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. Table
fees to be charged at half price for league and Cup
fixtures on Mon, Wed and Thu (This will not apply
on Friday’s and Saturday’s). Table hire on
Sundays is free of charge for members only,
ALL league players are asked to become a member of
the club.
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 21 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.
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 matches played (League or Memorial
Cup) 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.