World Pool Rules
A scoop shot, in which the cue tip contacts the playing surface and the cue ball at the same time and this causes the cue ball to rise off the cloth, is treated like a miscue. It begins when it is legal for him to take a shot, and ends at the end of a shot when it is no longer legal for him to take a shot. Only one ball may be called on each shot, except on the break shot where no ball may be called. Whenever the shooter is attempting to pocket a ball (except the break) he is required to call shots, the intended ball and pocket must be indicated for each shot if they are not obvious. A break shot is the opening shot of a match or rack, depending on the game. A jump shot is one in which the cue ball is made to go over an intervening obstacle such as an object ball or part of the cushion. Exception to this rule applies if 1 or more balls are frozen and obstructing the removal, in this case the Ball Rack Template stays in place until such time that the frozen balls are no longer an obstacle in the removal of the Ball Rack Template.
Hoang’s victory was also the first time a Vietnamese pool player won an international tournament. This pool tournament was allowed by the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports to take place, under the World Nineball Tour (WNT) system of Matchroom Pool, which had some schedule clash with an event by the World Pool Association (WPA) and has generated conflict. The following are the current requirements for World Championship and World Tour events. For 6.14 Three Consecutive Fouls, the penalty is loss of the current rack. For 6.17 Unsportsmanlike Conduct, what is billiards the referee will choose a penalty appropriate given the nature of the offense. If a stalemate occurs the original breaker of the rack will break again. The rack is the framing device, typically triangular, used to arrange the object balls for the break shot at the start of the game. 6.2 Wrong Ball First The first object ball contacted by the cue ball on each shot must be the lowest-numbered ball remaining on the table. The balls are played in ascending numerical order and the lowest numbered ball must be contacted by the cue ball in order to establish a legal hit. With the removal of the Ball Rack Template, the referee or opponent may use markers in the form of ball markers or chalk blocks which are at their disposal to mark the obstructing balls.
If a player nominates and legally pockets the ten ball prior to the ten ball being the last remaining ball, the ten ball is re-spotted and the shooter continues, while pocketing the ten ball as a final ball at the table, he wins the rack. They are said to be re-spotted when they are so placed. If the ten ball is pocketed on a foul or push out, or accidentally in the wrong pocket, or driven off the table, it is re-spotted. If the shooter legally pockets a called/nominated ball on a shot (except a push out, see 9.4 Second Shot of the Rack – Push Out), any additional balls pocketed remain pocketed (except the ten ball; see 9.9 Spotting Balls), and he continues at the table for the next shot. However, if the shooter pockets the legal object ball the incoming player has the option to play the shot as left, or hand it back to his opponent. Each of the back corners should have a solid and stripe in them, while the eight ball is in the center. A ball is said to be placed on a line or spot when its center is placed directly over that line or spot.
The object balls are racked as tightly as possible in a triangular shape, with the one ball at the apex of the triangle and on the foot spot and the ten ball in the middle of the triangle. It happens when the object balls have been racked and the cue ball is played from behind the head string usually with the intent of breaking the rack apart. If a referee is not present and there are balls obstructing the removal of the Ball Rack Template, the opponent must be the one to remove the Ball Rack Template. It involves asteroids, like the above method, only instead of direct impacts, this time we just steer them past the Earth, allowing rock and planet to exchange a little momentum, with the result of an Earth moving on a slightly different track and an asteroid moving on a significantly different one. In relation to the timing of an application for sanctioning for Championships or Tournaments due to commence before 1 July 2026, the time requirements shall be dealt with by the WPA on a case by case basis, but applications should be made as soon as possible. International Tournaments. A tournament is an International Tournament if it comprises athletes from two or more continents.
