Competition Rules
Competition Rules
1(a). All competitions will be played up to the final, with the first named player in all draws as the home player. Only finals will be on neutral tables and controlled by a referee supplied by the league. At all other matches, referees to be arranged and agreed by contestants.
1(b). Competition starting times
All snooker finals to start at 7:30PM
Billiards
All billiard matches to start at 7:30PM
All matches must commence at 7:30pm unless an earlier time is stated in the handbook, or has been specified by the league or competition secretary. Any team failing to have a player at the table by 15 minutes after start time, are liable to concede 50 points unless an acceptable reason has been given. Any team not represented or made contact, giving reason, after 30 minutes shall be deemed to have defaulted, and the match may be claimed. Although penalties and times must be written into the rules, sportsmanship also should take consideration when teams have travel difficulties. Discretion must be used in problems of travel especially during bad weather.
Any player that finds that he/she will be unable to make a final date due to a booked holiday or personal reasons must contact the secretary as soon as they know so an alternative date can be arranged with agreement of the opposition.
The final dates will be given in the handbook at the start of the season. If any player is in doubt that he/she can make those dates, they should not enter.
Unless anything unusual happens during a season, team competition finals will always follow on after the last league matches, and will be played during the month of May.
Under no circumstance can a player be reinstated having once lost fairly in a competition.
Offering of dates
In all competitions the home team or player must make contact with in the 10 days of days of the day 1 date published, and offer at least 1 date for the match to be played.
Note: The restriction of the offering of the league match nights when offering dates, can only apply to team events for obvious reasons. Although pairs of players must be from the same club, they may be and often are, from different teams. This means that in a pairs match you could have player (a) with Monday as a home night, player (b) with Tuesday as a home night, player (c) with Wednesday as a home night and player (d) playing billiards on a Thursday. This would make the offering of dates impossible if y0ou were compelled to avoid league match nights, and even more impossible if a player has several matches to arrange. Even so if possible you should not give players match nights if you can avoid them.
A date must be given within 10 days of the draw being published. If after 10 days no date has been given, then the away team or player should make contact and can then claim home advantage if they wish. If on the closing date no result or claim has been received, both players or teams will be scratched. When draws are published there will be a “Day One” given, from which date, the 10 days will count.
Note : It is the responsibility of the winners to ensure that the result or claim is given to the competition secretary on or before the closing date.
Mike Newland Memorial Cup
The competition shall be open to all teams as directed by the secretary. Matches throughout the competition will consist of four players. It is not necessary to enter scores on the card. The competition will be played down to the final name team being the home team. Only the Final to be arranged by the secretary on a neutral table, and controlled by a referee.
** This competition has been suspended **
Match Format
Before filling in the card, order of the play and opponents will be drawn by lot.
(The Home captain will draw away names and the Away captain will draw home names.)
Although the order of play may be agreed between captains, if a player is not present. The draw for opponents will remain.
If a team turns up with only 3 players to a 4 player cup match the team with 4 players has the option to withdraw a player before the draw for the match and also awarded the 4th frame.
In the event of the match ending 2-2, a deciding frame will be played, this will be players drawn by lot, but in the event of a player leaving early after he or she has played, the team with 4 players has the option to withdraw a player from the draw due to the opponents only having the remaining 3 names in the draw.
This is not an aggregate scores competition.
As in all competitions, it is the winner’s responsibility to send in the result.
Drawing of opponents is a great leveler, teams that have one really good player, normally win due to being able to play that player when they wish to.
Bob Robins Cup
The competition shall be open to all teams in Division’s 2 and 3. All other rules as per the Mike Newland Cup.
Les Loveland Cup
The competition is open to all clubs in the league, ONE team only from each club to consist of any 4 registered players of the club. General rule 10 applies. All other rules as for the Mike Newland Cup.
It should be noted that the rules governing the offering of dates, is offering of league match nights for team events. As this is a club team, only if all of a club’s teams play home matches on the same night, can that night be considered a match night.
** This competition has been suspended **
Billiard Knock Out Cup
All clubs competing in the league shall be permitted to enter one or more teams. All players must be registered members of the league. Teams shall consist of 4 players. The captains will enter the names on the card as in league matches in the order of play. All games will be 100 points. In the event of a draw on games, then aggregate points will decide, should the aggregate points also be level, the captains will nominate a player to play a decider.
