What happens if there is a draw in snooker

Yeah, as Dan-cat states, whenever there is only the black ball remaining, the first pot or foul ends the frame. So, in the original example, the tied frame would then go to a re-spotted black - so the black wouldn't remain where it was after the foul which tied the scores.

Hope that makes sense! It wasn't clear from Shawbros original post if it was a re-spotted black, or just that the scores were tied. Same outcome though as Poolboy states - a pot or a foul ends the frame. Then I fouled by not contacting Black on a thin cut and my opponent said that he won. But he would only be up by three points so I say I could still win if I pot Black. Who is right?

Acesinc, Snooker and chess are very different in relation to draws. In chess, a draw is an acceptable result and can come about from several different situations.

In snooker, of course, this never happens. Dan S wrote: Acesinc, Snooker and chess are very different in relation to draws. For some reason, "First pot or foul on the Black ends the frame" would appear to be a Rule that defies intuition. It has been the way it is practically forever, certainly going back to the time that I learned the Game 35 years ago. Back then, I was taught that when keeping the scoreboard, say Player A pots final Pink to close the gap to three points or whatever, or perhaps takes the lead by three points or whatever, then proper procedure is to go to the scoreboard and simply zero out the sliders.

After the striker has scored a red ball initially, his next legal object is a color, and as long as reds remain on the table he must alternate his play between reds and colors though within each group he may play a ball of his choice. When reds remain on the table and a color is his object, the striker must a designate prior to stroking which color ball is his object that specific color is then his "ball on" , and b cause the cue ball's first contact with a ball to be with that colored ball.

If the striker fails to meet these requirements, it is a foul See Penalties For Fouls. Jump shots are illegal in International Snooker. It is a foul if the striker intentionally causes the cue ball to jump rise from the bed of the table by any means, if the jump is an effort to clear an obstructing ball.

While reds remain on the table, each potted color is spotted prior to the next stroke see Spotting Balls below for spotting rules. After a color has been spotted, if the striker plays while that ball is incorrectly spotted and opponent or referee calls it before two such plays have been taken , the shot taken is a foul. If the striker plays two strokes after such error without its being announced by opponent or referee, he is free of penalty and continues playing and scoring normally as though the spotting error simply had not occurred.

The striker is responsible for ensuring that all balls are correctly spotted before striking. If the striker plays while a ball s that should be on the table is not a foul may be awarded whenever the foul is discovered during the striker's inning. Any scoring prior to the discovery of the foul will count. When no reds remain on the table, striker's balls on become the colors, in ascending numerical order 2,3,4,5,6,7.

These legally potted colors are not spotted after each is potted; they remain off the table. The black 7 ball is an exception in the case of a tie score; see Scoring. Illegally Potted Ball: Reds illegally potted are not spotted; they remain off the table. Colors illegally potted are spotted. See Spotting Balls. Object Balls Jumped off the Table: Reds jumped off the table are not spotted and the striker has committed a foul.

Colors jumped off the table are spotted and the striker has committed a foul. See Penalties For Fouls. Spotting Balls: Reds are never spotted. Colors to be spotted are placed as at the start of the game. If a color's spot is occupied to mean that to spot it would make it touch a ball , it is placed on the spot of the highest value color that is unoccupied.

If all spots are occupied, the color is spotted as close as possible to its original spot on a straight line between its spot and the nearest point on the top foot cushion.

When cue ball is in hand within the Half Circle except the opening break , there is no restriction based on position of reds or colors as to what balls may be played; striker may play at any ball on regardless of where it is on the table. Touching a Ball: While balls are in play it is a foul if the striker touches any object ball or if the striker touches the cue ball with anything other than the tip during a legal stroke. Snookered: The cue ball is snookered when a direct stroke in a straight line to any part of every ball on is obstructed by a ball or balls not on.

If there is any one ball that is not so obstructed, the cue ball is not snookered. If in-hand within the Half Circle, the cue ball is snookered only if obstructed from all positions on or within the Half Circle. If the cue ball is obstructed by more than one ball, the one nearest to the cue ball is the effective snookering ball. Angled: The cue ball is angled when a direct stroke in a straight line to any part of every ball on is obstructed by a corner of the cushion.

If there is any one ball on that is not so obstructed, the cue ball is not angled. If angled after a foul the referee or player will state "Angled Ball", and the striker has the choice to either 1 play from that position or 2 play from in hand within the Half Circle. Occupied: A spot is said to be occupied if a ball cannot be placed on it without its touching another ball. There is one he tells me that is tough to digest and I would like to seek clarification.

When potting, assuming the distance between the cue ball and object ball is not more than 6 inches and not touching , is it a foul if I push the cue through beyond the position that the object ball had occupied?.

It would not be a foul by itself, but might increase the chance of you making one. Pushing the cue through when the two balls are close together greatly increases the chance of striking the cue-ball twice. Especially on a straight shot when the cue-ball may not have enough time to move out of the way before the cue comes through behind it. In a game of doubles, when the game ends up as a draw and the black is then re-spotted, does the game then carry on in the same player order, or can the next team to play change their player order?.

The official rules for doubles or four-handed snooker are quite clear on this situation. When the game ends as a draw and the black is re-spotted, whichever team plays the next shot can choose which player actually plays that shot, but play must continue in the same order as it had throughout the frame. During a game it is dicovered that the blue is in a pocket and no-one knows how or when this occurred. What should happen now?. When it was discovered that the blue was not on the table, it would be respotted without penalty and play would continue as normal.

But had the player potted the blue with his previous stroke, and then played the next stroke so quickly that the referee could not replace the blue, then of course that would be a foul and a five point penalty would be given to the opponent.

The players are no longer held responsible if the referee makes a mistake in re-spotting a ball, and this means that the following event could take place. Imagine towards the end of a frame, all the reds have been potted, and so has the green - but no one has noticed. The player then pots the yellow, followed by brown and then blue. But before he plays the pink, someone realises that the green had been missing from the table, and had not been potted between the yellow and brown.

The green would then be replaced on the table, and the player would continue his break with the green, then pink and finally black. The colours would then have been potted quite legally in this order:- yellow, brown, blue, green, pink and black.

Our rule-book says that, when the cue ball and object ball are close to each other, a player can avoid a push-shot by making the thinnest possible contact with the object ball I would have thought that the object ball would hardly move, but my regular opponent always claims he is making such contact, yet by hitting the cue ball hard he moves the object ball a foot or more frequently potting it.

How far would a referee allow the object ball to move before calling it a push shot?. This is something that a referee would have to decide when the shot took place. The rules, as you say, state that it wouldn't be considered a push shot if a very fine contact was made. To make the object-ball move a foot or more would seem to be borderline, but again this would vary on the speed of the table as well as the strength the shot was played.

The only other option would be to impose a defined angle at which the cue-ball could be played towards the object-ball, and would be difficult to enforce properly during a match. To settle this argument you might have to approach a qualified referee and ask him to give his verdict, always assuming your regular opponent would agree to this!

What is the largest size snooker table found in a snooker hall? Last year I played snooker at a hall in Ireland and the table seemed to be well over 12 feet in length and 6 feet in width My friends argued saying that there is no way a table can be over 12 feet in length. If possible can you also direct me to a web site stating table sizes to confirm or dispute this minor wager?.