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8 BALL RULES FULL
8 BALL RULES FREE

In practice this means that if the balls are close but not touching, the In contact long enough for the cue to be visibly pushing the cue ball along, or

Say that a push shot is only illegal if the balls remain Own colours are potted, it is legal to pot one or more of one's opponent's coloirs too, so long as the shot is otherwise legal. potting an opponent's ball is always illegalĮxcept when you have a "free ball" following a foulĮxcept when you have a "free ball" following a foul.unless the player is in a Total Snooker in which case the requirement is waived. On every shot on which a ball is not potted, a ball must strike a cushion after the white has made contact with.Deliberately playing a ball that is not "on" leads to.(except for abusive fouls such as deliberately moving balls Punished over and above the punishment for the foul itself The oncoming player had to nominate before playing. Previously, no balls down on the break meant that NB: these old rules date back to the BAPTO national finals in Their first shot (even following a foul on the break). If a ball or balls of a single colour goes down on the break,Ĭolours goes down on the break, the shooter must nominate their choice beforeīreaker must nominate colours before the oncoming player can take.Note: The above has been used in International competition since 1999,īy County regions since 2000, and is now very much the norm. Immediately after their (free) break shot (and before starting On a foul break (see above) in which case the other player must nominate Of one or both colours drops, if no ball drops, if it is a foul, etc. This applies whatever happens on that break shot.

Following the initial break shot, the breaker must state their choice.

If on the first legal shot that pots a ball, one or more of bothĬolours goes down, the shooter must nominate their choice before.

First legally potted ball decides colours.

It is "open table" still ie first legally potted ball decides colours.

if they nominate the other colour, they must now pot one of thatĬolour for colours to be decided.

if they nominate the colour they have potted, colours are decided.

If a ball or balls of a single colour are potted on the break the shooter must nominate colours:.

The next shot (and colours are decided by this nomination) The shooter must nominmate their choice of colours before playing

If one (or more) of both colours are potted on the break,.

The first legally potted ball deciding colours.

If nothing goes down on the break, play continues with.

Standard foul, but balls are re-racked and cue ball played from D if 2 balls failed to come up the table past the line joining the centre pockets.

Standard foul, but balls are re-racked and cue ball played from baulk if 2 balls failed to hit cushion.

If the cue-ball leaves the table it is a foul (2 visits to opponent).

If the cue-ball goes down it is no foul: play passes to the.

Standard foul (see above), but balls are re-racked andĬue ball played from baulk if 4 balls failed to hit cushion.

2 balls must come back up the table past the line joining the.

2 balls must hit a cushion (or one be potted).

The balls are racked as in the picture on the left hand side of the title above.

4 balls must hit a cushion (or one be potted).

The balls are racked as in the picture on the right hand side of the title above.

8 BALL RULES FREE

The player continues with a normal visit regardless of whether a ball is pottedįrom anywhere in the D, with no loss of privilege (still have a free shot) On first shot following the foul any ball can be playedĪnd/or potted (except the black if it's not "on"). Can elect to move the cue ball and play itįrom anywhere in baulk, with no loss of privilege (still have a free ball) Only gets free ball now if still partially snookered (from all positions in baulk).

IF partially snookered, can elect to move the cue-ball to baulk.

You can't nominate one of your opponents balls and use it to pot another NB unlike the other 2 set of rules, the free ball must be explicitly and specifically nominated.

IF partially snookered, can nominate (for the first shotįollowing the foul only) an opponents ball or the black as a free ball which can be played and/or potted (if not the black!).

8 BALL RULES FULL

Please refer to the references linked to below for the full rules.ĭifferences between the 3 sets of rules for UK 8-ballīAPTO Rules (also called Federation rules).The differences between the 3 sets of rules currently in use (there's also a section on local variations)Īs well as the general differences between UK and American 8-ball. Rather, the intention is to show, in an unbiased way.This page is not intended to provide the full rules for playing 8-ball.