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SNOOKER QUESTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2011
1. CUE
Are there any limitations applied to a players cue?

2. POT
What is a Pot

3. STROKE
Player has “potted” the final Black and the cue- ball is still moving when the striker picks it up from the table. Is this a foul?

4. PLAY AGAIN.
After a foul can a player withdraw a request to “play again”?

5. FOUL AND A MISS.
At the start of a frame, first striker, playing from in hand, misses all object balls. A foul and a miss is called. If the next player accepts the miss where is the cue-ball played from, the original position or anywhere in the D. [in hand]

6. BALL MOVED BY OTHER THAN THE STRIKER
Striker about to play a stroke has their arm nudged by a person passing behind them, causing the striker to mis-cue. The cue-ball first strikes a ball not on and other balls. What should the referee do/say?

7. STALEMATE.
In the third frame of a 5 frame match it was agreed by the players to have a “reset”. The referee told player (A) who had broken off at the start of the third frame to break off again. It was then realized that Player (B) should have broken off at the start of the third frame. What should happen now? Which player should break off?

8. ABSENCE
If a player needs to leave the room during a frame can he ask for someone to look after his interests and claim possible fouls if necessary

9. CONCEDING
When can a player concede?

10. REFEREE
If referee has failed to notice any incident what can he do to resolve any dispute?

Vic Hartley February 2011