ANGLESEY SNOOKER LEAGUE RULES 2009/10

1.  Teams shall consist of no less than eight players. All players must be registered before they may enter any of the League’s competitions.

2.   All competitions will be played under the current rules of the ‘Billiard and Snooker Control Council’.  All teams should ensure that their tables, rests, balls, etc., meet the required standards.

3.   Games will be played on Wednesday nights, unless otherwise stated at the beginning of the season.

4. The home team shall provide the markers, the away team the referees. In the interests of fair play, the captains should ensure that their referees are fully conversant with the rules of snooker and are impartial in judgement whilst officiating. (e.g. A referee should never inform a player that he is about to commit a foul stroke, or needs a snooker, etc.). A referee must never offer a player advise in any manner whatsoever.

5.   The home captain shall be present by 7.45 on the night of the gameto welcome the visiting team. The captains shall draw lots for opponents in good time for the match to commence promptly at 8.oo p.m. Where a hall or club has only one table, games will commence at 7.30 prompt, to avoid late finishing. All late starts should be reported to the Secretary.Where there is only one (1) table, a team may be penalised a frame for every 15 minutes they are late, and the match after 45 mins at the home captain’s discretion. This rule covers late arrivals at places with two or more tables, but home captains should use more discretion at these places, as a match played on two or more tables does not take so long to play.

6. It shall be the prerogative of the home captain to decide the order of play and so that this privilege may be exercised, all members of the visiting team should be present prior to the matches commencement. Captains should ensure that where there are two tables, both are used.

7. If a visiting player is not present when called upon to play, he may be replaced by a reserve. If this is not done, the home captain shall, at his own discretion, either claim the frame or re-arrange the order of play.

8. No League, Halifax or Clares Cup matches can be rearranged. If no member of a team attends and plays a frame, 60 points will be withdrawn from their Halifax handicap advantage the following season.

9. All Cups and Shields reissued annually remain property of the Anglesey Snooker League Club and must be returned to the league secretary on request during the first half of the following season.

10. The Singles, Doubles, Over 40’s, Captains Cup and Billiards Winners must sign a receipt on the day of the presentation and will be charged for any repair costs due to damage or loss of the leagues award whilst in their possession. The League committee will revue each case.

11. The Clares, Halifax, Incentive and League Winners Award must be signed for by either the team captain or an official from the teams home snooker club and will be held responsible for any loss or damage to the award and therefore pay for any repairs or costs towards a replacement. The league committee will revue each case.

12. All match protests must be made in writing and forwarded to the league secretary within 3 days following the match, calling for the protest to be dealt with by the league committee.

13. Late Cards – On completion of the Wednesday game, cards must be received by the league secretary by the Saturday (3 days later). If cards are received later than 3 days then a penalty of 5 points will be added to the home teams handicap.

14. Playing a Non-Registered player – Teams offending this rule will forfeit the match.

15. Should a match, due to unforeseen or exceptional circumstances, be unable to commence or, having commenced, prove impossible to complete, it shall be declared void and replayed within a period of 28 days, the teams being re-drawn as at the matches commencement. Reports of such an occurrence to be sent to the Secretary within 48 hours and the result card returned as per normal, stating “Game Void”.

16. Members of the league are eligible to enter N. Wales Team, Pairs and Individual Championships. Entry forms for these will be available to any registered player.

17. No alterations shall be made to the rules of the league or the constitution, except at a General Meeting and after due notice.

18. No Players may be transferred to another team once the player has played for a particular team unless their team has withdrawn from the league mid-season. In this case the players Merit score will continue.

19. No new players can be accepted into the league after 31st January of each season.

20. It shall be the responsibility of the captains to display, in prominent positions, all snooker literature which they receive.

21. The Anglesey Snooker League Team shall be picked by a committee of five, consisting of the Secretary, Treasurer, Chairman, and four other league registered players.  The four league registered players can be chosen at any of the season’s meetings.

22. Players should support the league, either through meetings, functions, or fund raising activities.

23. All cheques should be made payable to ‘The Anglesey Snooker League’. Cheques received will be paid in as soon as possible.

