What happens if you pocket the cue ball in snooker?

If an object ball drops into a pocket “by itself” as a player shoots at it, so that the cue ball passes over the spot the ball had been on, unable to hit it, the cue ball and object ball are to be replaced to their positions prior to the stroke, and the player may shoot again.

Do you have to call pocket in snooker?

4. Any red balls potted on a legal shot are legally potted balls; the striker need not call any particular red ball(s), pocket(s) or details of how the pot will be played.

What happens if you miss a red ball in snooker?

What happens if you miss a red in snooker? – Quora. It’s a foul, and zyou cede the table to your opponent who is awarded a minimum of four points. If you strike the blue, pink or black before hitting any other ball, then the penalty will be five, six or seven points.

How many red snooker balls are there?

15 red balls
The game arose, presumably in India, as a game for soldiers in the 1870s. The game is played with 22 balls, made up of one white ball (the cue ball); 15 red balls, valued at 1 point each; one yellow, 2 points; one green, 3; one brown, 4; one blue, 5; one pink, 6; and one black, 7.

Who chose the snooker ball Colours?

It was Neville Chamberlain (Prime Minister 1937-1940) who watched a player who was quite bad and called him a “snooker” and they came up with the idea of extending it because it was just black and white balls. The 15 reds etc…

How do you remember the colours on a snooker table?

To remember the order of the colours in the “D” area, think of “G”od “B”less “Y”ou for Green, Brown, Yellow as you look at them from the end of the table. Ball Terminology: Ball values: Snooker terminology: Snookered – to be unable to roll the cueball in a straight line and hit the ball chosen.

What are the rules for potting Reds?

4 – If you pot that red (red is the ball ON), then you score 1 point and your next shot may be on any of the colours (be sure to say which one you have chosen). The red stays in the pocket. 5 – If you pot that colour (which is now the ball ON), then you score the value of the colour and your next shot must be a red.

What is snooker snookered?

Snookered – to be unable to roll the cueball in a straight line and hit the ball chosen. 1 – You hit the cueball so that it, in turn, hits another ball and hopefully pots it. 4 – If you pot that red (red is the ball ON), then you score 1 point and your next shot may be on any of the colours (be sure to say which one you have chosen).

What are the rules for potted and potted balls in tennis?

The ball (s) “on” differ from shot to shot: a red ball, if potted, must be followed by a colour, a potted colour must be followed by a red, and so on until a break ends. If a red is not potted, any red ball remains the ball “on” for the opponent’s first shot.