Rules
1.) Winner racks the balls. If both players come to prior agreement, it is legal for players to rack for one another.
2.) The game begins when the cue ball passes the head string.
If no contact was made with any of the balls, the incoming player has two options:
To take the break, relieving their opponent from being on a foul.
To have their opponent break again but, this time the opponent will be on one foul.
3.) When racking the ten balls, a player must place the One ball in front of the rack.
The Two ball and the Three ball go on each end, at the bottom of the rack.
The Ten ball must go in the middle of the rack.
It is the player’s responsibility to watch how their opponent racks and breaks.
If the player allows their opponent to break, no foul can be called for mis-racking.
4.) When making the Ten ball on the break, it will not count as a win; it does count as a ball made on the break. The Ten ball spots up immediately and the breaker keeps shooting, unless the Ten Ball blocks or bothers them from shooting the next ball in rotation. Should the Ten Ball block or bother the breaker from shooting the next ball in rotation, it will stay down until the breaker shoots the next ball in rotation, then the breaker may spot the Ten ball. The breaker must place the cue ball with in the box. All breaks must take place within the box.
The Break (Intent to Disperse) – A player charged with the responsibility of breaking the balls in a standard game of 10-ball, must, in addition to driving at least six object balls to a rail (cue ball does not count), demonstrate intent to disperse balls over the length and breadth of the table; in other words, a player is expected to drive the cue ball into the rack with as much force as his/her skills allow.
If, in the opinion of the opposing player, the breaking player has not broken the rack with the intent of table-wide dispersion, the opposing player may call to stop play and request a judgment by a Tournament Director and/or Tournament Referee. Prior to the arrival of a Tournament Director and/or Tournament Referee to determine whether the breaking player has complied with this rule, no further play should be allowed. Further play by either player will negate the request for judgment of a “foul” and play will resume, as normal. The called-upon Tournament Director/Tournament Referee will examine the dispersion of balls on the table at the time of the “foul” and if in his/her opinion, the balls have not been broken with the intent of table-wide dispersion, the Tournament Director/Tournament Referee will verify the “Foul” and require the breaking player to break again.
The Tournament Director/Tournament Referee will remain at the table until a second break is initiated. If, in the opinion of the Tournament Director/Tournament Referee, the breaking player has again not complied with the “intent to disperse” rule, the Tournament Director/Tournament Referee will award the match to the opposing player. The breaking player will take the individual match as a standard “forfeit” loss and continue play in the tournament. If the same player is cited for the same infraction in a subsequent match, said player will forfeit their right to continue play in the tournament.
5.) FOULS- When a player shoots, no ball can be moved during the shot or it is a foul. If a player moves or touches a ball before they shoot, they must give the other player the option of leaving the ball in its new location or move the ball back to where it was. If the player moves any ball back before they give their opponent the option, it will be considered a foul. Any ball that jumps off the table is ruled to be a foul. Should a player move two or more balls on one rack, the game will be ruled a loss. Should a player’s shirt touch a ball when shooting, without moving the ball, it will not be deemed a foul.
6.) JUMP SHOTS- Players are allowed to use a jump cue to jump over any ball.
The jump cue must be a least 40” inches in length.
Each player is allowed two jumps per match with the 40” inch jump cue.
A player may jump as many times as they wish with their playing or break cue.
7.) FROZEN Q Ball- When a Q-Ball is frozen to an object ball the shooter must do the following:
Draw the Q-Ball away from the object ball. (Q-Ball must not pass the object ball)
The shooter must jack up at a 45 degree angle and shoot towards either edge of the object ball.
8.) For any additional rules the Tournament Director/Tournament Referee may refer to WPA, BCA or Texas Express rules. Tournament Director/Tournament Referee may use his or her discretion on all gray areas and will have the final say on all rulings.
Dress code strictly enforced: Men: NO jeans, must wear collared shirts, NO sneakers (dress shoes only). Women: Professional casual attire, NO sneakers, jeans, tank-tops or low cut shirts. All shirts must be tucked in during play.
