The player with a ball s still on the table, when all the other groups' balls are legally pocketed, wins the game. Opening Break Starting player must make an open break. If failing to do so, incoming player may; Accept the table in position and shoot, or Require that the balls be re-racked and shoot the opening break himself. All balls pocketed on a legal break remain pocketed. A legal shot requires that the cue ball's first contact be with an opponents' object ball.
On all shots, player must cause the cue ball to contact an object ball and then either a pocket a numbered ball, or b cause any numbered ball or the cue ball to contact a cushion. Failure to meet these requirements is a foul. Any legally pocketed ball entitles shooter to continue at the table until failing to pocket an object ball on a shot. To execute a legal break, the breaker with the cue ball behind the head string, must either 1, pocket a ball, or 2, drive at least four numbered balls to the rail.
If he fails to make a legal break, it is a foul, and the incoming player has the option of 1 accepting the table in position and shooting, or 2, having the balls reracked and having the option of shooting the opening break himself or allowing the offending player to rebreak. If a player scratches on a legal break shot, 1, all balls pocketed remain pocketed, exception, the 8 ball: see rule 9, 2, it is a foul, 3 the table is open.
PLEASE NOTE, Incoming player has cue ball in hand behind the head string and may not shoot an object ball that is behind the head string, unless he first shoots the cue ball past the head string and causes the cue ball to come back behind the head string and hit the object ball.
If a player jumps an object ball off the table on the break shot, it is a foul and the incoming player has the option of 1, accepting the table in position and shooting, or 2, taking cue ball in hand behind the head string and shooting.
If the 8-ball is pocketed on the break, the breaker may ask for a rerack or have the 8-ball spotted and continue shooting. If the breaker scratches while pocketing the 8 ball on the break, the incoming player has the option of a rerack or having the 8 ball spotted and begin shooting with ball in hand behind the head string. On all shots, a player must cause the cue ball to contact an object ball and then 1 pocket a numbered ball, or 2 cause the cue ball or any numbered ball to contact a cushion.
Failure to meet these requirements is a foul. When the 14th ball of a rack is pocketed, play stops momentarily with the 15th ball remaining in position on the table; the 14 pocketed balls are then racked with the space at the foot spot vacant in the triangle. Player then continues, normally pocketing the 15th or "break" ball in such a manner as to have the cue ball carom into the rack and spread the balls to facilitate the continuance of his run.
However, player is not compelled to shoot the 15th ball; he may shoot any ball he desires. See Diagram 22 if the 15th ball is pocketed on the same stroke as the 14th ball. In the Rack. A player may call a safety rather than an object ball for defensive purposes. Safety play is legal, but must comply with all applicable rules. Any object ball pocketed on a called safety is spotted.
A player may not catch, touch or in any way interfere with a ball as it travels toward a pocket or the rack area on a shot to include catching a ball as it enters a pocket by having a hand in the ball as it enters a pocket by having a hand in the pocket. Doing so is a special "deliberate foul" and is penalized one point for the foul and an additional 15 point penalty, for a total of 16 points. The incoming player then has choice of 1 accepting the table in position with the cue ball in hand behind the head string, or 2 having all 15 balls re-racked and requiring the offending player to shoot under the requirements of the opening break.
The gray boxes are those situations in which there is no interference, both balls remain in position. When a player has the cue ball in hand behind the head string as after a scratch and all the object balls are behind the head string, the object ball nearest the head string may be spotted upon request.
Incoming player has cue ball in hand. Note: A combination shot can never be used to legally pocket the 8-ball, except when the 8-ball is the first ball contacted in the shot sequence. Pockets the 8-ball on the same stroke as the last of his group of balls. Jumps the 8-ball off the table at any time.
Pockets the 8-ball in a pocket other than the one designated. Pockets the 8-ball when it is not the legal object ball. Note: All infractions must be called before another shot is taken, or else it will be deemed that no infraction occurred. The stalemate rule may be applied regard-less of the number of balls on the table.
Please Note : Three consecutive fouls by one player in 8-ball is not a loss of game. Toggle menu Login or Sign Up 0. NCAA Sterling.
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