What happens if the black is potted on the break? as per rule 4D in blackball rules BLACK BALL POTTED ON THE BREAK or on a re-rack …. The balls are re-racked and the same player breaks again. No penalty is incurred. This applies if any other balls are pocketed, or leave the playing surface.
what happens if a ball comes off the table on the breakor at any other point of the game? as per rule 4K IN BLACKBALL RULES BALLS OFF THE TABLE It is a foul if a ball leaves the playing surface, does not return by its own means and remains off the playing surface ( other than when potted ). Balls are returned to the table as follows ... (a) If a cue ball, it is played from baulk. (b) Object balls are re-spotted. If a ball returns to the table ‘by its own means’ then .... (a) It is not a foul if a ball leaves the playing surface runs along a cushion and drops back onto the surface before coming to rest or falling into a pocket, provided other requirements of a legal shot are fulfilled. (b) It is a foul if a ball leaves the playing surface and contacts a person, or an object that is not part of the table (such as a block of chalk) and then returns to the surface.
4m RE-SPOTTING AND RETURNING BALLS TO THE TABLE If a cue ball, it is returned to the table and played from baulk. An object ball is re-spotted with its centre point on the black spot or as near as possible to that spot in a direct line between the spot and the centre point of the cushion which lies furthest from the baulk line. Object balls are re-spotted in the following order .... (a) Black ball. (b) Balls from group of next ‘on’ player. (c) Balls from red ( or blue or no’s 1-7) group if open table. (d) Other balls. Return balls as close as possible to other balls but without touching.
Failing to perform a legal shot as per 5D IN BLACK BALL RULES Failing to perform a legal shot.
LEGAL SHOT DEFINED : To play a legal shot the player must cause the cue ball’s initial contact to be with an ‘on’ ball and THEN must either …. (a) Pot any ‘on’ ball or balls ( see rule 6b ) OR (b) Cause the cue ball or any object ball to contact a cushion ( see exception, rule 5g, snookers ).
HOW PLAYERS COLOUR AREASSIGNED as per rule 4E IN BLACK BALL RULES 4e DECIDING GROUPS ON AN OPEN TABLE Groups are NOT decided and the table remains open … (a) On a break shot. (b) On a foul shot. (c) If taking a ‘free’ shot after a foul. (d) In a ‘combination’ shot in which balls from both groups are potted.
After the break the table is open and players may play balls from either group. The black ball cannot be used as an ‘on’ ball to pot an object ball, unless a foul has been committed and it is a free shot. Given these exceptions, if a player pots a ball or balls from a single group the player is ‘on’ that group for the duration of the frame. The opposing player is designated the opposite group.
PUSH SHOT AS PER RULE 5F IN BLACK BALL RULES 5f PUSH STROKES Defined as the tip of the cue remaining in contact with the cue ball after it has commenced forward motion.
if a team can not field 4 players as per league rules If a team can’t field FOUR players, they must still play the match with each player in attendance playing no more than three frames each.
away team turns up late as per league rules Matches will start at 8:00 p.m. but no later than 8:15 p.m. when three players must be in attendance. The fourth player or reserves must arrive before their frame, or the players will lose their games. Teams not in attendance by 8:15 p.m. will have one game claimed against them for every ten minutes they are late.