Hi, I'm Ray Barrell of Westerham R.B.L. and am a
qualified Snooker referee. Please feel free in posting your questions
or disputes you may have and I shall endeavour to provide you with a
definative answer.Question:
Hi
Ray,We
had an argument at Oxted can you resolve the question: A player strikes the cue ball with the intention of hitting a
red ball but it hits the green, yes a foul, but the green then cannons
into other balls and as a consiquence the black ball is knocked into a
pocket, I said thats foul 7 points. The others playing said no it's
not! they said it should only be foul 4, I said no because as the rules
state it is the highest point penalty that is awarded as the black left
the table and if it had been the pink(6) or blue(5) their respective
ball values would apply, a 4 point foul would only apply if the only
foul was that of hitting the green ball or if any of the other lesser
colours had ben potted with a value of 4 or less. They insisted the
foul was only 4 as in their argument that was the 1st contact foul, I
said yes that would have applied had the black not gone in as a direct
result of the shot played. Am I correct.
Richard Wood
Answer: I
have looked in the rule book
to confirm the answer as follows:
Section
3. The game. No.11 Fouls (g) If
more than ONE foul is committed in the same STROKE, the HIGHEST VALUE penalty
shall be incurred, in this case seven points.
As
I said, you are correct and hope the above clears up the query.
Regards
Ray
Question: When playing with the cue ball in hand, are
you able to play your shot from any of the 3 spots on the D?
Stewart Pegrum
Answer: The
"Official Snooker Rules" states:-
Quote
5. Playing from In-hand
To play
from in-hand, the cue-ball must be struck from a position on or within
the lines of the "D", but it may be
played in any direction.
(a) The referee will
state, if asked, whether the cue-ball is properly placed (that is, not
outside the lines of the "D").
(b) If the tip of the cue should touch the cue-ball
while positioning it, and the referee is satisfied that the striker was
not attempting to play a stroke, then the
cue-ball is not in play.
Unquote
Regards
Ray
Question: In
professional snooker it is
now
the responsibility of the ref eree if balls are incorrectly spotted? - it
used to
be the players
& fouls
awarded. In the amateur game is it still the players responsibility?
Nick Greenhill Answer:The
rule has
changed. It is the
referees responsibility to spot the balls not the players.
If the
ball is incorrectly spotted i.e. Green is placed on the Yellow spot,
the ball remains on the Yellow
spot if the mistake
is noticed after the next stroke
is played.
However, if the mistake is noticed prior to
the next stroke being played the ball
(in this case the Green) should
be placed on it's correct spot.
No penalty points are awarded as the responsibility is the referees. I
hope this clears up the query.
N.B. The rule applying to this situation as shown on our Web Site and
on the internet, is incorrect.
Question:
Hi
Ray,
We
had an argument at Oxted can you resolve the question: