Dumfries
Singles Snooker League Rules
Section 1: General Rules.
Entry Fee is
to be charged at £25 for the season. (For players
entering the Quads Team Cup £5 of entry fee will be used
to pay for trophies, players who do not enter this will
have the £5 transferred to their match fee balance)
Players are
required to pay a £3.00 match fee for every
league fixture and share the table hire cost with their
opponent.
All match fee
payments should be made before playing your fixture
(where possible).
Payments can be made by
Bank Transfer.
Account Details
on Request. The match fee goes towards end of season
prize money for leagues and cups (not including the
Dumfries (Scratch) Cup as this will be by separate entry
fee). (Records of accounts can be shared upon request
and will be published at close of season).
There will be
NO match fee
for the Dumfries Cup, Memorial Cup, League 1 Cup, League
2 Cup and Quads Team Cup matches.
Players who
play a third league match without clearing their
outstanding match fee balance will be deducted 1pt
per week until cleared below -£9. (First point will
be deducted 7 days after 3rd unpaid match has been
played) Players will receive a text reminder of the date
funds need cleared by after that it is the players
responsibility to rectify.
It is advised
that players keep match fee balance topped up, this can
be topped up anytime.
A box will be
left in the Sands Snooker Club if players wish to top up
balance by cash (box will only be emptied on Sunday
evenings, preferred method of payment is Bank Transfer,
money left in the box is done so at players own risk).
Players will
have 7 days to play each weekly fixture.
All weekly
matches will have until Midnight on Sundays to complete
the fixture for each match week.
Where possible
players are asked to post the
date/time of
arranged matches in the WhatsApp league chat so that if
our local referee is available, he can come along and
referee some for the players (also making the league
organiser aware of when to expect results for the
purpose of updating the website).
The onus is
on both players to arrange a suitable date/time
to play fixture. If a day cannot be agreed either player
can postpone the fixture, giving an additional 28
days to arrange a suitable date/time from the end of
that match week. Postponed matches will appear under the
league tables with the new play by date. (This also
applies to Memorial Cup group stage matches; however,
all matches must be played before the date set for
commencement of the knockout stages).
Future league
matches can be played early if agreement reached between
both players concerned and we encourage you to get ahead
with fixtures, however this must be done in order as
best as possible. The league organiser must be
informed of any matches being played early.
The Home
player is responsible for sending in the
result and breaks
over 40.
Players will
play a home and away fixture. Players with the home
fixture have the choice of table and can opt to play
with their own set of balls should they have one. This
is non-negotiable (there is no home player
for cup matches).
League Matches
will consist of 4-frames. With
1pt scored per
frame won. (This is also the scoring system for
Memorial Cup group stage matches).
Century Break
Prize will be £20 per 100+ break made.
Maximum Break
Prize will be £50 and a medal.
During match
play, you are the referee. You should call out the break
as it occurs, replacing colours as they are potted. The
scoreboard should be checked by each player after the
latest score has been added to both players agreement
before the next shot is played (once the next shot has
been played scores cannot be altered). The ref’s
decision is final.
Players who
leave the league before its completion will have their
previous played fixtures marked as "Void". Points
will be removed from players for these fixtures. Future
fixtures will be marked "Free Week" with no
points available. (If the leaving player has completed
all fixtures from the first half of league
matches or more, the first half results will remain, and
the rest will be void) All void fixtures match fees will
be refunded to players match fee balance)
If a player
leaves the league when they have played 25% of league
fixtures or fewer, we will look to try and find a
replacement, the replacement will be required to be in
place before 25% of the season’s calendar has been
completed. The new player will need to replay fixtures
that the leaving player had already completed and will
be given time to catch up.
There is no
miss rule in this league. The only exemption to this
will be where a qualified referee is officiating a
match, then he/she will use the miss rule to his/her
discretion. (This will most likely only be during cup
semi-finals and finals)
There will be 4
promotion/relegation places. (Note - there will be no
promotion/relegation in the 24/25 season as there will
only be 1 league)
If players
finish the season level on points positions will then be
decided on the following count back criteria:
1)
Matches won
2)
Matches drawn
3)
Head-to-head
4)
Best of 3 Play-off (this will
only be for 1st and 2nd places,
also for any tied relegation/promotion places where a
player out with the relegation/promotion zone is tied
with someone from within. All other tied placings will
split the prize money equally)
The same count
back will be used for tied placings in the Memorial Cup
group stage.
Section 2:
Player Penalties.
If neither
player postpones a match before midnight Sunday of that
match week, both players will forfeit the match scoring 0pts (This
also applies to Memorial Cup group matches).
The player
found responsible for a postponed match being
unsuccessfully played within the additional 21-day
period will lose the fixture 4-0, if unable to
determine which player is at fault, the match will be
void and both players receive 0pts.
