Introduction of snooker competition rules and venues

British Snooker Competition Rules (World Billiards Federation)

First, the standard table:

Snooker table specifications:

1, the competition area on the inner edge of the standard table is 3569mm x 1778mm, and the error of (1/ kloc-0/ft 81/2in x 5ft10in) shall not exceed plus or minus 13mm.

2. The height of the table is 85 1mm to 876mm (from floor to table frame 2tf9 1/2in to 2ft 10 1/2in).

3. Bag mouth width:

(1) There is a ball bag around the table (the two bags at one end of the putting point are called top bags, and the two bags at one end of the restricted area are called bottom bags); In addition, there is a pocket (called the middle pocket) in the center of the two long sides of the table.

(2) The width of the bag mouth shall conform to the specifications formulated by the World Professional Billiards Association and the Snooker Federation (WPBSA) (the nearest distance is 85.0mm).

4. Start line and bottom area:

A straight line drawn 737 mm (29 inches) from the inner edge of the bottom dike and parallel to the bottom dike is called a T-line; The area between the tee line and the bottom bank is the bottom area.

5. Kick-off area (D area):

A semicircle with the center of the tee line as the center and a radius of 292 mm (11/2in) in Zone D is the tee area.

6. Place the ball:

(1) There are four ball placement points on the table, which are located on the longitudinal centerline, among which:

A) Black ball point: the vertical distance from the top dike is 324mm( 12 3/4in).

B) Blue ball point: the center of the table.

C) Pink ball point: the center point of the connecting line between the top dike and the blue ball point.

D) Brown ball point: the center point of the service line.

Seen from one side of the teeing ground, the right intersection of the D area and the teeing ground is the yellow ball point; The intersection on the left is the green ball point.

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Second, the ball

All balls are made of high-quality materials, with a diameter of 52.5 mm and a tolerance of plus or minus 0.05 mm. Meanwhile:

1. All balls must have the same weight, and the tolerance of each pair of balls should be within the range of plus or minus 3g.

2. Changing a ball or a pair of balls should be agreed by both players or decided by the referee.

3. Clubs: The clubs used in the competition shall not be shorter than 9 14mm(3 feet), and the appearance and structure of the clubs shall not be significantly different from the traditional and widely recognized forms.

4. Auxiliary equipment: When athletes are in a position that is not conducive to pole transportation, they can use various equipment such as frame poles, long poles, telescopic poles and connecting pipes. These instruments can be the original configuration of table tennis, can also be brought by athletes, or provided by referees. All instruments must be manufactured according to the design parameters provided by WPBSA.

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Third, competition.

Snooker matches are played by two or more people alone or on different sides. Can be summarized as follows:

1. During the game, players hit the target ball with the same main ball. * * * Target balls 2 1 piece, in which: 15 red balls each score one point; Yellow ball 2 points; Green ball 3 points; Brown ball 4 points; Blue ball 5 points; Pink ball 6 points; Black ball 7 points;

2. The athlete's standard batting sequence: alternately throw red balls and colored balls into the bag until all the red balls leave the field, and then all the colored balls leave the field in descending order.

3. Record the score of each bagged live ball in a shot in the batter's score record;

4. The penalty points for the player's foul should be added to the opponent's scoring record;

The basic tactic of snooker competition is to leave the cue ball in the place where the opponent has no live ball to play. That is, creating obstacles for opponents. If a player lags behind his opponent by many points, creating obstacles and punishing his opponent, it becomes a very important scoring method.

6. The winner of a set should be an athlete or a political party:

(1) scored the highest.

(2) The opponent of this set admits defeat, or punishes the opponent for "saving the ball unconsciously" and "misconduct".

7. The winner of a game should be an athlete or a party:

(1) Win all or necessary disks of the game.

(2) Win the most total score and the corresponding cumulative score.

(3) The opponent was fined for "misconduct" in this game.

8. The winner of a game wins the most games or the cumulative score corresponding to the highest total score of an athlete or a party.

