If the cue ball is very close to an object ball, and the shooter barely grazes that object ball on the shot, the shot is assumed not to violate the first paragraph of this rule, even though the tip is arguably still on the cue ball when ball-ball contact is made.
However, if the cue ball is touching an object ball at the start of the shot, it is legal to shoot towards or partly into that ball provided it is a legal target within the rules of the game and if the object ball is moved by such a shot, it is considered to have been contacted by the cue ball. The cue ball is assumed not to be touching any ball unless it is declared touching by the referee or opponent.
Playing away from a frozen ball does not constitute having hit that ball unless specified in the rules of the game. When the cue ball is in hand and restricted to the area behind the head string, it is a foul to play the cue ball from on or below the head string. If the shooter is uncertain whether the cue ball has been placed behind the head string, he may ask the referee for a determination. When the cue ball is in hand behind the head string, and the first ball the cue ball contacts is also behind the head string, the shot is a foul unless the cue ball crosses the head string before that contact.
If such a shot is intentional, it is unsportsmanlike conduct. The cue ball must either cross the head string or contact a ball in front of or on the head string or the shot is a foul, and the cue ball is in hand for the following player according to the rules of the specific game.
If such shot is intentional, it is also unsportsmanlike conduct. If the shooter uses his cue stick in order to align a shot by placing it on the table without having a hand on the stick, it is a foul.
It is a standard foul to unintentionally play out of turn. Normally, the balls will be played from the position left by the mistaken play. If a player intentionally plays out of turn, it should be treated like 6. If a player fouls three times without making an intervening legal shot, it is a serious foul. In games scored by the rack, such as nine ball, the fouls must be in a single rack. Some games such as eight ball do not include this rule. The referee must warn a shooter who is on two fouls when he comes to the table that he is on two fouls.
Otherwise a possible third foul will be considered to be only the second. If the referee feels that a player is playing too slowly, he may advise that player to speed up his play. If the player does not speed up, the referee may impose a shot clock on that match that applies to both players.
If the shooter exceeds the time limit specified for the tournament, a standard foul will be called and the incoming player is rewarded according to the rules applicable to the game being played. Rule 6. It is a foul when a Ball Rack Template, removed from the playing surface, interferes with the game i. The normal penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct is the same as for a serious foul, but the referee may impose a penalty depending on his judgment of the conduct. Among other penalties possible are a warning; a standard-foul penalty, which will count as part of a threefoul sequence if applicable; a serious-foul penalty; loss of a rack, set or match; ejection from the competition possibly with forfeiture of all prizes, trophies and standings points.
Unsportsmanlike conduct is any intentional behavior that brings disrepute to the sport or which disrupts or changes the game to the extent that it cannot be played fairly. It includes. If a seat pad is used, it must remain flat and cover the seat of the wheelchair evenly.
The shooter may not sit on the wheel or armrest. Players must not use their legs or stumps as a leverage against any part of the table or the wheelchair while playing a shot. Players may not be assisted when actually shooting however, another person may hold the bridge, but must not help with the stroke of the cue. If a player requires assistance to roll around the table, another person may help them, but must not be touching the wheelchair during the actual shot.
Violations of the above are considered to violate 6. The referee may choose a different penalty depending on the nature of the offense. No standing wheelchairs may be used in the standing position. The following definitions of parts of the table refer to the accompanying diagram. See the WPA website at www. The table is comprised of rails, cushions, a playing surface and pockets. The foot end of the table is where the object balls usually begin, while the head end is where the cue ball usually begins.
Behind the head string is the area between the head rail and the head string, not including the head string. The cushions, tops of the rails, pockets and pocket liners are parts of the rails. These lines are only marked as mentioned below. On the playing surface, which is the flat, cloth-covered part of the table, the following will be marked if they are used in the game being played: the foot spot, where the foot string and the long string meet; the head spot, where the head string and the long string meet; the center spot, where the center string and the long string meet; the head string; the long string between the foot spot and the foot rail; and the triangle, either in outline or by alignment marks depending on the game.
A shot begins when the tip contacts the cue ball due to a forward stroke motion of the cue stick. A shot ends when all balls in play have stopped moving and spinning. A shot is said to be legal if the shooter did not foul during the shot. A ball is pocketed if it comes to rest in a pocket below the playing surface or enters the ball return system.
