The Rules of “Joy Cup” Chinese Eight-Ball Eight-Ball GAME (201 E!ition" This e!ition #ule #efe#s to M$A M$A A%e#i&an ' all) * all an! 10 all #ules an! CB+A !#aft #ules of Chinese pool) an! as,ing so%e p#ofessional playe#s) se%i-p#ofessional playe#s) &lu #ep#esentaties) #efe#ees an! illia#!s fans fo# opinions. The %o!ifying of this #ule is to i%p#oe the o#na%ental alue) fluen&y) fai#ness an! &o%petitie natu#e of Chinese eight-all) to %a,e this ga%e #ea&h out to the /o#l! %o#e ui&,ly e /ill g#a!ually i%p#oe this #ule /ith the !eelop%ent of this spo#ts. ope to get you# a!i&e) un!e#stan!ing an! suppo#t3 Chinese Eight-Ball 4nte#national Maste#s 5#gani6ation Co%%ittee 7e&e%e#) 201 Chapte# 4 Gene#al $#in&iples This gene#al p#in&iples list the ite%s /hi&h a#e not in&lu!e! in the #ules of the ga%e ) ut nee! to e a##ange! in the a&tual ga%es) in&lu!ing the #eui#e%ent of !#essing) the &ou#se of appeal an! the s&he!ule of &o%petitions. The &ontent of gene#al p#in&iples su&h as the uantity of ga%e in a #oun!) the o#!e# of #ea,ing is !iffe#ent f#o% the fo#%e# one in ee#y &o%petition. The &o%petition &o%%ittee has the #ight of !efining an! &a##y out ou t this p#in&iples a&&o#!ing to this gene#al p#in&iples efo#e the ga %es. Relatiely) Relatiely) the #ules of &o%petition nee! to e &a##ie! out st#i&tly in the p#o&ess of the &o%petition. 1. The Rules of Co%petition +pe&ial &ase of &o%petition #ules is not allo/e! to e f#ee to &hange) unless un less the Chinese eight-all Tou#na%ent 5#gani6ing Co%%ittee of the inte#national %aste# li&ense!) a /#itten e8planation of the te%po#a#y &hange in the #ules shoul! e pulishe! efo#e the playe#s9 %eeting. 2. $laye#s9 Clothing Reui#e%ents The &lothing of ea&h playe# %ust %eet the &o%petition #eui#e%ents an! neat an! &lean. 4f the playe#s a#e not su#e if thei# &lothing is in a&&o#!an&e a&&o#!an &e /ith the #eui#e%ents) they &an as, the tou#na%ent !i#e&to# fo# &onfi#%ation efo#e the ga%e. :inal !e&ision #ests /ith the tou#na%ent !i#e&to# on the &lothing #eui#e%ents. 4f the#e a#e any spe&ial &i#&u%stan&es) Tou#na%ent 7i#e&to# %ay allo/ the unsatisfa&to#y playe#s pa#ti&ipating in the &o%petition) su&h as flight aggage lost) the playe#s9 spe&ial physi&al &on!ition an! so on. $laye#s %ay e !isualifie! e&ause of the un!esi#ale !#essing .4f no &lothing #eui#e%ents eing announ&e! efo#e the ga%e) use the follo/ing &lothing #eui#e%ents y !efault. 2.1 :o# Men Male playe#s &an /ea# any pu#e pu #e &olo# of &olla#e! shi#t. +hi#ts %ust e un!le! in t#ouse#s. 7eep &olo#s fo# t#ouse#s is /el&o%e!. (+ho#ts is not allo/e!". The shoes %ust e la&, fo#%al an! %at&hing &ostu%e style) it is not allo/e! to /ea# san!als.
2.2 :o# o%en o%en playe# &an /ea# $5;5 $ 5;5 shi#t) o# othe# elegant style.
