The Ian Hebenton Snooker League.
Section 1: General
Rules.
THE LEAGUE SEASON WILL COMMENCE ON 04TH FEBRUARY 2013 AND RUN THROUGH TO
11th NOVEMBER 2012. THERE WILL BE A 4 WEEK BREAK, 2 WEEKS OF WHICH ARE USED TO PLAY
“THE HEBENTON CUP”. THIS WILL BE ON 05TH
& 12TH AUGUST 2013.
MATCHES WILL CONSIST OF 3 FRAMES. 1 POINT PER FRAME WON. ALL PLAYERS
ARE ASKED TO PAY £2.00 TOWARDS LEAGUE PRIZE
MONEY & TROPHIES AND SHARE THE TABLE COST WITH YOUR OPPONENT. (25% DISCOUNT WILL BE
DEDUCTED FROM YOUR TABLE COST.)
AS A 2ND DIVISION GUIDE: THE WINNER WILL BE PROMOTED. THE
RUNNER-UP WILL PLAY-OFF AGAINST 2ND BOTTOM OF DIVISION 1. THIS WILL BE THE BEST
OF 5 FRAMES.
IF PLAYERS FINISH THE SEASON LEVEL ON POINTS, POSITIONS WILL BE
DECIDED ON HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS FROM GAMES PREVIOUSLY PLAYED AGAINST EACH OTHER. ALBEIT A PLAY-OFF WITH THE BEST OF 5 FRAMES WILL
DECIDE THE OUTCOME.
ALL LEAGUE MATCHES WILL COMMENCE ON OR BEFORE 7.30pm EVERY MONDAY
EVENING UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED BY PLAYERS PRIOR TO THE MATCH. ALL PRACTISE GAMES MUST BE
FINISHED BEFORE 7.30pm. ANY BACK GAMES MUST BE PLAYED AFTER YOUR CURRENT FIXTURE.
ALL CANCELLED MATCHES HAVE A 21 DAY REPRIEVE. THESE WILL BE DATED AND
APPEAR ON THE WEB SITE AS A BACK GAME WITH A “PLAY
BY” DATE. GOING OVER THIS DATE WILL RESULT IN A 3-0 DEFEAT AND A 2 POINT
DEDUCTION FROM YOUR TOTAL POINTS.
Section 2: Player Penalties.
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ANY PLAYER FAILING
TO CANCEL THEIR MATCH BEFORE 5.30pm ON MATCHDAYS WILL FORFEIT THE MATCH. THIS WILL ALSO INCUR A 2 POINT DEDUCTION FROM YOUR
TOTAL POINTS. TEXT YOUR CANCELLATION TO 07950602980. DO NOT EMAIL CANCELLATIONS.
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ANY PLAYER FAILING
TO SHOW UP BY 7.30pm WILL FORFEIT THE 1ST FRAME THEN AT 7.45pm WILL FORFEIT
FRAME 2 AND BY 8.00pm WILL FORFEIT THE MATCH AND BE DEDUCTED 2 POINTS FROM THEIR TOTAL
POINTS. NO MATCH RE-ARRANGEMENT WOULD BE
NEEDED AS THIS MATCH WOULD BE LOST 3-0. THE 2 POINT DEDUCTION WILL ONLY OCCUR IF YOU HAVE
NOT ATTENDED BY 8.00pm.
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ANY PLAYER USING
MATCH TIME FOR PRACTISE WHILE THEIR OPPONENT IS WAITING WILL LOSE FRAME 1 AT 7.30pm. FRAME
2 AT 7.45pm. THEN FRAME 3 AT 8.00pm. A 2 POINT DEDUCTION FROM YOUR TOTAL POINTS WOULD ALSO
BE INCURRED. IT’S NOT YOUR OPPONENTS
RESPONSIBILITY TO CHASE YOU UP.
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PLAYERS WHO HAVE A
HOME GAME (NAME FIRST ON SCORECARD) HAVE THE CHOICE OF TABLES.
YOUR OPPONENT HAS NO SAY ON THIS. FIXTURES ARE ALWAYS SET-OUT AS HOME AND AWAY FIXTURES.
YOU WILL GET YOUR CHOICE OF TABLE NEXT TIME.
PLAYERS MUST PAY THE LEAGUE FEES WHILE OR BEFORE COLLECTING THEIR
SCORECARD. SCORECARDS MUST BE COMPLETED CORRECTLY BEFORE RETURNING.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A CORRECTLY COMPLETED SCORECARD 
IF YOU AND YOUR OPPONENT HAVE A QUERY ABOUT A SITUATION DURING THE
GAME, ASK THE ADVICE OF OTHER PLAYERS AROUND YOU. THERE IS PLENTY EXPERIENCE OUT THERE.
DURING YOUR MATCH, PLEASE RESPECT OTHER PLAYERS PLAYING THEIR MATCHES
AROUND YOU BY KEEPING THE NOISE LEVEL DOWN. SNOOKER CAN BE A VERY FRUSTRATING GAME AS WE
ALL KNOW AND FOUL LAUNGAGUE & SHOUTING OUT LOUD IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR MATCH, LEAVE THE OTHER
PLAYERS TO FINISH THERE’S.
A FOOTBALL CARD IS ON SALE EVERY WEEK AT £1.00 PER
TEAM. THIS FUNDS “THE HEBENTON CUP” IN AUGUST. PLEASE HELP BY
BUYING AT LEAST ONE EVERY WEEK. THE CUP GAME IS FREE TO ALL THE PLAYERS
DURING THIS 2-WEEK COMPETITION WITH THE FINALISTS RECEIVING PRIZE MONEY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY HOLIDAYS PLANNED, PLEASE LET US KNOW THE DATES. WE
WILL MAKE THE SCORECARDS AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR THESE HOLIDAY DATES SO YOU HAVE THE OPTION
TO PLAY THEM BEFORE YOU GO. CURRENT HANDICAPS WOULD
HAVE TO BE USED. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE 21 DAYS RULE WOULD BE ACTIVATED ON GAMES
CANCELLED DURING HOLIDAY DATES.
AS WELL AS A COMPETITION NIGHT, MOST OF US USE THIS AS A SOCIAL
EVENING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ENJOY THE BEER AND ENJOY THE EVENING. HERE’S HOPING FOR
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL LEAGUE SEASON.
THESE RULES WILL BE ENFORCED
FROM SEASON 2013.
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
BY ANY PLAYERS PLEASE DO SO.
Thank You.
JIM COLLIGAN (League Organiser).
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