Match fees are
still applied to void league fixtures.
All cup
competition knockout rounds will have play by dates
which must be adhered to, any matches unplayed by the
play by date will be void with both players exiting the
competition (unless proof can be shown that one player
has made efforts to arrange the game with the other
player unwilling to arrange). Dumfries Cup group
fixtures will also be giving dates to play by and it is
desirable to play each fixture within the given dates
and in the correct order, however if you would like to
get ahead with matches this is okay to do so. All group
matches need played by the end date for the group stages
and any left unplayed will be marked void with both
players receiving
0pts. As always exceptional circumstances will be
considered.
Any player
failing to attend their match by the time arranged by
both players will forfeit the first frame after 30
minutes then subsequent frames every 10mins thereafter.
Waiting players must remain in the club until the
maximum 4 frames time has lapsed to receive the full
match points. (1HR). For Dumfries Cup group games
first frame will be forfeit after 30mins, then
subsequent frames every 15mins thereafter resulting in a
3-0 loss after the 1HR of waiting has elapsed. In all
the cup competitions knockout rounds the 1st
frame forfeited after 30mins with second frame lost
after the next 15mins, the match is then forfeit after
the full 1HR of waiting has elapsed.
Players
failing to play their fixture by giving the match /
frame or frames away to their opponent will receive a -1pt penalty.
This also includes No Shows.
Cancellations
of matches can be done no later than
2 hours prior
to the agreed match time. (Extreme circumstances will be
considered) Failing to do so will result in
losing the match.
Players can only cancel each individual match once, when
rearranging please make sure it is a time you can make.
(Extreme circumstances will be considered) Exceeding
this will result in
losing the
match.
There will be
2 strikes and you’re out policy implemented for players
who quit the league before completing a season without
having paid the full match fees for that season. Players
will always be giving a 2nd chance but if
dropping out mid-season a 2nd time that
player will not be allowed to renter the league.
Exceptional circumstances around the need to drop out
the league however would be considered.
Section 3:
Handicaps.
If playing 2
matches or more on the same day, you must contact
one of the league organisers before commencing the 2nd
match to ensure your handicap is not due to change after
the result from your first match that day (ensuring each
match is played of the correct handicap).
Players are
responsible for knowing and playing off their correct
handicap. Playing off an incorrect handicap will "void" the
match and it will need to be replayed.
Handicaps will
be adjusted after every block of 2 matches (1st
and 2nd matches played, then 3rd
and 4th matches played and so on). League
matches and Memorial Cup group matches are included for
each block.
After each
block of 2 matches handicaps will increase +5pts where
0, 1 or 2 frames have been won, handicaps will remain
the same where 3, 4 or 5 frames have been won and
handicaps will decrease -5pts where 6, 7 or 8 frames
have been won.
Handicaps will
be capped at -20 to +80 and cannot go higher or lower
than this.
The maximum
start any player may receive is 60pts.
Matches
won/lost that have not been played, but instead the
result has come from a player being penalised will have
NO impact on
the handicap and will
NOT affect
any changes made.
All cup
matches will have
NO effect on handicaps except Memorial Cup group
stage fixtures.
At the start
of every new season player’s handicap can be adjusted
accordingly within the first 6 league matches in cases
where the handicap is deemed incorrect (during these 6
games players are required to take note of final frame
scores after the last ball was potted/ the frame
conceded). Match sheets to be filled in are kept behind
the bar in the club. No change can be made to handicaps
after 6 league games have passed other than the normal
changes made by the automated system.
Handicaps will
be reevaluated after each player has played the first
half of their league fixtures, if no change deemed
necessary at this point, then all further changes will
again be left to the automated handicap system.
Handicaps will
also be reevaluated at the end of each league season in
preparation for the season after.
Handicaps are
given to players in good faith and in the spirit that
they will be used by a player to mark improvements in
their own game and allow them to compete on an equal
basis with better competitors – not to gain an unfair
advantage.
Section 4:
The Dumfries (Scratch) Cup
Group matches
will consist of 4 frames, 3pts a win 1pt for a draw.
Match is over at 3-0.
If players
finish the group stage level on points positions will
then be decided on the following count back criteria:
1)
Matches won
2)
Frame difference
3)
Head-to-head
4)
Blue Baw Shootout (this will
consist of 5 alternating attempts each at potting the
blue off the spot from the white anywhere within the D,
you require to nominate a pocket and a fluke shot does
not count, if tied after 5 attempts the shootout moves
into sudden death)
Final Note
This is a
gentleman’s sport, please be respectful of your opponent
and always conduct yourself in an orderly manner.
Avoid standing
in the line of your opponent’s shot or chalking your cue
whilst your opponent is at the table and please avoid
excessive swearing.