International Snooker

International Snooker

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The 2019 International Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 4 to 11 August 2019 at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China. It was the second ranking event of the 2019/2020 season and the eighth iteration of the International Championship first held in 2012.

The 1975 Ladbroke International was a professional invitational team snooker tournament, that took place in early 1975 and was recorded by Thames Television for broadcast. The event featured two teams, "England" and "Rest of the World", with representatives from each team playing single frame matches. The winning team was determined by the aggregate score in points across all matches. The "Rest of the World" team won by 113 points.[1]

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In terms of in-game winnings, you amass enough to buy a temporary 'auto-chalk' function, and to buy extra cues with more power, these are all nice-to-haves, but no more. The core of the game is the snooker itself and this is hard to fault.

Is International Snooker Pro perfect? Not quite. There's an interesting quirk whereby the AI of opponents can be a bit weak getting out of snookers, so if you're miles behind in a frame then it's almost worth hanging in and trying to win the frame on the 'three misses' rule - that's a million to one shot in the real world and a 10:1 shot here, at least if your snooker is fiendish enough!

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Tom Kollins pictured with the legendary Willie Mosconi during a pool exhibition in 1964 Already a very accomplished pool player, he discovered snooker in 1977, found the game fascinating and challenging compared to pool and was immediately hooked on the sport.

International Snooker League Tom's first international snooker event was at the Eccentric Club in London, England, as a member of the United States team in the International Snooker League (ISL). He continued to captain the American team in the ISL for the next 30 years.

When I was selected to represent the United States at the 2004 IBSF World Snooker Championship in the Netherlands, the constant question to me from everyone was "Where's Tom?" It is an expectation that if the United States is participating in any international snooker event, Tom will be a part of it.

In 1968 the prestigious Detroit Athletic Club hired Tom to manage their billiard room. He served there until 1974, when he then turned to teaching national and international players at his School For Straight Pool.

I first met Tom in 2000 where I played him at the United States National Snooker Championship in Grayslake, Illinois. I was immediately taken with the great depth of knowledge he has for the game and how fun he was to hang out with. We are proud to have him on our board of directors, and he is a key contributor to our game of snooker in the United States.

1. FrameA frame of snooker comprises the period of the play from the first stroke, with all the balls set as described in Section 3 Rule 2, until the frame is completed by:(a) concession by any player during his turn,(b) claim by the striker when; Black is the only object ball remaining on the table, aggregate points are not relevant, and there is a difference of more than seven points between the scores in his favour,(c) the final pot or foul when; Black is the only object ball remaining on the table (see Section 3 Rule 4), or(d) being awarded by the referee under Section 3 Rule 14(c) (ii) or Section 4 Rule 2.2. GameA game is an agreed or stipulated number of frames.3. MatchA match is an agreed or stipulated number of games.

