When your opponent is at the table it is your obligation to pick out and spot the balls as needed for that player.

• Don’t stand in the line of their shot
• Don’t make sudden movements/noises which may be distracting
• Don’t repeatedly chalk your cue
• Don’t talk to or distract the referee

AS A PLAYER (OR SPECTATOR) WATCHING:

• Do not chat or talk within earshot of a table with active players
• Do not offer shot advice (coaching) during a frame to either player
• Do not insert yourself or become involved with refereeing decisions/scoring mishaps unless your advice is specifically requested by a referee
• Do not talk to players at the table during a match, please do not make jokes or quips towards players
• An active match player may ask a referee to quiet or intervene with any audience member who is loud or distracting
• The referee and/or tournament directors may at their discretion disqualify any player watching a match who after being warned continues to cause interruptions or distractions to a match
• The referee and/or tournament directors may at their discretion tell any audience member or inactive player to leave the playing area altogether
• The referee and/or tournament directors may at their discretion penalize or disqualify players who break these etiquette rules

AS A PLAYER:

• Show your honesty by calling what may be a non-obvious foul on yourself (eg touching a ball with your hand), whether or not the referee or your opponent has seen it.
• Try not to react to your opponent having the run of the balls whether that be a fluked pot or lucky snooker. We all get luck and it generally evens out. If you knowingly fluke a ball or a snooker, raise your hand to apologize.
• When your opponent plays a good safety shot and leaves you in difficulty, tap the table to acknowledge or say ‘shot’, but do not make negative remarks or comments toward your opponent.
• Try and keep your emotions under control, don’t use foul language when you miss a pot and don’t thump the table either! Save any negative comments until after the match is finished.
• Do not concede a frame when there are still enough points to win without obtaining snookers, or while you opponent is at the table. Wait until it is your turn to offer your concession.
• If you have decided enough is enough whilst your opponent is at the table, do not make a point of unscrewing your cue or start putting it away, wait until your opponent is finished playing and offer a handshake.
• Always shake hands with your opponent before and after a frame, and after a league match whatever the result, shake hands with all players who have taken part, whether or not you have played them
• Remember that the referee’s decision is final

DOUBLES MATCHES:

• Partners are not allowed to advise each other in doubles competitions.
• Whoever pots or goes in off the black in the first frame, breaks off the second frame.
• Once partners have established a sequence of play at commencement of the match, they cannot be changed.