9, the placement of the ball:

(1) Before the game starts, the main ball is handball, and the positions of other target balls are as follows:

A) 15 red ball is placed in the red ball area in an equilateral triangle; The red ball at the top of the tripod is located at the center line of the table, as close as possible to the pink ball, but it must not be attached; The bottom line of the tripod is parallel to the top bank.

B) The yellow ball is placed on the right side of Zone D, the green ball is placed on the left side of Zone D, the brown ball is placed at the midpoint of the service line, the blue ball is placed at the center landing point, the pink ball is placed at the top of the tripod, and the black ball is placed at the landing point.

(2) After the game starts, only the referee can wipe the ball at the reasonable request of the batter;

A) If the ball is not at the landing point, mark the position of the ball with a locator before picking it up;

B) The locator used to mark the position of the erased ball will be regarded as a ball, and the ball will not be scored until it is cleaned and put back to its original position. Any player other than the batter touches or disturbs the locator will be punished as a batter, and the game order will not be affected. If necessary, the referee can also put the locator or the wiped ball back to his recognized position, even if the ball has been picked up.

10, competition mode:

Before the start of the competition, the participating parties should draw lots or mutually agree to determine the order of the competition.

(1) Once the game order is decided, the hitting order of each set cannot be changed. Unless one side fouls, the other side asks him to keep hitting the ball.

(2) Each game will be kicked off by both sides in turn.

(3) When the leather head of the club touches the cue ball, the first player should tee off from his hand;

A) completing a stroke;

B) moving the cue ball by one position;

(4) In order to shoot a good shot, there can be no penalty for violation.

(5) Take the red ball (or designated free ball) as the live ball on the first stroke of each round until all the red balls leave the field. The score of each bagged live ball within one stroke shall be recorded in the score record. The score of each red ball and any free ball designated as a red ball in the same shot shall be recorded in the score record.

(6) If a red ball or a free ball designated as a red ball is hit into the bag, the player can continue to hit the next ball, and the next live ball should be a colored ball selected by the player. If the colored ball is hit into the bag, you can score. Then put the colored ball back to the ball point.

(7) When all the red balls leave the field, hit the red balls and colored balls into the bag alternately in turn, and continue with one shot. Until the last red ball on the table is shot down, a colored ball is also hit into the bag, and the one-shot ball can continue.

(8) After all the red balls leave the table, the colored balls on the table will turn into live balls according to the scores from small to large. After the next colored ball is put in the bag (except in special circumstances), it will stay outside the table and will not be taken out. Then, the batter hits the next colored ball.

(9) The red ball will not be put back on the table after falling into the bag or out of bounds, even if the player benefits from the foul, it will not be considered, but there are some special exceptions.

(10) If the batter doesn't score or foul on the first stroke, his stroke is over. The opponent started hitting the ball from where the cue ball stopped. If the cue ball is out of bounds, it becomes a handball.

1 1. After the meeting, the Bureau and the field:

(1) When there are only black balls left on the table, the black balls will be bagged or fouled, unless the following two situations occur at the same time:

A) At this time, both sides scored the same;

B) The score at this time will not affect the final result of the game (if the cumulative score is negative).

(2) When the above two situations occur, then:

A) placing a black ball on a ball placement point;

B) The player decides the hitting order when tossing coins;

C) Players who have the right to kick off kick off from their hands;

D) Hit the ball into the bag or foul, resulting in the end of the set.

(3) If a game is won or lost by cumulative points, the black ball should be repositioned according to the above steps when the scores of all parties are the same at the end of the game.

12, kick off from the hand:

The kick-off by hand must be placed on the line or any position within the line of the kick-off area (D area), and the cue ball can be played in any direction:

(1) If there is any inquiry, the referee shall explain whether the cue ball is placed correctly;

(2) When placing the cue ball, the player needs to touch the cue ball with the leather head to help locate it. When the referee confirms that the batter is not trying to hit the ball at once, the cue ball is not the ball in the game.

13, double click:

In the first collision of the main ball, you must not play two balls at the same time, unless it is two red balls, or a live ball and a free ball.

14. Placement of colored balls: Any colored balls that have been bagged or out of bounds should be placed at the ball placement point before the next stroke.