5. Striker and TurnThe person about to play or in play is the striker and remains so until the final stroke, or foul, of his turn is complete and the referee is satisfied that he has finally left the table. If a non-striker comes to the table, out of turn, he shall be considered as the striker for any foul he may commit before leaving the table. When the referee is satisfied that the above conditions have been met, the incoming striker's turn begins. His turn and his right to play another stroke ends when:(a) he fails to score from a stroke; or(b) he commits a foul; or(c) he requests the opponent to play again after his opponent has committed a foul.6. Stroke(a) A stroke is made when the striker strikes the cue-ball with the tip of the cue.(b) A stroke is fair when no infringement of Rule is made.(c) A stroke is not completed until:(i) all balls have come to rest;(ii) the striker has stood up, in readiness for a succeeding stroke, or leaving the table;(iii) any equipment being used by the striker has been removed from a hazardous position; and(iv) the referee has called any score relevant to the stroke.(d) A stroke may be made directly or indirectly, thus:(i) a stroke is direct when the cue-ball strikes an object ball without first striking a cushion(ii) a stroke is indirect when the cue-ball strikes one or more cushions before striking an object ball.(e) Following the final stroke of the opponent's turn, if an incoming player plays a stroke/strikes the cue-ball before the balls have come to rest, he shall be penalised as if he were the striker, and his visit to the table shall end.7. PotA pot is when an object ball, after contact with another ball and without any infringement of these Rules, enters a pocket. Causing a ball to be potted is known as potting.8. BreakA break is a number of pots in successive strokes made in any one turn by a player during a frame.9. In-hand(a) The cue-ball is in-hand(i) before the start of each frame,(ii) when it has entered a pocket(iii) when it has been forced off the table, or(iv) when the black is spotted in the event of tied scores.(b) It remains in-hand until(i) it is played fairly from in-hand, or(ii) a foul is committed whilst the ball is on the table(c) The striker is said to be in-hand when the cue-ball is in-hand as above.10. Ball in Play(a) The cue-ball is in play when it is not in-hand.(b) Object balls are in play from the start of the frame until pocketed or forced off the table.(c) Colours become in play again when re-spotted.11. Ball OnAny ball which may be lawfully struck by the first impact of the cue-ball, or any ball which may not be so struck but which may be potted, is said to be on.12. Nominated Ball(a) A nominated ball is the object ball which the striker declares, or indicates to the satisfaction of the referee, he undertakes to hit with the first impact of the cue-ball.(b) If requested by the referee, the striker must declare which ball he is on.13. Free BallA free ball is a ball which the striker nominates as the ball on when snookered after a foul (see Section 3 Rule 12).14. Forced Off the TableA ball is forced off the table if it comes to rest other than on the bed of the table or in a pocket, or if it is picked up by the striker, whilst it is in play except as provided for in Section 3 Rule 14(h).15. Penalty PointsPenalty points are awarded to an opponent after any foul.16. FoulA foul is any infringement of these Rules.17. SnookeredThe cue-ball is said to be snookered when a direct stroke in a straight line to every ball on is wholly or partially obstructed by a ball or balls not on. If one or more balls on can be struck at both extreme edges free of obstruction by any ball not on, the cue-ball is not snookered.(a) If in-hand, the cue-ball is snookered if it is obstructed as described above from all possible positions on or within the lines of the "D".(b) If the cue-ball is so obstructed from hitting a ball on by more than one ball not on(i) the ball nearest to the cue-ball is considered to be the effective snookering ball, and(ii) should more than one obstructing ball be equidistant from the cue-ball, all such balls will be considered to be effective snookering balls.(c) When Red is the ball on, if the cue-ball is obstructed from hitting different Reds by different balls not on, there is no effective snookering ball.(d) The striker is said to be snookered when the cue-ball is snookered as above(e) The cue-ball cannot be snookered by a cushion. If the curved face of a cushion obstructs the cue-ball and is closer to the cue-ball than any obstructing ball not on, the cue-ball is not snookered.18. Spot OccupiedA spot is said to be occupied if a ball cannot be placed on it without that ball touching another ball.19. Push StrokeA push stroke is made when the tip of the cue remains in contact with the cue-ball(a) after the cue-ball has commenced its forward motion, or(b) as the cue-ball makes contact with an object ball except, where the cue-ball and an object ball are almost touching, it shall not be deemed a push stroke if the cue-ball hits a very fine edge of the object ball.

