World 8 Ball Pool Rules
REFEREES CALLING PROCEDURES
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REFEREES CALLING PROCEDURES
Produced in association with the English Pool Referee’s Association Incorporating 2003 ammendments |
| BLACK BALL POTTED ON THE BREAK SHOT: Call:- “Void Break”, (Retrieve all Balls and re-rack)…”Same Player to Re-start Frame, No Penalty”. |
| FOUL BREAK: Call:- “Foul Break”, …. (Re-rack Balls)…”Opponent to Re-start Frame with Two Visits”. |
| CUE BALL POTTED ON A FAIR BREAK: Call:- “Foul”,…..”One Visit”. Timing to re-start on handing the cue ball to the oncoming player. Call:- “Time Running”.
In the event of a player showing reluctance to accept the cue ball, i.e., Gamesmanship, place the cue ball on the baulk rail and call;- “Time Running”.
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| ANY STANDARD FOUL WHEN GROUP NOT ESTABLISHED: Call:- “Foul, Two Visits, Open Table”. |
| BREAK SHOT, LEGAL BALL(S) POTTED, ONE GROUP ONLY: Call:- “Red/Yellow Balls Potted”…
If player nominates the group potted Call:- “Red/Yellow Balls in Play”. If player nominates the group not potted Call:- “Red/Yellow Balls Nominated”. If colour nominated is then potted Call:- “Red/Yellow Balls in Play”. Failure to pot nominated colour Call:- “Open Table”.
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| BREAK SHOT, BOTH GROUPS POTTED: Call:- “Red & Yellow Balls Potted”.
After nomination, Call:- “Red/Yellow Balls in Play”.
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| BREAK SHOT, FAIR BREAK, NO BALLS POTTED: Call:- “Open Table”. |
| FIRST APPROACH AFTER GROUPS ARE ESTABLISHED: On the first time only, that a player is in/takes control of the table, after groups have been established. Call:- “Red/Yellow Balls in Play”. |
| ANY STANDARD FOULS DURING A FRAME: Call:- “Foul, Two Visits”. No further call is made (other than time calls/fouls) until a pot “on” is missed. Then Call:- “Second Visit”. No call is made at the end of this visit. |
| NON STANDARD FOULS: Call:- “Foul”. Then impose relevant penalty and/or await direction from the oncoming player. Add “Open Table” if no group established. |
| SERIOUS FOULS: Call:- “Serious Foul”. Replace any ball(s) moved,…Call:- “Two Visits”. Add “Open Table” if no group established. |
| LOSS OF FRAME FOULS: Call:- “Loss of Frame”. Explain reason. |
| TIME FOULS: At 30 seconds, Call:- “Thirty Seconds”. This must be called on time even if the player appears to be about to stroke the shot. At Sixty Seconds, Call:- “Time Foul, Two Visits”. Add “Open Table” if no group established. |
| TOUCHING BALL(S): When the cue ball is in contact with any ball(s) “on”, Call:- “Touching Ball(s)”. Clearly point to ball(s) in contact with cue ball. |
| TIME OUT: If Time Out is granted or required by the Referee, Call:- “Time Out”.
At the end of the Time Out period, Call:- “Time Running”.
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| TOTAL SNOOKER/FOUL SNOOKER: After a request from a player only, Call:- “Total/Foul/Jaw Snooker”, or as appropriate, with “Time Out” calls if necessary. |
| STALEMATE: If the Stalemate Rule is invoked, Call:- “Stalemate, Re-start of Frame, Same Player to Break”, “One Visit”. |
| BALL NOMINATION: Where a player has a right of ball nomination, after nomination, point to nominated ball and Call:- "Red/Yellow/Black Ball Nominated"”. |
| © These calling procedures are copyright of the English Pool Association / E.P.R.A. For information about these calling procedures please e-mail EPA Rules Revision Subcommittee |