(1) As the referee fails to place the colored balls correctly, the athletes will not be held responsible.

(2) When all the red balls are cleared, a colored ball will be hit into the bag in increasing order. If the setting is wrong, once the mistake is found, the colored ball should be moved back to the correct position from the table without penalty, and the game will continue.

(3) For one or some wrongly positioned balls, once they are hit, they will be regarded as correctly positioned balls in the subsequent hitting process, and any colored balls that leave the table abnormally will be relocated;

A) If it is found that the misplacement of colored balls is caused by the negligence of the original placement, no punishment will be given.

B) If the batter hits the ball before the referee misplaces it, he will be punished according to the regulations.

(4) When a colored ball needs to be placed and its placement point is occupied, the colored ball should be placed at the placement point where the ball with the highest score can be placed.

(5) If multiple colored balls need to be thrown, and all the throwing points are occupied, the colored balls with high scores should be thrown first.

(6) If all the ball release points are occupied, the area between the ball release point and the top dike is occupied, and the ball can be placed at the position closest to the ball release point on the longitudinal center line of the table.

(7) In all the above cases, when the colored ball is set, it is not allowed to stick other balls.

(8) If you want to place a colored ball correctly, you need to place it by hand according to the placement points determined in these rules.

15, sticky ball:

(1) If the cue ball is stuck on one or more live balls, or on a ball that may become a live ball, the referee shall declare the ball stuck and indicate which ball or balls the cue ball is stuck on.

(2) When recognizing baseball, the batter must hit the main ball to make it leave the baseball, but it is not allowed to move the baseball or cause it.

(3) Under the following circumstances, as long as the batter does not let the target ball move, he will not be punished. Namely:

A) The attached ball is a live ball;

B) The ball may become a live ball, and the referee declares it as a live ball.

C) The ball may become a live ball, and the referee declares it as a live ball, while hitting another ball that may become a live ball.

(4) If the cue ball stops sticking or almost sticking to a non-live ball, the referee should answer "Yes" or "No" when asked whether the ball is stuck. At this time, the batter must hit the cue ball and make it leave without disturbing the ball as mentioned above. But you have to hit a live ball first.

(5) The cue ball is attached to both the live ball and the non-live ball. The referee only needs to point out the extra ball. If the batter must ask the referee whether the cue ball is attached to the non-live ball, he has the right to know.

(6) If it is confirmed by the referee that any movement of the posted ball at the moment of hitting the ball is not caused by the batter, the referee may not judge it as a foul.

(7) When the referee observed, a static target ball was not attached to the main ball, but it was later seen to be in contact with the main ball before hitting the ball. At this time, the target ball should be put back in the position approved by the referee.

16, bag mouth ball:

(1) If the ball falls into the bag, it is not hit or touched by other balls on the edge of the bag, and it has nothing to do with any hitting behavior in the process, the target ball should be put back in its original position, and the score obtained should be calculated.

(2) If the bag mouth ball is hit by any ball in one stroke, the bag will drop.

A) If there is no foul, all the balls should be put back in their original positions, and the ball should be hit repeatedly, or the same batter can play another shot at will.

B) If a foul occurs, the batter will be punished according to the regulations, and all the balls will be put back in their original positions. The next player can choose according to the usual foul.

(3) If a ball keeps a short balance at the edge of the bag mouth and falls into the bag, it should be regarded as a normal bag and need not be put back in place.

17, cue ball becomes obstacle ball after foul:

After a foul, if the cue ball is blocked, the referee should declare that the opponent has won the free kick.

(1) If the next player chooses the next stroke, then:

A) He can designate a free kick as a live ball.

B) Any designated ball shall be regarded as a live ball, and score points for the live ball shall be obtained. Only when you are shot down will you put it back to the ball point.

(2) The cue ball is a foul under the following circumstances:

A) Do not play the designated ball first, or play the designated ball and live ball at the same time;

B) Use the designated free ball to cause obstacles to all red balls or live balls, unless there are only pink balls and black balls left on the table.