. Refe#ee #egulations. .1 Refe#ee9s #esponsiility= (a" The sole >u!ge of the ga%e) to %a,e >u!g%ents on anything happene! in the ga%e? (" Responsile fo# enfo#&ing the #ules of the ga%e an! %aintain the &o%petition s%oothly? (&" The #efe#ee shall ans/e# playe#9s uestions aout the o>e&tie fa&ts an! the #ules of the ga%e? (!" hile &ont#a#y to the p#in&iples of fai# play) the #efe#ee has the #ight to postpone the ga%e) this po/e# also applies to the &ase of !isputes? (e" 4f the #ules !o not &oe# the spe&ial &i#&u%stan&es !u#ing the #a&e) the #efe#ee &an %a,e >u!ge%ents un!e# the p#in&iples of fai# play? (f" 4f eing #eui#e! )the #efe#ee &an tell hitting playe# if the #oun! is &lose! o# not. (g" Clean any alls on the tale in #easonale #euest? fo# ga%e has ti%e li%itation fo# shooting) the &leaning all ti%e /ill e &ounte! to playe#9s shooting ti%e. (h" To assist the playe#s to ta,e) o# put a&, the #est an! othe# au8ilia#y euip%ent. .2 Refe#ee &an not= (a" Ans/e# any uestions un#elate! to any #ules? (" $#o%pt the playe#s of the hitting %ay o&&u# fouls? (&" $#oi!e suggests an! opinions /hi&h is enough to affe&t the ga%e? . 4f the #efe#ee !i! not noti&e a !ispute) he &an #efe# to the p#esen&e of s&o#e#s an! othe# eent staff o# the au!ien&e stan!s in /hi&h the est position to %a,e a #uling. @. Ra&,ing o# tapping of alls 4n the Chinese eight-all ga%e) a t#iangle o# a te%plate is use! to #a&,ing the alls. At the eginning of a #oun!) all alls a#e pla&e! in the t#iangle o# pla&e! in the holes in the te%plate an! then set at the alls a#ea. The a!antages of using a t#iangle o# te%plate is fast an! &lose. hat euip%ent to #a&, the all is !ete#%ine! y the tou#na%ent o#gani6e#s. Ra&,ing alls is the #esponsiility of the #efe#ee) playe# &an not #a&, the all on thei# o/n) unless the tou#na%ent o#gani6e#s hae e8pli&itly #eueste!. . The !e&la#ation of app#esse! the &ushion an! app#esse! alls. The #efe#ee shoul! ose#e &a#efully an! then announ&e if the o>e&t all is app#esse! to the &ushion o# the &ue all app#esse! to the o>e&t all. The playe#s &oul! #e%in! #efe#ee fo# a !e&la#ation of su&h &ases. $laye#s %ust gie the #efe#ee enough ti%e to %a,e a #uling. 4n the ti%e-li%ite! ga%e. The !e&la#ation ti%e /ill not &ount in the playe#s ti%e. . To $#eent outsi!e 4nte#fe#en&e The #efe#ee shoul! aoi! &o%petition eing inte#fe#en&e!) su&h as inte#fe#en&e f#o% a nea#y tale playe#s o# spe&tato#s. 4f ne&essa#y) ga%e &oul! e suspen!e! o# postpone!. 4nte#fe#en&e f#o% physi&al o# language. 4f the playe# 9s foul !ue to outsi!e inte#fe#en&e) the opponent playe# has no #esponsiility. D. :a&to#s /hi&h &an not e aoi!e!. +o%ething %aye appea# in the ga%e /hi&h the #ules is not liste! an! &an not e e8pe&te!. hen this o&&u#s) the #efe#ee /ill %a,e a >u!g%ent un!e# the p#in&iple of fai# &o%petition) if ne&essa#y) a ga%e %ay e %oe! to othe# tales) /hile the position of the all &an not e %oe!. The #efe#ee &oul! announ&e the #oun! as an i%passe. '. The Coa&h 4t9s allo/e! fo# playe#s to a&&ept gui!an&e f#o% the &oa&h. But /hen the playe# is &ontinuous hitting) this situation /on9t e allo/e!) e&ause it /ill influen&e the &ontinuity of the ga%e. The #efe#ee an! the o#gani6ing &o%%ittee #ese#es the #ight to set this a!!itional #est#i&tions. $laye#s hae the #ight to #euest to stop the ga%e an! as, &oa&h fo# tea&hing. But the &oa&h &an not &lose to the tale. 4f the #efe#ee thought a &oa&h inte#fe#en&e! o# influen&e! the ga%e) he &an inst#u&t the &oa&h a/ay f#o% the ga%e. *. The &ase of a&&epting the !efault euip%ent. Afte# the sta#t of the ga%e) the playe# has no #ight to uestion the uality an! autho#ity of the euip%ent /hi&h /e#e p#oi!e! y the o#gani6e#s .Any #elate! p#otests %ust e put fo#/a#! efo#e the
%at&h. 10. The using of playe#s9 euip%ent. The euip%ent %ust follo/ the #ules of the inte#national asso&iation of Chinese eight-all. Gene#ally) the playe#s &ant use othe# ne/ ,in!s of euip%ent. The follo/ing %entione! euip%ent is legal. 4f a playe# has any uestions to a spe&ial euip%ent) he shoul! as, the tou#na%ent o#gani6ing &o%%ittee an! get a !efinite #eply efo#e the ga%e. 4n a!!ition to the use an! the !esign of the euip%ent itself) playe#s %ay not &hange thei# uses. (a" Cues= Allo/ playe#s to &hange thei# &ues !u#ing the ga%e) su&h as the #ea,ing &ue) >u%p &ue an! o#!ina#y &ue. $laye#s &an use the uilt-in o# e8te#nal &ues to e8ten! the length. (" Chal,s= playe# &an use &hal,s to p#eent the tip f#o% sli!ing) an! &an #ing thei# o/n &hal,s) ut the &olo# shoul! %at&hing to the &loth. (&" Rest= playe# &an use %o#e than t/o ,in!s of #ests at the sa%e ti%e to suppo#t the &ue. $laye#s &an use thei# o/n #est) ut this %ust &o%ply /ith the #egulations o# a&&epte! y the #efe#ee. (!" Gloes= playe# &an use gloes to help hol!ing &ue o# han! #est. (e" The tal&u% po/!e#= Reasonale !osage tal&u% po /!e# is allo/e! to use if the #efe#ee a&&epte!.
11. Being ;ate fo# Ga%es $laye#s %ust e in the p#oision of ga%e ti%e tale an! #ea!y to sta#t ga%e. 4f a playe# !oes not appea# in the spe&ifie! ti%e). 4f t/o playe#s a#e all late)the o#gani6ing &o%%ittee /ill punish the% a&&o#!ing ea&h of thei# #eason an! satuation. :o# the playe# /ho is often late )%o#e st#i&t punish%ent /ill e gien. 12. The o#!e# of #ea,ing The o#gani6ing &o%%ittee hae the #ight to !e&i!e the o#!e# of #ea,ing. +u&h as the i&to# #ea,s o# y tu#ns. 1. :o# the playe# /ho is not hitting. hen one playe# is in play) the othe# playe# shoul! stay at the !esignate! seating a#eas. hen playe#s in play (in&lu!ing et/een #oun!s" nee! to leae the a#ea) he ha! to get the pe#%ission f#o% the #efe#ee. 4f the playe# leae /ithout a&&eptation) that /ill e #ega#!e! as against the spi#it of spo#ts ehaio#. 1@. +hooting /ithin ;i%ite! Ti%e Chinese eight-all often use the ti%e-li%ite! %o!e of play. The o#gani6ing &o%%ittee li%ite ti%e fo# ea&h ga%e o# ea&h shot) fo# ea&h #a&, o# ea&h ga%e) the e8tension pe#io! an! e8tension ti%es /ill e state! &lea#ly. usually the ti%e is @ se&on!s o# /ill e !e&i!e! y o#gani6ing &o%%ittee (0 se&on!s fo# fast %o!e". The#e /ill e a staff (the #efe#ee o# anothe# staff" o# spe&ial ti%ing !ei&es fo# ti%ing) usually #e%aining /hen 10 an! se&on!s left. Ti%ing sta#t f#o% all all stops) an! en! up /ith the tip hit the &ue all. Ea&h playe# &an &all on&e e8tension in ea&h #a&,) the e8tension pe#io! is usually fo# 0 se&on!s(20 se&on!s fo# fast %o!e"? 