1. DescriptionSnooker may be played by two or more players, either independently or as sides. The game can be summarised as follows:(a) Each player uses the same White cue-ball and there are twenty-one object balls - fifteen Reds each valued 1, and six colours: Yellow valued 2, Green 3, Brown 4, Blue 5, Pink 6 and Black 7.(b) Scoring strokes in a player's turn are made by potting Reds and colours alternately until all the Reds are off the table and then the colours in the ascending order of their value.(c) Points awarded for scoring strokes are added to the score of the striker.(d) Penalty points from fouls are added to the opponent's score.(e) A tactic employed at any time during a frame is to leave the cue-ball behind a ball not on such that it is snookered for the next player. If a player or side is more points behind than are available from the balls left on the table, then the laying of snookers in the hope of gaining points from fouls becomes most important.(f) The winner of a frame is the player or side(i) making the highest score,(ii) to whom the frame is conceded, or(iii) to whom it is awarded under Section 3 Rule 14(c) (ii) or Section 4 Rule 2.(g) The winner of a game is the player or side(i) winning most, or the required number of frames(ii) making the greatest total where aggregate points are relevant, or(iii) to whom the game is awarded under Section 4 Rule 2.(h) The winner of a match is the player or side winning most games or, aggregate points are relevant, with the greatest total.2. Position of Balls(a) At the start of each frame the cue-ball is in-hand and the object balls are positioned on the table as follows:(i) the Reds in the form of a tightly-packed equilateral triangle, with the Red at the apex standing on the centre line of the table, above the Pyramid Spot such that it will be as close to the Pink as possible without touching it, and the base of the triangle nearest to, and parallel with, the top cushion.(ii) Yellow on the right-hand corner of the "D"(iii) Green on the left-hand corner of the "D"(iv) Brown on the Middle of the Baulk-line,(v) Blue on the Centre Spot,(vi) Pink on the Pyramid Spot, and(vii) Black on the Spot.(b) After a frame has started, a ball in play may only be cleaned by the referee upon reasonable request by the striker and(i) the position of the ball, if not spotted, shall be marked by a suitable device prior to the ball being lifted for cleaning,(ii) the device used to mark the position of a ball being cleaned shall be regarded as and acquire the value of the ball until such time as the ball has been cleaned and replaced. If any player other than the striker should touch or disturb the device, he shall be penalised as if he were the striker, without affecting the order of play. The referee shall return the device or ball being cleaned to its position, if necessary, to his satisfaction, even if it was picked up.3. Mode of PlayThe players shall determine the order of play by lot or in any mutually agreed manner.(a) The order of play thus determined must remain unaltered throughout the frame, except a player may be asked by the next player to play again after any foul.(b) The player or side to strike first must alternate for each frame during a game.(c) The first player plays from in-hand, the frame commencing when the cue-ball has been placed on the table and contacted by the tip of the cue, either(i) as a stroke is made, or(ii) while addressing the cue-ball.(d) If a frame is started by the wrong player or side:(i) it shall be restarted correctly, without penalty, if only one stroke has been played and no foul has been committed since; or(ii) it shall continue in the normal way if another stroke has been played, or if a foul is committed after the completion of the first stroke, with the correct order of starting being resumed in the following frame such that one player or side will have started in three consecutive frames; or(iii) it shall, in the event of a stalemate being declared (See Section 3 Rule 16), be re-started by the correct side.(e) For a stroke to be fair, none of the infringements described below in Rule 10 (Penalties) must occur.(f) For the first stroke of each turn, until all Reds are off the table, Red or a free ball nominated as a Red is the ball on, and the value or each Red and any free ball nominated as a Red, potted in the same stroke, is scored.(g) (i) If a Red, or a free ball nominated as a Red, is potted, the same player plays the next stroke and the next ball on is a colour of the striker's choice which, if potted, is scored and the colour is then spotted.(ii) The break is continued by potting Reds and colours alternately until all the Reds are off the table and, where applicable, a colour has been played at following the potting of the last Red.(iii) The colours then become on in the ascending order of their value as per Section 3 Rule 1(a) and when next potted remain off the table, except as provided for in Rule 4 below, and the striker plays the next stroke at the next colour on.(iv) In the event that the striker, in a break, plays before the referee has completed spotting a colour while all other balls are at rest, the value of the colour shall not be scored and Section 3 Rule 10(a)(i) or Section 3 Rule 10(b)(i) shall apply as appropriate.(h) Reds are not replaced on the table once pocketed or forced off the table regardless of the fact that a player may thus benefit from a foul. Exceptions to this concept are provided for in Section 3 Rules 2(c)(ii), 9, 14(f), 14(h), 15 and 18(b).(i) If the striker fails to pot a ball, he must leave the table without undue delay. In the event that he should commit any foul before, or while leaving the table, he will be penalised as provided for in Section 3 Rule 10. The next stroke is then played from where the cue-ball comes to rest, or from in-hand if the cue-ball is off the table, except when the cue-ball is replaced in accordance with Section 3 Rule 14(d).(j) If any ball enters a pocket and rebounds onto the bed of the table, it does not count as having been pocketed. The striker has no redress if this occurs because a pocket is overloaded.4. End of Frame, Game or Match(a) When only the Black is left, the first score or foul ends the frame excepting only if the following conditions both apply:(i) the scores are then equal, and(ii) aggregate scores are not relevant.(b) When both conditions in (a) above apply(i) the Black is spotted,(ii) the players draw lots for choice of playing(iii) the next player plays from in-hand, and(iv) the next score or foul ends the frame.(c) When aggregate scores determine the winner of a game or match, and the aggregate scores are equal at the end of the last frame, the players in that frame shall follow the procedure for a re-spotted Black set out in (b) above.5. Playing from In-handTo play from in-hand, the cue-ball must be struck from a position on or within the lines of the "D", but it may be played in any direction.