LEAGUE AND COMPETITION RULES

1. LEAGUE MATCHES shall consist of six players per team, with each frame won the team gains one point.

2. For the CLARES CUP and HALIFAX SHIELD Competitions all players must have played 3 league matches prior to the Quarter Final stage of the competition.

3. For the CLARES CUP Competition a draw must be made and then played in order drawn. Under no circumstances can players be allowed to play earlier or later than their drawn position.

4. Each CLARES CUP Round will consist of 2 legs, one away game and one home game.  First team drawn will play the first leg at home. In the event of a tie after the second leg, all second leg players will go into a draw to determine which players will play the deciding frame.

5. CLARES CUP matches shall be played on a knockout basis between six players from both teams.

6. Breaks made in games of no consequence to the result shall not count, unless the break was made before or during an end to match on another table which decided the outcome of the match.

7. HALIFAX HANDICAP SHIELD matches shall be played on a handicap system. Six players per team shall be drawn and a handicap shall be awarded to the lesser team, depending on their league position. This handicap based on league position shall be determined at the season’s commencement.

8. THE HALIFAX SHIELD Competition will consist of just one leg as opposed to two for the Clares Cup. The Lower placed team for this competition will have the Home advantage. If 2 teams level on points are drawn against each other in the Handicap competition, the match will be played on neutral ground. In the case of a tie on points, including handicap, a draw must be made to decide which two players play a deciding frame. The lesser team player shall be given 1/6th of his team’s handicap. Having determined the handicap to the nearest whole point the players may ask for it to be put on the board prior to the games commencement.

9. THE INCENTIVE CUP shall go to the team who have not been the winners or runners-up in any of the seasons team competitions, and have gone the greatest amount of games in succession undefeated.

10. In the case of a tie, the team highest placed shall win.

11.   The Captains Cup Competition is open to team captains only.

12.    All competition rules are as per the individual competition rules. The Singles Competitions are Best of 3 for early rounds and Best of 5 from the Quarter Final stage.  The Doubles matches are Best of 3 and Best of 5 from the Semi Finals.

13.    MERIT shall be defined as the greatest number of league games won during the season.

JUNIORS

1. A junior is someone who is 18 years old, or younger, on or before the night of presentation of each year.

2. Captains should ensure that if a player is a junior, he states it on the registration form.  A junior who has not registered as such, may miss out on Rule 3 (below).

3. The league shall provide trophies for the Junior Highest break and Junior Merit winners.

4.   A Junior Cup Competition is held during the season for Juniors aged 18 and under.

INDIVIDUALS & DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS

1. Entries should be submitted on the official entry form before the commencement of the season or a date pre-stated.

2. All matches shall be the best of three frames, except the semi-finals and final, which shall be best of five.

3. Matches shall be played on the home players table, unless mutually arranged otherwise.

4. Semi-finals and finals will be played on neutral tables, unless mutually agreed otherwise.

5. It shall be the responsibility of the home players to arrange the match. They should give their opponents a choice of four dates in any ten days, one of which may be chosen by the opponent. Players may arrange otherwise if mutually agreed. Failure to give a choice of four dates (home player), or accept any of the four dates offered (away player), will result in elimination. Away players not contacted within ten days of the closing date, should contact the Secretary immediately.

6. Matches played after the closing date shall be void.

7. The winners must contact the Secretary in writing, to avoid elimination.

8. In early rounds, players are advised to appoint their own markers and referees. Semi-finals and finals shall have officially appointed markers and referees.

9. In the pairs competition, players shall, at the time of entry, be registered with the same team. If one or both are transferred, they may continue in the competition with the home table being that which would have applied had no transfer taken place.

10. A partner may be replaced by another team member, but only under exceptional circumstances (illness, death), and only after consultation with league officials and drawn opponents.

11. In the singles, no player can be replaced by a team mate. If, for whatever reason, a player pulls out (illness, etc), the league shall award a bye to his opponent, or allow the previous opponent of the resigned player through, depending upon what stage the competition is at after consultation with drawn opponent. THE CAPTAINS CUP is open to team captains only.

12. All competition rules are as per the individual competition rules, except that matches shall be best of 3 frames and best of 5 for Semi Finals and the final.

13. MERIT shall be defined as the greatest number of league games won during the season.