Can somone please tell me what the official ruling on the following scenario would be under TAP League rules for 8 ball.
Here is the situation:
I am on the 8 ball and it is my opponent's shot. He has 1 ball on the table that he is shooting. In order to shoot his ball he has to shoot so that his back part of the cue is over the 8 ball. Upon executing his shot his back hand hits the 8 and moves it forward almost 3 feet. My opponent makes the shot but the cue ball also goes around the table and passes directly through where the 8 ball would of been sitting had he not moved it. The cue ball never actually touched the 8 ball. Does this constitute a foul with me having ball in hand? Does my opponent get to stay at the table with my decision if the 8 stays where he moved it or I can move it back to where I thought it was supposed to be prior to the hit? We looked in the rulebook but nothing stated if the ball moved was the 8. The fact that the cue ball would of hit the 8 if it was not moved therefore impacting the final travel path of the cue ball and the 8 ball. Nobody could agree on the findings of this situation. Even people who have been referee's at national Tap events nor the League Operator. So I wanted to ask on AZB and see if a senior official in Tap could answer this question.
Thanks
Chris
Here is the situation:
I am on the 8 ball and it is my opponent's shot. He has 1 ball on the table that he is shooting. In order to shoot his ball he has to shoot so that his back part of the cue is over the 8 ball. Upon executing his shot his back hand hits the 8 and moves it forward almost 3 feet. My opponent makes the shot but the cue ball also goes around the table and passes directly through where the 8 ball would of been sitting had he not moved it. The cue ball never actually touched the 8 ball. Does this constitute a foul with me having ball in hand? Does my opponent get to stay at the table with my decision if the 8 stays where he moved it or I can move it back to where I thought it was supposed to be prior to the hit? We looked in the rulebook but nothing stated if the ball moved was the 8. The fact that the cue ball would of hit the 8 if it was not moved therefore impacting the final travel path of the cue ball and the 8 ball. Nobody could agree on the findings of this situation. Even people who have been referee's at national Tap events nor the League Operator. So I wanted to ask on AZB and see if a senior official in Tap could answer this question.
Thanks
Chris