Coaching is against the rules
Wrong Ball
- Thread starter MajorMiscue
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Good grief, what a ridiculous statement.
And you couldn’t even spell “Mickey Mouse“ correctly…
I'm of the opinion that if the authority/ responsibility to make rulings is placed with a third party (ref) then a player shouldn't say anything.
Also coaching is against the rules.
That fact invalidates every whiny sportsmanship thread
That's right
Why are people ready to scream out and warn someone of possible accident in real world but not in pool world?
Maybe his support team more worried about being removed than getting their boy to win and now probably regretting not screaming. Those who are not his support team kept quiet cos of apathy and don't want to create a fuss plus nothing in it for them
If blame were to be apportioned, it would go to
Joey
His support team
and some to that damn purple ball
The responsibility to shoot the right ball lies with the player at the table. The responsibility to referee that match lies elsewhere…
I think Shane did him a favor. Tate will NEVER do that again. If Shane had politely told him wrong ball it might not have sunk in so well.
And it certainly doesn't lie with the opponent...
Thats not likely Chris, most on the support team and spectators were thinking it was the correct ball due to playing the game our entire lives with the ball colors being the same
Cuebuddy>>>Bring back the
Understood, but I’m still curious what the ruling would have been if he had stopped shooting at that moment and realized his error? Ball-in-hand for opponent, a warning or ejection to the spectator in question, a warning to the player or all of the above?
If he had stopped shooting at the moment the spectator had warned him, he could just simply claim to the referee that he was feeling out / preparing where he needed to get shape to for his next shot.
I've shot the wrong ball when they were the right colors
I know I'm not alone.
I know I'm not alone.
phreaticus
Well-known member
Good question, I was wondering the same thing. Most leagues have rules about such things, but no idea what the MR take is on such things. I’m sure plenty of folks in live attendance were doing the same thing as the announcers & online viewers - screaming (either mentally or verbally) - “dude, you’re shooting the wrong f’ng ball!!”… so I was wondering what in fact would have happened if someone let it out loud enough to alert him.
I've got no idea how Matchroom would rule -- see the various "interesting" calls we've discussed before -- but you can't penalize the player in that situation. Maybe he would have figured it out before he shot. You can, however, evict the spectator and bar them from the rest of the event.
Team matches are different.
I was in a plane all day. Just landed. I saw……
Ok you're back. When do the protests begin. Where's the outrage?I was in a plane all day. Just landed. I saw……
Glad you were in the plane, most people claim they were on a plane, I find it cold and very windy. Long live the orange 5 ballI was in a plane all day. Just landed. I saw……
I read somewhere today that this happened to Chris Melling once. He picked the cue ball up and gave his opponent BIH. This was Chris being honest (he could have played the correct ball as if nothing had happened) as he knew 100% that he would have played the wrong ball if the spectator hadn't interfered. This is not quite the same however as being told by your opponent that you are about to play the wrong ball.
