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What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

I · Intermediate · 5 rules · Step 2 of 4

The game

  1. Who breaks off in snooker, and what if the wrong player does?The order of play is settled by lot or by agreement, and the winner chooses who goes first.

Fouls and penalties

  1. After a foul, who plays next in snooker?After a foul, the next player chooses.
  2. When is a player snookered?The cue ball is snookered when a straight path to every ball on is blocked, wholly or partly, by a ball not on.
  3. What is a free ball in snooker?If a foul leaves the next player snookered, the referee calls "Free ball".
  4. What is a "foul and a miss" in snooker?A striker must try their best to hit the ball on.
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