(3) If the free ball is shot down, it is necessary to take out and put the ball back, and record the score of the live ball.

(4) If the main ball hits the designated ball first, or hits the designated ball and the live ball at the same time, and the live ball is hit into the bag, the score of the live ball is recorded and the live ball is not taken out.

(5) If the designated ball and the live ball are put into the bag at the same time, only the score of the live ball will be recorded. Unless the designated ball is a red ball, when each ball is hit into the bag, its score will be recorded. Then put the free ball back to the falling point, and the live ball will not be taken out.

(6) If the opponent asks the offending party to continue hitting the ball, the declared free kick is invalid.

18, foul:

When there is a violation of the rules in the game, the referee should immediately announce the foul.

(1) If a player fouls before hitting the ball, his round will end immediately. At the same time, the referee will announce the punishment.

(2) If the batter has hit the bat, the referee should wait until the bat is over before announcing the punishment.

(3) If a foul is committed before the next stroke, the referee fails to make a ruling and the opponent does not raise any objection, then the foul is regarded as leniency.

(4) Any misplaced colored ball should be put back in its original place. Only after being shot down or out of bounds can it be placed correctly.

(5) Allow the fouler to get all the points before the foul.

(6) The opponent will start the next shot where the cue ball stops. If the cue ball is out of bounds, the opponent will get the ball in his hand

(7) In case of multiple fouls at the same time, it shall be treated as the score with the highest penalty.

(8) If a player fouls, he will:

A) Punish according to regulations.

B) If the opponent asks, he must continue to hit the ball.

19, punishment:

A player who commits a foul shall be fined 4 points, unless a higher score is shown in the following paragraphs (1) to (4), the penalty shall be:

(1) When the penalty is a live goal:

A) When hitting the ball, the club head touches the cue ball more than once.

B) Keep your feet off the ground.

C) not hitting the ball in the order of hitting the ball

D) the cue ball was not placed in zone d at the tee time.

E) empty rod

F) The cue ball falls into the bag.

G) using free balls to make obstacle balls.

H) jump ball

I) using non-standard clubs

(2) For the following violations, the penalty for the highest score of the ball on the spot shall be imposed:

A) Hit the ball before all the balls stop;

B) Hit the ball before the referee places the colored ball;

C) Bagging inanimate balls.

D) the main ball is played first.

E) push rod

F) Touch the ball in the game, unless the club head touches the cue ball to complete a stroke.

G) hit the ball out of bounds

H) Double-click and punish according to the highest score of two balls (except two red balls or a free ball and a live ball).

(3) The following acts shall be punished with 7 points:

A) Use a foul ball for any purpose.

B) Use any object to measure the spacing or distance.

C) hit the red ball continuously, or hit the free ball continuously after hitting the red ball;

D) Use any ball except the white ball as the main ball;

E) Failing to point out the target ball as required by the referee.

F) Put the red ball into the bag after playing, and it is a foul not to specify the colored ball.

20, continue to hit the ball:

Once the player asks his opponent to keep hitting the ball, this decision will not be changed. Players who are required to continue hitting the ball will:

(1) You can change the ball he wants to play and the live ball he wants to play.

(2) Get the score of the shot down ball.

2 1, air shot foul (unconscious save):

A batter should try his best to hit a live ball. If the referee thinks that the player is not trying his best, he will declare the player a foul on the air shot. Unless there is only one black ball left on the table or there is no way to play a live ball. In the latter case, it must be assumed that, according to the judgment of the referee, the batter does try to play the live ball, as long as he directly or indirectly hits the main ball in the direction of the live ball with enough power, if there are no blocking balls, the main ball will reach the live ball.

(1) When a foul on the empty shot is declared, the next player can ask the offending party to hit the ball again where the cue ball stopped, or the offending party can handle it by itself from the original position. In the latter case, the live ball should be the same live ball hit by the last ball before this. Namely:

A) Any red ball is a live ball there.

B) After all the red balls leave the field, the colored balls are live balls.

C) After the red ball falls into the bag, the colored ball is the one chosen by the batter under the condition of live ball.

