marking the table

[poolshooter74]

i played a tournament this weekend, bca rules. my opponent was on the 8 ball, he took the chalk and drew a line the 8 needed to follow, i told the guy running the tournament that he cant mark the table like that. he made the 8 and we argued for awhile over the shot. they made us play the game over, with the end result being that i lost the next game.
should this have been a loss for my opponent? or is the 8 spotted and i get ball in hand?

thanks for your input,
louis

 

[ctyhntr]

Did the guy running the tournament have a copy of the rulebook?

1-39 Marking the Table
It is a foul if you intentionally mark the table in any way to assist you in executing any
shot or future shot. Marking includes the deliberate placement of chalk or any other
object at a specific point on a rail or cushion to aid the alignment of a shot, or placing any
mark on any part of the table. The foul occurs at the moment you mark the table,
regardless of whether you remove the mark

http://www.playbca.com/downloads/rulebook/completerulebook.aspx