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The wooden triangular ball rack is the recommended device to be used to rack the balls to ensure that the balls are properly aligned and in contact with each other. It is recommended to announce after five minutes a first call for the player, after ten minutes a second call and after fourteen minutes a final "one minute" warning. 16.2. This means that any Tournament Organiser that wants to sanction an event with the WPA must first contact the CF and NF responsible for the location where the Tournament will be held. If a player needs a decision to be taken, the first person to be contacted is the referee. Dave Pearson, the world's leading pool entertainer, is renowned globally as the ultimate exhibition player. The hotel was advertised as comfy accommodations for young women visiting the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, but in fact it included hidden staircases and trap doors that allowed Holmes to sneak into those women's rooms. No folds are allowed in the cloth over the facings of the corner pockets.

The facings on both sides of the pockets must be of the same thickness. If the groups have been determined and the player mistakenly shoots at and pockets a ball of the opponent’s group, the foul must be called before he takes his next shot. Upon recognition by either player or the referee that the groups have been reversed, what is billiards the rack will be halted and will be replayed with the original player executing the break shot. However, if a ball is pocketed during the break, the player who performed the break is able to go again. It may be that the player miscues on a break shot and tries to prevent the cue ball from following its normal path by deflecting it with his cue stick or by some other means. Once warned, should the player continue with intentional positioning of balls in the rack, he shall be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. The material the liners and boots are made of should not permanently mark (stain) the balls or cues. The cue tip on any stick must be composed of a piece of specially processed leather or other fibrous or pliable material that extends the natural line of the shaft end of the cue and contacts the cue ball when the shot is executed..

The cue tip may not be of a material that can scratch or damage the addressed ball. This is why a protective case is essential for protecting your cue. In relation to the timing of an application for sanctioning for Championships or Tournaments due to commence before 1 July 2026, the time requirements shall be dealt with by the WPA on a case by case basis, but applications should be made as soon as possible. National Tournaments. A tournament is a National Tournament if it only comprises athletes from within the relevant country. It is a key responsibility of the World Pool Association (WPA) at an international level, for its members the six Continental Federations (CFs) at a continental level and for its National Federations (NFs) at a national level. Our definition adopts the IOC’s National Olympic Committee’s continental definitions. Should a player leave the playing area without the permission of the referee, it will be treated like unsportsmanlike conduct. This practice and other similar practices are absolutely forbidden under the unsportsmanlike conduct rule, Rule 6.16(b). Players must never intentionally touch any ball in play except with a forward stroke of the cue tip on the cue ball.

The rules and regulations give the referee and other officials considerable latitude in penalizing unsportsmanlike conduct. It may be that something unforeseen under these rules will occur during a match. If there is no referee presiding over a match, it may be played using cue ball fouls only. In the WPA World Championships, there may be a further appeal to the WPA Sports Director, if he is present. The Ratified Tournaments referred to below are not eligible for World Ranking Points. 8. Only WPA Sanctioned Tournaments are eligible for World Ranking Points. At the 2024 Scottish Open of WNT, where Vietnam's top pool player, Duong Quoc Hoang, won the championship, the event attracted more than 100,000 simultaneous views on a domestic channel-much higher than international tournaments streamed on Matchroom's channel. In this document where the context requires, the words an International Tournament includes World Championships. 10. Sanctioning may, if requested, be granted to a Category 5 International Tournament at the sole discretion of the WPA and upon such additional conditions as it may require. 31. The Board may, in its absolute discretion, agree to provide provisional sanctioning to a prospective tournament or a tournament concept to enable its Tournament Organiser to seek "in principle sponsorship".