4f the playe# !i!n9t hit in stipulate! ti%e )that /ill e a foul. 1. Ti%e out 4n a!!ition to the p#oisions of the o#gani6ing &o %%ittee) in a %o#e than 1 #oun!s ga%e) playe#s &an as, fo# a -%inute-pause. $laye#s shoul! tell #efe#ee the p u#pose of the pause) an! &onfi#% that the #efe#ee has #eali6e! the fa&t) an! then #e&o#! an! ta,e notes on the #e&o#! fo#%. (This p#oision &oul! e a##ange! y the o#gani6ing &o%%ittee efo#e the ga%e" 4f the playe# has any inapp#op#iate ehaio# !u#ing the pause) his #ight of pausing /ill e !ep#ie!. 4f the &i#&u%stan&es a#e se#ious) he /ill e punishe! a s against the spi#it of spo#ts. $laye#s &oul! as, fo# pause et/een #oun!s) e8&ept spe&ial &i#&u%stan&es. 4f a playe# feels un/ell e&ause of !#ug o# othe# spe&ial &i#&u%stan&es) the !i#e&to# &an a!>ust the ti%e an! ti%es of pause. hen so%ething appea#s that influen&e! the fai# an! &ontinuity) the #efe#ee shoul! ta,e the %easu#es at o n&e to stop the ga%e) until the situation !isappea#. 4f this happens in the p#o&ess of a #oun!) the #efe#ee %ust ensu#e all the
alls eing o#iginally positione!. ntil the pause is oe#) then the ga%e &ontinue. 4f e&ause of the o>e&tie &auses that alls &annot e ,ept o#iginally) the #efe#ee o# tou#na%ent o#gani6ing &o%%ittee #ese#es the #ight to info#% the playe#s #oun! &an&e le!) an! #esta#t the ga%e /hen feasile. $laye#s a#e not allo/e! to &all ti%e out pe#sonally) the ti%e out is only set y o#gani6ing &o%%ittee a&&o#!ing to the ga%e situation.
1. 4napp#op#iate Behaio#s Refusing a #oun!) o# the #efe#ee thought the playe# has intentionally o# &ontinue! i%p#ope# ehaio#) in&lu!ing &ontinuous /asting ti%e o# i%polite ehaio# )the #efe#ee shoul! /o#n hi%. 4f the playe# !on9t a%elio#ate) then /ill e >u!ge! lost. 1D. $unish%ents of iolating the spo#t spi#its :o# the ehaio#s of iolating the spo#t spi#its) the ga%e #ules an! gene#al p#in&iples gies enough an! fle8ile spa&e to the #efe#ee an! eent offi&ials. The punish%ent &an ase on the follo/ing aspe&ts= the playe#9s ehaio#s efo#e) the /a#ning in a!an&e) the se#iousness of the ehaio#) an! if the ehaio# /as /a#ne! on the playe# 9s %eeting et&. 4n a!!ition) the leel of the ga%e &an also a&t as a &onsi!e#ation) e&ause a goo! athlete shoul! hae oth e8&ellent s,ills an! app#op#iate /o#!s. 1'. Rules of Appeal 4f playe#s has nee! of the #uling %atte#s) he shoul! fi#st &o%%uni&ate /ith the #efe#ee) an! the #efe#ee /ill %a,e the %ost app#op#iate >u!g%ent. 4f the playe# has an o>e&tion to a/a#!) he &oul! appeal to the hea! >u!ge o# the ga%e !i#e&to#. 4n no#%al &o%petition) the ga%e !i#e&to# has the #ight to %a,e final >u!g%ents. Ee#y ti%e) efo#e the appea l) playe#s nee! to pay) if the appeal faile!) fees /ill not e #etu#ne!) the !etail a%ount of the fee shoul! e &onfi#%e! on the Rules Manual o# on the playe#s9 %eeting. 5ne playe# has only one &han&e to appeal in the sa%e p#ole%) an! if he appeals the se&on! ti%e /ith the sa%e p#ole%) this a&tion /ill e #ega#!e! as against the spi#it of spo#ts ehaio# an! /ill e punishe!. Chapte# 44 Rules of Ga%e 1. The Responsiilities of $laye#s $laye#s hae the #esponsiility to ,no/ all the #ules) #egulations an! fi8tu#e lists et&. The o#gani6ing &o%%ittee /ill t#y to &oney all the #eleant info#%ation to playe#s a&&u#ately an! ti%ely) ut this is still the %ain #esponsiility of the