(2) When there is a straight path between the cue ball and any live ball or any possible part of the live ball, if the batter fails to hit it, the referee shall declare the ball a foul. Unless the referee thinks that the player needs to create or has created obstacles before hitting the ball, the referee thinks that the empty shot is not intentional.

(3) When the situation described in (2) occurs and the empty ball is announced, there is a straight path from the main ball to a live ball or possibly a live ball, so that two balls can collide along the whole central spherical surface (if the live ball is a red ball and is not blocked by colored balls, it should refer to the whole diameter of any red ball), then:

A) hit the ball from the same position. If the first hit of the live ball fails again, it is declared an empty foul, no matter how many points it is.

B) If it is required to punch again from the original position, the referee should warn the offending party. If the third punch fails, the result will be a set loss to the opponent.

(4) After the cue ball returns to its original position according to these rules, there is a straight path from the cue ball to any live ball or any part of the live ball. At this time, if the batter fouls the free kick, including the cue ball to be hit, if he has not hit the ball yet, he can not declare it as an empty shot, and other appropriate penalties can be taken in this case:

A) The next player can choose to hit the ball by himself or ask the offending party to hit the ball hard at the stop position.

B) The next player can ask the referee to put all the balls back to the position before the foul, so that the offending party can hit the ball again from there.

C) If the above situation still occurs after the continuous announcement of the empty space, any warning that may be awarded to the opponent is still valid.

(5) All other empty shots are announced according to the referee's judgment.

(6) After the empty shot occurs, the next player requests to put the cue ball back in its original position, and any disturbed target ball should remain in its current state, unless the referee thinks that the offending player will benefit from it. In the latter case, with the consent of the referee, any or all disturbed balls can be returned to their original positions. But in any case, the colored balls that leave the table abnormally should be placed at the ball release point or returned to the original correct position.

(7) After the empty shot, when any ball is put back in its original position, the position of the ball can be consulted with the offending party or the next player, and then the referee's decision will finally end.

(8) When asking for advice, no matter which player touches any ball in the middle of the game, he should be punished as a batter. The original competition order remains unchanged. If necessary, the touched ball should be put back to the position recognized by the referee, even if the ball has been picked up by the referee, it is not allowed to touch the ball.

(9) The non-violating party has the right to ask the referee whether he intends to put the ball other than the main ball back in its original position or not, and the referee shall explain his intention.

22. Touch the ball:

If the static or moving ball is disturbed by other non-batting players, the referee should restore the ball to its original position in his opinion; Or let it continue to move until it stops with impunity.

These rules should include the situation that the batter is forced to move the ball due to other accidents or personnel reasons, but the batter's companion is not limited.

Players are not responsible for the interference caused by the referee.

23. deadlock:

If the referee thinks that there will be or will be a deadlock in the game, he will immediately suggest a restart. If the player refuses, the referee should allow the game to continue. But there must be an additional condition, that is, it must be announced that the situation must change within a certain period of time. Usually, under the judgment of the referee, each side is limited to three strokes. For example, when the announced time is up and the situation is basically unchanged, the referee will cancel all the scores and rearrange all the balls, just like the beginning of a game.

(1) The original kickoff player still kicks off.

(2) Keep the original batting order.

24. Snooker quadruple doubles:

(1) In the four-person doubles competition, both sides take turns to open the market. The batting order should be set before the game and remain unchanged.

(2) After each game, the order of appearance can be changed.

(3) If a foul is committed and it is required to continue hitting the ball, the fouler of the offending party shall continue hitting the ball. Even if the foul occurs outside the round, the original game order remains unchanged, so that the partner of the fouler loses the round.

(4) In a game, both sides can discuss with each other, but it is a foul in the following cases:

A) The player is hitting the ball or preparing to hit the ball.

B) From the first stroke to the end of the first stroke.

25, the use of auxiliary equipment:

The batter shall be responsible for moving any auxiliary equipment he uses on the table:

(1) The batter is responsible for all items, including but not limited to the shelves and extension equipment he takes to the table. Whether they belong to the batter himself or are borrowed, he should be responsible for them (except the referee's), and he will be punished when he uses these devices to cause any foul.