(a) The referee will state, if asked, whether the cue-ball is properly placed (that is, not outside the lines of the "D").(b) If the tip of the cue should touch the cue-ball while positioning it, and the referee is satisfied that the striker was not attempting to play a stroke, then the cue-ball is not in play.6. Hitting Two Balls SimultaneouslyTwo balls, other than two Reds or a free ball and a ball on, must not be struck simultaneously by the first impact of the cue-ball.7. Spotting ColoursAny colour pocketed or forced off the table shall be spotted before the next stroke is made, until finally potted under Section 3 Rule 3(g) (iii).(a) A player shall not be held responsible for any mistake by the referee in failing to spot correctly any ball.(b) If a colour is spotted in error after being potted in ascending order as per Section 3 Rule 3(g)(iii), it shall be removed from the table without penalty when the error is discovered and play shall continue from the resulting position.(c) If a stroke is made with a ball or balls not correctly spotted, they will be considered to be correctly spotted for subsequent strokes. Any colour incorrectly missing from the table will be spotted:(i) without penalty when discovered if missing due to previous oversight,(ii) subject to penalty if the striker player before the referee was able to effect the spotting.(d) If a colour has to be spotted and its own spot is occupied, it shall be placed on the highest value spot available.(e) If there is more than one colour to be spotted and their own spots are occupied, the highest value ball shall take precedence in order of spotting.(f) If all spots are occupied, the colour shall be placed as near its own spot as possible, between that spot and the nearest part of the top cushion.(g) In the case of Pink and Black, if all spots are occupied and there is no available space between the relevant spot and the nearest part of the top cushion, the colour shall be placed as near to its own spot as possible on the centre line of the table below the spot.(h) In all cases, the colour when spotted must not be touching another ball.(i) A colour, to be properly spotted, must be placed by hand on the spot designated in these Rules.8. Touching Ball(a) If the cue-ball comes to rest touching another ball or balls that are, or could be, on, the referee shall state TOUCHING BALL and indicate which ball or balls on the cue-ball is touching. If the cue-ball is touching one or more colours after a Red (or a free ball nominated as a Red) has been potted, the referee shall also ask the striker to DECLARE which colour he is on.(b) When a touching ball has been called, the striker must play the cue-ball away from that ball without moving it or it is a push stroke.(c) Providing the striker does not cause the object ball to move, there shall be no penalty if:(i) the ball is on,(ii) the ball could be on and the striker declares he is on it, or(ii) the ball could be on and the striker declares, and first hits, another ball that could be on.(d) If the cue-ball comes to rest touching or nearly touching a ball that is not on, the referee, if asked whether it is touching, will answer YES or NO. The striker must play away without disturbing it as above but must first hit a ball that is on.(e) When the cue-ball is touching both a ball on and a ball not on, the referee shall only indicate the ball on as touching. If the striker should ask the referee whether the cue-ball is also touching the ball not on, he is entitled to be told.(f) If the referee is satisfied that any movement of a touching ball at the moment of striking was not caused by the striker, he will not call a foul.(g) If a stationary object ball, not touching the cue-ball when examined by the referee, is later seen to be in contact with the cue-ball before a stroke has been made, the balls shall be repositioned by the referee to his satisfaction. This also applies to a touching ball which later, when examined by the referee is not touching, the balls shall be repositioned by the referee to his satisfaction.9. Ball on Edge of PocketWhen a ball falls into a pocket without being hit by another ball, and(a) Being no part of any stroke in progress, it shall be replaced and any points scored shall count.(b) If it would have been hit by any ball involved in a stroke:(i) with no infringement of these Rules, all balls will be replaced and the same stroke played again, or a different stroke may be played at his discretion, by the same striker.(ii) if a foul is committed, the striker incurs the penalty prescribed in Section 3 Rule 10, all balls will be replaced and the next player has the usual options after a foul.(c) If a ball balances momentarily on the edge of a pocket and then falls in, it shall count as in the pocket and not be replaced.12. PenaltiesThe following acts are fouls and incur a penalty of four points unless a higher one is indicated in paragraphs (a) to (d) below. Penalties are:(a) value of the ball on by(i) striking before the referee has completed the spotting of a colour taken as a free ball;(ii) striking the cue-ball more than once during a stroke;(iii) striking when both feet are off the floor;(iv) playing out of turn, or playing a stroke before his opponent's turn has ended contrary to Section 2 Rule 6 (e);(v) playing improperly from in-hand, including at the opening stroke;(vi) causing the cue-ball to miss all object balls;(vii) causing the cue-ball to enter a pocket;(viii) causing the cue-ball to be snookered behind a free ball, except as provided for in Section 3 Rule 12(b)(ii);(ix) playing a jump shot;(x) playing with a non-standard cue; or(xi) conferring with a partner contrary to Section 3 Rule 17(e);(b) value of the ball on or ball concerned, whichever is higher, by(i) striking when any ball is not at rest;(ii) striking before the referee has completed the spotting of a colour that is not a free ball;(iii) causing a ball not on to enter a pocket;(iv) causing the cue-ball to first hit a ball not on;(v) making a push stroke;(vi) touching a ball or ball marker in play, other than in the lawful execution of a stroke; or(vii) causing a ball to be forced off the table;(c) value of the ball on or higher value of the two balls concerned by causing the cue-ball to first hit simultaneously two balls, other than two Reds (when Red is the ball on) or a free ball and a ball on;(d) seven points if the striker:(i) uses a ball off the table for any purpose;(ii) uses any object to measure gaps or distance;(iii) plays at Reds, or a free ball followed by a Red, in successive strokes;(iv) uses any ball other than White as the cue-ball for any stroke after the frame has started;(v) fails to declare which ball he is on when snookered or when requested to do so by the referee; or(vi) after potting a Red (or free ball nominated as a Red), commits a foul before a colour has been nominated. 781b155fdc