（2）world chinese 8-ball masters rules standard rules for the chinese eight-ball game
WORLD CHINESE EIGHT-BALL MASTERS RULES
STANDARD RULES FOR THE CHINESE EIGHT-BALL GAME (2017) part :2
Chaplet II Rules of Chinese Eight Ball
1. Players Obligation
It’s players obligation to get familiar with all the rules and regulations of the game. Organizing Committee should deliver the latest massages timely even though, it’s also main responsibility of players.
2. Method of play
Chinese Eight Ball game uses cue ball and object balls from No.1 to No.15. If one player chooses No.1 to No.7(solid balls) so the other player must choose No.9 to No.15(stripe balls) .Players should firstly pot all their chosen balls into the pockets, then pot the No.8 to the packet. Player who first pot No.8 will win.
3. Equipment
(a) Table: internal edge size is 2540 x 1270mm(+/-9mm)height from the ground to the cushion on top is 800mm-850mm.
(b) Cue: no less than 101.6cm. And the material and shape must be up to the standard of Intentional Federation of Chinese Eight Ball.
(c) Balls: diameter 57.15mm(+/-0.05mm), weight 156g-170g.
(d) Ball spot: 635 mm from the top cushion on longitudinal centre line.
(e) Breaking line: 450mm from the bottom cushion and parallel to the bottom cushion.
(f) Breaking area: between the top cushion and the breaking line
4. Placing the balls.
Object balls should be placed as a triangle, the ball in the top corner is on the ball spot, No.8 should be placed at the centre of the triangle, a solid ball and a stripe balls should be placed at the two corners of the lower side of the triangle. Other solid and strip object balls should be separated as far as possible, but being oppressed closely.
Players can check if the balls are placed right, and both can ask for amendment. (this could be reappointed by the organizing committee before the game)
5.Compete for the order of breaking.
This is to determine the order of breaking. The winner has the right of breaking. The referee will place two balls backline, two players in about the same time hit and contact the balls to the cushion (the short cushion close to the balls place) and return, the winner is whose ball stops closer to the cushion (the cushion near the line).
An illegal competing or can’t be judged win means:
(a) Across the longitudinal axis into the opponent area;
(b) Not touch the cushion;
(c) Touch the cushion more than once(the short cushion close to the balls place);
(d) The ball goes out of the table or fell into the pocket;
(e) Touch the side cushion or stay at the pocket and has crossed the cushion line .
If the following circumstances appear , restart this process again :
(a) A player obvious later than opponent hitting the ball;
(b) The referee can't judge which ball is more close to the bottom cushion;
(c) both sides appear illegal.
6. Breaking
6.1 Legal Breaking.
When breaking, the male player should be in accordance with the rule of “breaking line is crossed 4 times”(including No.8 but not including cue ball) "Breaking line is crossed 4 times" means: the breaking line is crossed (more than half or half of a ball) 4 times by numbered ball or balls(the cue ball is not included);or one ball is potted and the breaking line is crossed three times; or two balls are potted and the breaking line is crossed twice; or three balls are potted and the breaking line is crossed once; or four or more object balls are potted, the balls crossed the breaking line and potted regards as crossed the breaking line twice. Female player and the players who is under 14-year-old should be in accordance with the rule of “breaking line is crossed 3 times”.
If the breaking fails to meet the five conditions, then it will be regarded as a loss of chance.
If the shot results in a loss of chance, the incoming player has the option of:
(a). accepting such position and making shot by himself/herself or by the breaking player;
(b). re-racking and allowing the breaker breaking again or breaking by himself or herself.
Stipulation：(a).Every three times of loss of chance will be considered as losing the rack. The sixth loss of chance will be judged as losing a rack one more time.
(b). Breaking softly ,and less than four object balls touch the cushion , that would be considered intentional foul, and lose the frame.
6.2 Illegal breaking
If there are any fouls during breaking, then the breaking will be judged as illegal breaking. The other player can choose from ball-in-hand behind breaking line of re-rack and break by himself/herself，or break by the other player.
