Section 1: Mini-Rules.

Your Match Fee Balance will appear in your Personal Fixtures Page where your £3.00 match fee will be deducted after every match played.
By clicking your name on the League Table, you will be directed to your Personal Fixtures Page.

Players are required to pay a £3.00 match fee for every League fixture (played or unplayed) and share the table hire cost with their opponent.

All League Fixtures are arranged for a Monday.
A 4.30pm Deadline is set for postponing fixtures on Match Days. Players are advised to postpone any fixture they know they will "NOT" be available to play on any particular Monday. Failure to Postpone or Play your fixture would result in your opponent receiving a 3-0 win and would also incur a -01 point league penalty for a "No-Show".

Monday Fixtures Should Be Postponed If Your Planning On Playing On Another Day. This Should Be Before The 4.30pm Deadline Has Passed. If you've not Postponed then Your Monday Fixture Is In Play.

The League Organiser is not responsible for remembering any players of their fixture play-by date that is due to expire.

By Postponing your fixture, you will be given 28 days to arrange an alternative fixture date. "Both" players should make an effort to get this back-game played. If the "Play-By" date expires, the match would be "Void" with no points for "Both" players and "Both" players incurring a -01 point League Penalty. Both player's match fees would still apply. If both players are not at fault for this fixture being made "Void", then players should retain proof of attempted fixture arrangements. This can be a screenshot off of our WhatsApp Forum.

Players who have a Holiday planned should know their leaving date well in advance. These players should arrange to play these Holiday fixtures before they go. The Postponing of League Fixtures are now limited to a maximum of 3 League Fixtures.

When the play-by date arrives, players cannot simply elect their opponent to "take the points". This match would be "Void". Players conceding their fixture before the play-by date arrives will receive a -01 pt. league penalty.

A one-week extension to Play-By dates will only be considered for "Valid" reasons. Not having enough time to complete the fixture is NOT a Valid reason. The reason for the extension will be considered on a case by case basis by the League Organiser. The one-week extension to Cup Fixtures will only be considered for illness or injury and must be played 7 days before the “next round” fixture date arrives. Your opponent would receive a “Bye” otherwise.

Players who "fail" to complete all 3 frames in a match due to any disagreement or any other issue will incur a -01 point league penalty for "EACH" frame thrown. Frames "MUST" be played out until their completion or unless snookers are required.

Players must play their fixture for the current week before proceeding to play any back-games. Players who leave their opponent waiting for the current week by playing a back-game will incur a -01 point league penalty. It's not gentlemanly conduct to leave your opponent waiting. This also applies to players continuing to practice while their opponent is waiting. If a time has been arranged to play your fixture, make sure you stick to this arrangement.

Matches will consist of 3-frames. 1-point per frame won. Players should toss a coin for Match Table choice.

During match play, you are the referee. You should call out the break as it occurs, replacing colours as they are potted and when the break has completed, update the scoreboard. The scoreboard should be checked by each player after the latest score has been added to both players agreement. 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 who have already played these fixtures with match fee's being refunded to the players affected. Future fixtures will be marked "Free Week" with no points available. Any "High Breaks" made by the player leaving the league during these previous played fixtures will be "Void". Any Future Cup fixtures would also be "Void".

There is no miss rule in this league.

Section 2: Player Penalties.

Players are advised to arrive at the club 15 minutes before an arranged fixture time. If you arrive before your opponent, you should advise your opponent of your arrival at the club and that you’re ready for the said fixture. Players that may be running late should inform their opponent of this and give a specific time of arrival. A maximum 15 minute delay would be added to the original fixture time agreed. Any player failing to attend their match by the time arranged by "Both" players will after 15 minutes forfeit the 1st frame and then every 15 minutes up to the maximum 3 frames. Waiting players must remain in the club until the maximum 3 frames time has lapsed to receive the league points. A Player "No-Show" will also incur a -01 point league penalty. A "No-Show" meaning that no attempt has been made by the opponent to appear at the club.

Players sending in a result that they both know they did not actually play will have a -03 point penalty deducted from their League Points. If this result relates to a Cup Fixture, it would be Void and both players would be removed from any other DSL Cup fixture that they may still be active in.

The maximum amount of Postponed Matches any player can be responsible for at any one time is limited to 3 Matches. This is for League matches only. Players going over this will give their opponent from their 1st Postponed match a 3-0 win. Match Fees would still apply.

The maximum start any player can give or receive is 70.

Any query regarding points scored during a frame or points added to the wrong score will be a void frame unless players can come to an agreement on how to continue on with the frame. Otherwise, this frame should be re-racked.

Having your own “private” set of snooker balls does not entitle you to compete in DSL competitions with them. You should get the approval of your opponent.

During your match, please respect the other players playing their matches around you by keeping the noise level down to a minimum.

Snooker can be a very frustrating game as we all know but shouting out aloud is not acceptable. When you have completed your fixture, leave the snooker room quietly.

Handicaps:

Players will have a handicap given to them by the League Organiser depending on their playing ability.

Players are responsible for knowing and playing off their correct handicap. Playing off an incorrect handicap will "invalidate" the match and it will need to be replayed.

Handicaps will automatically change after every 2 played League matches (6 frames). This is based on your frame wins and losses.

Handicaps are 0.5 points per frame.

Player’s handicaps will be monitored and can be adjusted throughout the season if deemed to be insufficient or where an error in judgment has been made. Players will be advised of any change before being implemented.

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.

Final Note:

If you are not playing a match then you should not be in the snooker room. Please don't disturb players while the match is in progress. If asked to leave the snooker room by any player, please do so quietly. If you have permission to watch a match in progress, do not disturb the players.