The Billiards Balls as used in all Billiard League matches should always be used if they are available.
Reg Elliott Handicap Cup
The Reg Elliott Cup will be a handicapped team competition. Teams may enter 2 separate teams if they have 6 or more players registered at the start of the season. Players names must submitted to the secretary before the 1st round is played. Players may only play for the team submitted and cannot play for the 2nd team submitted.
Handicaps will be each teams individual handicaps added together and the difference between the totals will be the handicap
The format will be 3 players selected by the captain from a team, each playing 1 frame, all frames played to the black, and the aggregate score of the 3 frames to count. Should a frame end in a draw, the black will not be re-spotted. Should a match end level on points, then the black will be re-spotted. Each captain will enter 3 names on a card in the order he wishes to play, as in the league. Rule 3(d) on page 5 will still apply.
Should by any chance a team turns up with only 2 players the 3rd frame will be awarded 42-0 to their opponents which is the total value of the balls on the table.
When scoring for this competition, it is easier if any handicap to be given, is put on the score board at the start of the first frame and then all other frames played without putting the scores back, just added on. Just treat it as one continuous frame.
All results to be sent to the league secretary.
Send the result showing the progression of the frame scores for each player. (these are important for setting of handicaps.)
Snooker Singles Championship
The competition shall be open to all registered players in the league. Entries must be in the hands of the Secretary by September 28th. Matches prior to the semi-final will be of 3 frames.
Semi-finals will best of 5 frames, and the final will best of 7 frames.
The competition will be played down to the final with the first named player being the home player. Only the Final to be arranged by the relevant competition secretary on a neutral table, and controlled by a referee.
Match night Competition rules 1, 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), 1(d) and 2 apply.
Results It is always the responsibility of the winner to be sure that results are given to the league secretary.
Defaults General rule 6 applies.
Snooker Handicap Singles
Each individual handicap versus their opponents handicap.
Veterans (Over 55)
Open to all registered players who are aged 55 or over on August 1st of the season of entry. All rounds will be of 3 frames, the semi-finals and final will be the best of 5 frames. All other rules as for snooker singles.
Under 30’s Singles
Open to all registered players who are under 30 on August 1st of the season of entry. Date of birth must be given on entry form. All other rules as for snooker singles.
** This competition has been suspended **
Les Parker Pairs
The Parker Pairs have reverted back to a scratch competition and is open players that play for the same club.
Handicap Pairs
The handicap pairs competition is open to players that play for the same club, the handicap will be the difference between the highest handicap of each pair.
Other rules will apply as in Snooker Singles and Parker Pairs.
Father and Son or Daughter Pairs
Open to all Father or Mother and Son or Daughter pairs of players. Only one of the pair need to be registered in the league. Players can only play home matches from the club from which they enter the competition as a pair. Should a player by unable to play an away match due to a restriction of the home club, for age or sex reasons, then the venue will be reversed. All rounds prior to the semi-final will be the best of 3 frames. The semi-final and final will be the best of 5 frames. All other rules as for the Parker Pairs.
** This competition has been Suspended **
Billiard Singles Championship
Open to all members of the league. Matches prior to the semi-final shall be decided by 1 game of 200 points. The semi-finals will be 1 game of 300 points. The final 1 game of 400 points. All matches to start at 7.30pm.
As in Team Billiards, Billiard Balls as used in all Billiard League Matches should be used if they are available. If a club does not have those balls, then a visiting player may take his own balls that are as league balls, to use in a match
In all competitions and all rounds up to the final, it is the winners responsibility to send the result to the secretary, (even if the match is controlled by a referee).
All competitions will be played down to the final, with the first named player or team being the home player or team. Only finals will be on neutral tables and controlled by a referee supplied by the league.
In all billiard matches, billiard balls as used in the billla.rd league, should always be used if they are available.
Rileys Handicap Cup
Handicaps will be each individuals handicap versus their opponents.
Before filling in the card, order of play and opponents will be drawn by lot.
(The Home captain will draw away names and the Away captain will draw home names.)
Although the order of play may be greed between captains, if a player is not present. The draw for opponents will remain.
In the event of a draw, a deciding frame will be played, this will be players drawn by lot.
This is not an aggregate scores competition.
As in all competitions, it is the winner’s responsibility to send in the result.
Drawing of opponents is a great leveler, teams that have one really good player, normally win due to being able to play that player when they wish to.