Is there any sort of unsportsmanlike rule in snooker, where when the frame is already won on points, and the player keeps shooting their inning, they could do something that causes them to lose the frame?
Ronnie O'Sullivan does a jump shot - in a snooker match.
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unsportsmanlike behavior is often a monetary fine in snooker. don't know about being docked a frame for it, but maybe there's such a scenario
I think they would have to start whacking the ref with their stick. Snooker does not have the same kind of "suitable punishment" rule for bad behaviour
as at pool. I think the maximum official penalty is 7 points to the opponent.
Read the rules: Just had a rules reading moment in league play under BCAPL rules.
A fouled break was committed against my team mate. The offending young man just grabbed the balls and proceeded to re rack. My notice to team mate of improper allowing him to do that. He was, uh "oh well". So when I played the youngster next he fouled the break with a misscue that juggled the rack. But no 3 to a rail required.
I intercepted as he moved towards the rack. My statement that the rules gave Me the option. NOT HIM. His Captain was sure that he could just rake 'em and retreat 'em. Oh Hell No. Fortunately he had The Rules on his phone! Whew it took a careful reading to get understanding.
CSI / BCAPL 8 ball rules.Read the rules: Just had a rules reading moment in league play under BCAPL rules.
A fouled break was committed against my team mate. The offending young man just grabbed the balls and proceeded to re rack. My notice to team mate of improper allowing him to do that. He was, uh "oh well". So when I played the youngster next he fouled the break with a misscue that juggled the rack. But no 3 to a rail required.
I intercepted as he moved towards the rack. My statement that the rules gave Me the option. NOT HIM. His Captain was sure that he could just rake 'em and retreat 'em. Oh Hell No. Fortunately he had The Rules on his phone! Whew it took a careful reading to get understanding.
You must legally pocket a ball or cause at least four object balls to contact one or more cushions or it is an illegal break.
If your break is illegal, with or without a foul, your inning ends. Your opponent may re-rack the balls and break or require you to re-rack the balls and break again.
vintagecollectibles831
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You really going to tell the GOAT how to play the game? What he should and should not be doing?
Quick study. He might have a future.
Jump shots are not legal in snooker. It does not matter whether or not it is intentional.
Yes. Unless a player concedes, the frame is still live while there are balls on the table. The only exception to this is if only the black is left and one player is more than 7 points ahead.
While the frame is still 'live' the unsporting conduct rule can be invoked. This allows the ref to award the frame to one of the players, irrespective of the score.
So player A can pocket all the reds with blacks, the colors up to and including the blue (score now 134 - 0), turns to player B and calls him a ****. Ref awards the frame to player B.
But if player A had waited until he had potted the pink (score 140 - 0) before his outburst, he would be ok because the frame is over, and the only penalty for unsporting conduct is loss of frame.
Strangely, under the official rules a player can only be punished for unsporting conduct if it is their second offence; the procedure is that the player has to transgress, be warned by the ref, and then transgress again. Seems to be a bit of an omission.
These are the professional rules. The official amateur rules may be different.
This type of thing (fouls when the frame is well secured) is an accepted part of the entertainment. Players sometimes play a cheeky multi rail kick or bank and have steered the object ball in when it’s not going (foul is always called). I think Mark Williams once distracted the ref and moved a ball out of the way to make a shot (it was very obvious and not trying to deceive anyone). People laugh.