6.3 The No.8 pot while breaking
(a) If there' s no other fouls, the breaker should place the No.8 onto the ball spot and go on hitting; or he can make the opponent player break.
(b) If fouls occur, the No.8 should be put back onto the ball spot, then opponent should get back-line ball-in-hand or re-start the round by breaking or break by the other player. ( This could be reappointed by the committee before the game)
7. Reset Ball
When it is necessary to reset the balls to the table , The referee should put the ball back to where it was ,if there are obstacles balls that can’t put back, the reset ball should be put on the longitudinal axis between the ball point and the top cushion without touching other balls, and close by the ball point. Players must accept where referee put the ball.
8.Backline Ball in Hand
When the breaker fouls, the opponents get backline ball in hand, then he can only put the ball behind the line ,and can’t hit the balls behind the line directly, but can bounce off the cushion to touch the balls behind the line.
If all the legal object ball are behind the line ,the player can require the referee reset the nearest ball to the ball point, if two or more legal object balls keep the same distance from the line, then player can appoint which to reset. Player can hit the ball which is just on the line.
9. Ball-in-Hand.
When player fouls(except fouls in breaking),the opponent can put the cue ball anywhere on the table, and can move the cue ball before finally hit it , player can use anywhere of the cue to move the cue ball including the top, but any hitting action is not allowed.10.Opening situation
The opening situation means the ownership of the solid balls and strip balls were not decided.
10.1 The table become open after breaking, while opening ,all of the object balls are legal ,players can hit any balls except No.8. If the No.8 was first touched, that will be a foul.
After breaking, if all the solid balls(or strip balls) potted, it is regarded as opening situation；two players only can choose to hit the left balls, until confirm the ownership of the balls, the situation is closed.
10.2 All the illegal pot balls needn’t to be put back (except No.8) while the table was opening.
10.3 The ownership of each kind of balls were not determined by breaking, no matter potted or not, the table were still open after breaking, the ownership of the balls were determined by after breaking the players legal shot one ball of a group of balls, then the table close.
11. Designate the pockets
No balls need to be designated before hitting, which includes No. 8 ball and penalty.
WORLD CHINESE EIGHT-BALL MASTERS RULES
STANDARD RULES FOR THE CHINESE EIGHT-BALL GAME (2017) part :2
Chaplet II Rules of Chinese Eight Ball
1. Players Obligation
It’s players obligation to get familiar with all the rules and regulations of the game. Organizing Committee should deliver the latest massages timely even though, it’s also main responsibility of players.
2. Method of play
Chinese Eight Ball game uses cue ball and object balls from No.1 to No.15. If one player chooses No.1 to No.7(solid balls) so the other player must choose No.9 to No.15(stripe balls) .Players should firstly pot all their chosen balls into the pockets, then pot the No.8 to the packet. Player who first pot No.8 will win.
3. Equipment
(a) Table: internal edge size is 2540 x 1270mm(+/-9mm)height from the ground to the cushion on top is 800mm-850mm.
(b) Cue: no less than 101.6cm. And the material and shape must be up to the standard of Intentional Federation of Chinese Eight Ball.
(c) Balls: diameter 57.15mm(+/-0.05mm), weight 156g-170g.
(d) Ball spot: 635 mm from the top cushion on longitudinal centre line.
(e) Breaking line: 450mm from the bottom cushion and parallel to the bottom cushion.
(f) Breaking area: between the top cushion and the breaking line
4. Placing the balls.
Object balls should be placed as a triangle, the ball in the top corner is on the ball spot, No.8 should be placed at the centre of the triangle, a solid ball and a stripe balls should be placed at the two corners of the lower side of the triangle. Other solid and strip object balls should be separated as far as possible, but being oppressed closely.
Players can check if the balls are placed right, and both can ask for amendment. (this could be reappointed by the organizing committee before the game)
5.Compete for the order of breaking.
This is to determine the order of breaking. The winner has the right of breaking. The referee will place two balls backline, two players in about the same time hit and contact the balls to the cushion (the short cushion close to the balls place) and return, the winner is whose ball stops closer to the cushion (the cushion near the line).