A ball near the brink of a pocket partly supported by another ball is considered pocketed if removal of the supporting ball would cause the ball to fall into the pocket. If a ball stops near the edge of a pocket, and remains apparently motionless for five seconds, it is not considered pocketed if it later falls into the pocket by itself. During that five second period, the referee should ensure that no other shot is taken.
An object ball that rebounds from a pocket back onto the playing surface is not a pocketed ball. If the cue ball contacts an already pocketed ball, the cue ball will be considered pocketed whether it rebounds from the pocket or not. A ball is said to be driven to a rail if it is not touching that rail and then touches that rail.
A ball that is pocketed or driven off the table is also considered to have been driven to a rail. A ball is assumed not to be frozen to any rail unless it is declared frozen by the referee, the shooter, or the opponent. See also Regulation 29, Calling Frozen Balls.
A ball is also considered driven off the table if it would have been driven off the table except for striking an object such as a light fixture, piece of chalk or a player which causes it to return to the table.
A ball that contacts the top of the rail is not considered to have been driven off the table if it returns to the playing surface or enters a pocket.
The cue ball is the ball that is struck by the shooter at the beginning of a shot. It is traditionally white, but may be marked by a logo or spots. In pocket billiard games, a single cue ball is used by both players. The object balls are struck by the cue ball with the usual intent of driving them into pockets.
They are typically numbered from one to the number of balls used in the game. In some matches, the match is divided into parts called sets, with a certain number of sets won required to win the match. In turn, a certain number of points or racks won is required to win each set. The rack is the framing device, typically triangular, used to arrange the object balls for the break shot at the start of the game. It also refers to the group of balls so arranged.
To rack the object balls is to group them with the rack. A rack is also a portion of a match played with a single rack of object balls.
Some games, such as nine ball, are scored at one point per rack. A break shot is the opening shot of a match or rack, depending on the game. It happens when the object balls have been racked and the cue ball is played from behind the head string usually with the intent of breaking the rack apart. It begins when it is legal for him to take a shot, and ends at the end of a shot when it is no longer legal for him to take a shot.
In some games a player may choose not to come to the table in certain situations when play would normally pass to him, and then the player remaining at the table continues the inning e. The position of a ball is determined by the projection of its center vertically downward onto the playing surface. A ball is said to be placed on a line or spot when its center is placed directly over that line or spot.
In some games, object balls are required to be placed on the playing surface other than when forming a new rack. They are said to be re-spotted when they are so placed. If the balls are disturbed, the rules of the game may require them to be replaced where they were.
The referee will replace the balls to their original position as accurately as possible. A jump shot is one in which the cue ball is made to go over an intervening obstacle such as an object ball or part of the cushion.
Whether such a shot is legal depends on how it is accomplished and the intention of the shooter. Usually a legal jump shot is played by elevating the cue stick and driving the cue ball down into the playing surface from which it rebounds. Play passes to the other player at the end of a safety shot. A miscue occurs when the cue tip slides off the cue ball possibly due to a contact that is too eccentric or to insufficient chalk on the tip.
It is usually accompanied by a sharp sound and evidenced by a discoloration of the tip. Although some miscues involve contact of the side of the cue stick with the cue ball, unless such contact is clearly visible, it is assumed not to have occurred.
A scoop shot, in which the cue tip contacts the playing surface and the cue ball at the same time and this causes the cue ball to rise off the cloth, is treated like a miscue.
Note that intentional miscues are covered by 6. Proud to be Official Merchandise Partner for these prestigious brands.
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We will never share your details with any third party. Select Your Options. However, using any equipment in a non-customary manner is never allowed and constitutes a foul. Supreme Pool is played on a six pocket rectangular table with six cushions. Equipment permitted: A spotted white called a cue ball Two groups of object balls consisting of seven reds and seven yellows A striped eight ball Spider, rest, gooseneck rest, cross rest Prescribed cues The playing surface is the flat part of the table bordered by the cushions.
Fails to contact the top cushion. Drops into a pocket. Hits a side cushion. Jumps from the table. Comes to rest on the playing surface within the area of the corner pocket. Player commits any standard foul. The referee cannot decide on which is closest to the bottom cushion. Four object balls minimum are driven to a cushion. No group is potted, the breaker loses control of table. Referee will call first group in play. See 6e 13 The table is always open immediately after the break shot.