(2) The batter is not responsible for the non-human foul caused by using the auxiliary equipment provided by the referee. If these devices prove to be faulty and the batter touches one or more balls, it is not a foul. If necessary, the referee should put the ball back in its original position, and when the batter hits the ball, he should be allowed to continue without punishment.

26, explain:

(1) All provisions and clauses in this rule are equally valid for women.

(2) due to the different specific circumstances, it is necessary to make appropriate adjustments to make the rules applicable to some people with practical difficulties, especially:

A) The penalty of "feet off the ground" cannot be applied to athletes in wheelchairs.

B) If the athlete can't tell the colors, such as red and green, he should be informed of the color of the ball after making a request to the referee.

C) In the absence of a referee, between opposing sides or between two sides, the competition shall be deemed to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of these Rules.

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Fourth, athletes:

1. Stall time: If the referee thinks that the player spent one stroke, or chose one stroke, which exceeds the normal time, he should give a warning to the player, and he may be sentenced to lose to the opponent in this set.

2. Misconduct: The player refuses to play or is considered by the referee as intentional or continuous foul, including continuing to delay the game time and uncivilized behavior after being warned by the above rule 1, and is sentenced to lose the game. At the same time, the referee should warn the players. If the players still don't correct, they will be disqualified.

3. Punishment:

(1) According to the rules, if a game is penalized, the offending party:

A) losing the game;

B) All points are lost, and the non-violating party gets the same points as the remaining balls on the table. That is, each red ball is 8 points. Moreover, any colored balls that leave the table abnormally will be scored at the ball placement point.

(2) According to the rules, if a game is punished, the offending party:

A) As stated in (1), the ongoing game was defeated.

B) All other related sets required to complete the competition in this bureau but not yet played will be fined.

C) When calculating the cumulative score, each set judged as a failure in a game will be counted as 147 points.

4. Non-batting athletes: When batting athletes compete, non-batting athletes should avoid standing or moving in the sight of batting athletes. He should sit down or stand at a proper distance from the table.

5. Absence: When the batter needs to leave, the non-batter can appoint an agent to monitor his companion and foul the referee if necessary, but the referee must know.

6. Abstaining:

(1) When an athlete becomes a batter, he can be allowed to abstain. However, the other party has the right to accept or refuse to give up. If the opponent chooses to continue the game, the waiver is invalid.

(2) When the cumulative score needs to be calculated and one set has been abstained, the scores of all the remaining balls on the table should be added to the opponent's scoring record. In this case, the red ball counts as 8 points, and any colored ball that leaves the table abnormally will be counted as the ball placement point.

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Verb (short for verb) Staff:

1, referee:

(1) The referee shall:

A) Be the sole judge of the fairness of the competition.

B) When something is not clearly stipulated in the rules during the competition, you can make a ruling freely without being influenced by all aspects.

C) Be responsible for the proper behavior of the competition according to these rules.

D) When any violation of the rules is found, it should be intervened.

E) When asked, inform the athletes of the color of the ball.

F) Wipe any ball at the reasonable request of the athlete.

(2) The referee should not:

A) Answer any questions not specified in these rules.

B) Give any hint when the player is about to foul the ball.

C) Give any suggestions and opinions that may affect the score of the competition.

D) Answer any questions about the difference in scores.

(3) If the referee neglects to notice an accident, he can use staff such as scorekeeper. Or viewers with better viewing positions. Help him make a ruling.

2. scorekeeper:

The scorekeeper should score points on the scoreboard to help the referee perform his duties. If necessary, he can act as a recorder.

3. Recorder:

The recorder should record every stroke, correctly record the foul, and the score that each player or side deserves. He should also record the total score of one stroke.

4. Staff assistance:

(1) If the athlete points out that the lighting equipment hinders the hitting action, the referee or scorer should remove it and put it in an appropriate position.

(2) Allow referees or scorekeepers to give necessary help to disabled players.

Note: This rule is the latest version published by World Professional Taiwan Province Association and International Federation of Taiwan Province 1995.