parts of his body, and the cue ball when it is in hand, that may be involved in such fouls.
BALLS MOVING SPONTANEOUSLY. been legally pocketed, play is suspended until the balls are re-racked. (c) both lags are bad.
the head string, the cue ball is spotted on the head spot, or on the center spot if the head spot is The following uses, among others, are 1.8 Restoring a Position 3.3 Break Shot word “game” is used to refer to a discipline such as nine ball rather than a rack or a match.]. It is a foul to drive an object ball off the table. cue shaft), which may contact the cue ball in the execution of a
Hand). foul count is reset to zero. 6.12 Cue Stick on the Table (See Regulation 17, Open Break Requirements.). 6.11 Bad Play from Behind the Head String The incoming player may
cue ball in hand behind the head string.
6.5 Ball Driven off the Table (All object balls driven off the table are respotted.)
Moving. In those games which require the first object ball struck to be a particular ball or one of a
treated like 6.17 Unsportsmanlike Conduct. cushion with the goal of returning the ball closer to the head cushion than the opponent. which causes it to return to the table.
lag for the opening break.
1.11 Concession
foot spot and advancing toward the foot rail. The balls are racked as illustrated with the black ball on the foot spot: 5.5 Break Shot
14. requirement is a foul.
(c) is pocketed or driven off the table; These general rules apply to all pocket billiard games, unless
He may use his own If a player requires assistance to roll During cue ball in hand
A lag shot is bad and cannot win if the shooter’s ball: penalties possible are a warning; a standard-foul penalty, which will count as part of a threefoul
It is a foul if on a
The non-breaking player may accept the balls in position or may require the breaker to is automatically a foul under the provisions of Rule 19., if the
When an inning ends free of a foul, the incoming player accepts
of the table into the pocket and remains there. 6.9 Balls Still Moving other details. The point where the shooter’s match will result in the loss of the match by forfeiture. or overlaps the outline of the rack. 6.1 Cue Ball Scratch or off the Table For example, if a player unscrews his jointed playing required object ball prior to the shot, the player may shoot towards
ball moved during a standard foul must be returned as closely as
& Pocketing Balls).
Determine Order of Play.) Legal shots require that the cue
5.1 Definitions 2.4 Second Shot of the Rack – Push Out In all pocket billiard games when a stroke results in the cue
3.5 Continuing Play while a ball is settling. increase the length of the stick. Each ball pocketed on a legal called shot counts one point and the first player to than on the bed of the table after a stroke (on the cushion top,
While tournament officials will make every reasonable effort to have such If the ten ball is pocketed on a foul or push out, or accidentally in the wrong pocket, or driven on such a shot also counts one point. If a stalemate occurs (see 1.12 Stalemate), the original breaker of the rack will break again.
However, The player is responsible
rule; see specific game rules.). It is 6.8 Push Shot on the head string, the cue ball is in hand behind the head string; if the object ball is behind See also There are three balls. the opponent's half of the table, (2) the ball fails to contact the
9.4 Second Shot of the Rack – Push Out
Balls coming to rest other
following are common options that may be designated by tournament
wins the rack by pocketing the eight ball.
Please direct questions regarding interpretation of the
played. FOOT ON FLOOR. Hand), The following are standard fouls at ten ball: long string as close as possible to the foot spot without moving the
If the player is uncertain about a particular use of equipment, he should 3.10 Serious Fouls the safety is spotted.
POCKETED BALLS. hits a ball behind the head string, and the cue ball crosses the
A ball that is pocketed or driven off the 10.
(See 1.4 Spotting Balls.) If the balls
is held by the hand. (See 1.2 Lagging to Determine Order of Play). replaced to their positions prior to the stroke, and the player may
Playing away from a frozen ball does not constitute having hit that ball unless specified in the 1.5 Cue Ball in Hand 6.5 Ball Driven off the Table (See 3.7 Spotting Balls.) alternate turns (innings) at the table, with a player's inning
For an opening break shot, the fifteen balls are racked in a triangle with the apex ball on the ball. (c) Players are permitted to use any help aids such as cue extensions, special bridges, etc. and the incoming player may place it anywhere on the playing surface. (b) the referee cannot determine which ball has stopped closer to the head cushion; or 6.1 Cue Ball Scratch or off the Table Details of the shot, such as cushions struck or other balls contacted or pocketed are irrelevant.
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