Balls potted from the break are disregarded. Failure to make a legal pot result in the table remaining open. If one of each group is potted in one shot, the player will be 'on' the group struck by the cue ball first unless a foul has occurred, in which case the table remains open.
Where the choice of group is not obvious. Groups are not decided on a foul shot. Combination shots do not have to be called. Control of the table returns to the opponent; cue ball is played from where it lies.
For example: Potting an opponent's ball accidentally. Failing to complete a legal combination shot. A tactical shot e. The break line is considered to be part of the baulk. The base of the cue ball must be on or behind the break line. A player who plays a shot immediately after playing a foul or immediately after the referee has called a foul on that player, has played out of turn. This also covers breaking out of turn. Striking the Cue Ball with any part of the cue other than the tip in general play.
Positioning the cue ball with the cue after a foul is allowed as long as the tip of the cue is not used. Striking an Object Ball with any part of the cue or cue tip. Playing a shot before all balls have come to rest from the previous shot.
Playing a shot before any balls that require re-spotting or replacing, have been re-spotted or replaced. See 6l. Coaching: During a frame, a player is required to play without receiving any advice from other persons relating to the playing of the frame. If on any visit a player fails to pot a legal ball, either the cueball or an object ball has to touch a cushion.
The only exception to the above rule is when a player is totally snookered on all of their balls, a total snooker being defined as the player not being able to see any part of their chosen ball set. In these circumstances, the need to make a ball contact the cushion after impact is not required, but the player must confirm to their opponent that they are indeed totally snookered before playing the shot. The cue ball is pocketed.
Hitting an opponents ball s with the cue ball, except with the first shot following any foul. Failing to hit any ball the cue ball. Jump shot — defined as when the cue ball jumps over any part of any ball before making contact with any ball.
Hitting the 8-ball black with the cue ball on first impact of the cue ball before all their own group are pocketed, except with the first shot following any foul. Ball off the table. Any object ball or the 8 ball black , shall be returned to the 8 ball spot, or as near as possible to that spot without touching any other ball, in direct line between that spot and the centre of the string line. If the cue ball, then the cue ball played from in hand. Player not having at least part of one foot on the floor.
Playing or touching with the cue any ball other than the cue ball. Striking the cue ball with any part of the cue other than the tip. Playing out of turn. Playing before all balls have come to rest. When you have pocketed all your balls, you take aim at the 8-ball. The first player to pocket all his or her balls and then pocket the 8-ball is the winner. Name the ball and pocket for which you intend to aim.
You don't have to give any more detail than the object ball and the intended pocket. Eight Ball is generally played as a call shot game, which means that before you hit a ball, you must call the shot. If the shot is obvious, you don't have to call it, but your opponent is entitled to ask if he or she is not sure. However, many people prefer to return the slopped ball to the footspot.
One way or another, your turn is forfeited to the next player. You can only hit the 8-ball as part of a combination shot at this point during the game. If you make a direct strike on the 8-ball, you lose your turn and any pocketed balls remain pocketed. That is a line joining the centre points of the two centre pockets.
When two object balls fail to cross that line, and no group balls are potted, a standard foul is declared. If the cue ball is potted or driven off the table, then that too is a foul. More about fouls and their consequences in blackball pool below. Any fouls on the break are ignored if the black ball is potted.
If that happens the object balls are always racked again and the same player breaks. Determining Groups : In this game players do not nominate their group of object balls. The table is open after the break, and remains open until a player pots a ball or balls from only one group in a normal legal shot. The ball potted decides the group of that player. However groups are not assigned if balls from both groups are potted on a shot, or on a free shot following a foul.
Continuing Play : A player remains at the table while continuing to play legal shots, or until the frame ends. If a player does not pot any ball on a shot and no foul has been committed the incoming player plays the cue ball from its current position.
If a player commits a standard foul, play passes to the opposition. The incoming player then takes a free shot before continuing with his or her visit to the table in the normal way. That is provided of course the player does not commit a foul in the course of taking that free shot. In taking a free shot an incoming player may play the cue ball from the existing position on the table or choose to have the cue ball in hand.
In which case the player plays the free shot from baulk. On a free shot these are not considered fouls.
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