The rare cases people argue about
Rare situations, and the ones people argue about.
A · Advanced · 7 rules · Step 3 of 4Fouls and penalties
Players, officials and other formats
- What happens if someone else moves a ball, or nobody can make progress?A ball moved by anyone other than the striker is put back without penalty.
- Can a snooker player lose a frame for their behaviour?For offensive language, unsporting behaviour or refusing to play on, the referee first warns the player, then awards the frame and then the game to the opponent.
- What can a snooker referee tell the players?The referee decides anything the rules do not cover, calls infringements, cleans a ball on request and tells a player a ball's colour or position.
- How do doubles and six-reds snooker differ from the standard game?In four-handed snooker, two pairs play in a fixed order set at the start of each frame, and partners may talk except while one is at the table.
- How is the Snooker Shootout different?The Snooker Shootout is a one-frame match of at most ten minutes.