Since everyone talks about leagues and bad sportsmanship, I thought I would relate a match I had tonight where my opponent exhibited great sportmanship. And believe it or not, it was in the APA. Although I will admit it was Masters, which I generally find to be much better than ordinary APA 23 rule.
The situation was this; I had just won the last rack and was getting ready to break. My opponent stepped away from the rack and I broke my normal way. There was a thud and 4 or 5 balls left the rack and hit a rail (a legal break by APA rules).
My opponent stepped forward and asked if I wanted a re-rack. I told him I thought I hit it pretty solid and that something must have moved after he set the rack. However, I said that it was a legal break so it was up to him.
He said, don't worry about it, something must have moved and I will re-rack.
He did, and I broke again.
I thought this was an outstanding example of good sportmanship. He was not obligated to re-rack but he did anyway.
Personally, I have done this a few times in tournaments because I really don't want someone to think I "racked them". Each time I have done it (3 times so far), they broke and ran the next rack.
Unfortunately, I did not do the same...lol.
The situation was this; I had just won the last rack and was getting ready to break. My opponent stepped away from the rack and I broke my normal way. There was a thud and 4 or 5 balls left the rack and hit a rail (a legal break by APA rules).
My opponent stepped forward and asked if I wanted a re-rack. I told him I thought I hit it pretty solid and that something must have moved after he set the rack. However, I said that it was a legal break so it was up to him.
He said, don't worry about it, something must have moved and I will re-rack.
He did, and I broke again.
I thought this was an outstanding example of good sportmanship. He was not obligated to re-rack but he did anyway.
Personally, I have done this a few times in tournaments because I really don't want someone to think I "racked them". Each time I have done it (3 times so far), they broke and ran the next rack.
Unfortunately, I did not do the same...lol.