An illegal competing or can’t be judged win means:
(a) Across the longitudinal axis into the opponent area;
(b) Not touch the cushion;
(c) Touch the cushion more than once(the short cushion close to the balls place);
(d) The ball goes out of the table or fell into the pocket;
(e) Touch the side cushion or stay at the pocket and has crossed the cushion line .
If the following circumstances appear , restart this process again :
(a) A player obvious later than opponent hitting the ball;
(b) The referee can't judge which ball is more close to the bottom cushion;
(c) both sides appear illegal.
6. Breaking
6.1 Legal Breaking.
When breaking, the male player should be in accordance with the rule of “breaking line is crossed 4 times”(including No.8 but not including cue ball) "Breaking line is crossed 4 times" means: the breaking line is crossed (more than half or half of a ball) 4 times by numbered ball or balls(the cue ball is not included);or one ball is potted and the breaking line is crossed three times; or two balls are potted and the breaking line is crossed twice; or three balls are potted and the breaking line is crossed once; or four or more object balls are potted, the balls crossed the breaking line and potted regards as crossed the breaking line twice. Female player and the players who is under 14-year-old should be in accordance with the rule of “breaking line is crossed 3 times”.
If the breaking fails to meet the five conditions, then it will be regarded as a loss of chance.
If the shot results in a loss of chance, the incoming player has the option of:
(a). accepting such position and making shot by himself/herself or by the breaking player;
(b). re-racking and allowing the breaker breaking again or breaking by himself or herself.
Stipulation：(a).Every three times of loss of chance will be considered as losing the rack. The sixth loss of chance will be judged as losing a rack one more time.
(b). Breaking softly ,and less than four object balls touch the cushion , that would be considered intentional foul, and lose the frame.
6.2 Illegal breaking
If there are any fouls during breaking, then the breaking will be judged as illegal breaking. The other player can choose from ball-in-hand behind breaking line of re-rack and break by himself/herself，or break by the other player.
6.3 The No.8 pot while breaking
(a) If there' s no other fouls, the breaker should place the No.8 onto the ball spot and go on hitting; or he can make the opponent player break.
(b) If fouls occur, the No.8 should be put back onto the ball spot, then opponent should get back-line ball-in-hand or re-start the round by breaking or break by the other player. ( This could be reappointed by the committee before the game)
7. Reset Ball
When it is necessary to reset the balls to the table , The referee should put the ball back to where it was ,if there are obstacles balls that can’t put back, the reset ball should be put on the longitudinal axis between the ball point and the top cushion without touching other balls, and close by the ball point. Players must accept where referee put the ball.
8.Backline Ball in Hand
When the breaker fouls, the opponents get backline ball in hand, then he can only put the ball behind the line ,and can’t hit the balls behind the line directly, but can bounce off the cushion to touch the balls behind the line.
If all the legal object ball are behind the line ,the player can require the referee reset the nearest ball to the ball point, if two or more legal object balls keep the same distance from the line, then player can appoint which to reset. Player can hit the ball which is just on the line.
9. Ball-in-Hand.
When player fouls(except fouls in breaking),the opponent can put the cue ball anywhere on the table, and can move the cue ball before finally hit it , player can use anywhere of the cue to move the cue ball including the top, but any hitting action is not allowed.10.Opening situation
The opening situation means the ownership of the solid balls and strip balls were not decided.
10.1 The table become open after breaking, while opening ,all of the object balls are legal ,players can hit any balls except No.8. If the No.8 was first touched, that will be a foul.
After breaking, if all the solid balls(or strip balls) potted, it is regarded as opening situation；two players only can choose to hit the left balls, until confirm the ownership of the balls, the situation is closed.
10.2 All the illegal pot balls needn’t to be put back (except No.8) while the table was opening.
10.3 The ownership of each kind of balls were not determined by breaking, no matter potted or not, the table were still open after breaking, the ownership of the balls were determined by after breaking the players legal shot one ball of a group of balls, then the table close.
11. Designate the pockets
No balls need to be designated before hitting, which includes No. 8 ball and penalty.