playe#s. 2. Co%pete fo# the o#!e# of #ea,ing. This is to !ete#%ine the o#!e# of #ea,ing. The /inne# has the #ight of #ea,ing. The #efe#ee /ill pla&e t/o alls a&,line) t/o playe#s in aout the sa%e ti%e hit an! &onta&t the alls to the &ushion (the sho#t &ushion &lose to the alls pla&e" an! #etu#n) the /inne# is /hose all stops &lose# to the &ushion (the &ushion nea# the line". An illegal &o%peting o# &an9t e >u!ge! /in %eans= (a" A&#oss the longitu!inal a8is into the opponent a#ea? (" u!ge /hi&h all is %o#e &lose to the otto% &ushion? (&" Both si!es appea# illegal. . Reset Ball hen it is ne&essa#y to #eset the alls to the tale ) The #efe#ee shoul! put the all a&, to /he#e it
/as )if the#e a#e osta&les alls that &an9t put a&,) the #eset all shoul! e put on the longitu!inal a8is et/een the all point an! the top &ushion /ithout tou&hing othe# alls) an! &lose y the all point. $laye#s %ust a&&ept /he#e #efe#ee put the all. @. Ball in an!. hen playe# fouls(e8&ept fouls in #ea,ing")the opponent &an put the &ue all any/he#e on the tale) an! &an %oe the &ue all efo#e finally hit it ) playe# &an use any/he#e of the &ue to %oe the &ue all in&lu!ing the top) ut any hitting a&tion is not allo/e!. . Ba&,line Ball in an! hen the #ea,e# fouls) the opponents get a&,line all in han!) then he &an only put the all ehin! the line) an! &an9t hit the alls ehin! the line !i#e&tly) ut &an oun&e off the &ushion to tou&h the alls ehin! the line. 4f all the legal o>e&t all a#e ehin! the line) the playe# &an #eui#e the #efe#ee #eset the nea#est all to the all point) if t/o o# %o#e legal o>e&t alls ,eep the sa%e !istan&e f#o% the line) then playe# &an appoint /hi&h to #eset. $laye# &an hit the all /hi&h is >ust on the line. . itting T/o o# Mo#e Balls +i%ultaneously 4f the &ue all hit oth the legal an! illegal alls al%ost at the sa%e ti%e )an! the #efe#ee &an not >u!ge /hi&h all /as fi#st tou&he!) that /ill e &onsi!e#e! the legal all eing tou&he! fi#st. D. Balls auto%ati&ally %oe. A all %ay auto%ati&ally %oe afte# it see%s stoppe!) this %ay e e&ause the all o# the tale hae tiny !efe&ts) playe#s /ont get any punish%ent. This is #ega#!e! as no#%al in the ga%e) nless it lea! to any all pot) if this happen) the auto%ati&ally %oe! all shoul! e put a&, .4f any all pot auto%ati&ally !u#ing the p#o&ess of playe#9s hitting) an! it influen&e! the #esult of this hitting) the #efe#ee shoul! #eset the situation an! let playe# shot again. 4f the all stay still o# al%ost still in f#ont of the po&,et ut finally fall !o/n into the po&,et /ithin se&on!s) it also &onsi!e#e! as legal po&,ete!. '. outsi!e 4nte#fe#en&es 4f outsi!e inte#fe#en&es influen&e! the #esult of hitting) the #efe#ee shoul! pu t all the alls a&, )an! playe# shot again) if the inte#fe#en&es !i!n9t influen&e! the #esult) the #efe#ee only nee! to put the inte#fe#en&e! all a&,) an! ga%e goes on. 4f the all &oul!n9t e put a&,) the #oun! is senten&e! !ea!lo&,. (" Casually %oe the all /ithout hitting? (&" 4ntentionally sli!ing? (!" Continue shooting afte# the #efe#ee announ&e! foul o# ga%e !elay? (e" $#a&ti&e !u#ing the ga%e? (f" Ma#,ing on the tale? (g" 4ntentionally !elay ga%e? (h" se of the euip%ent illegally. Chapte# 444 Rules of Chinese Eight-all *. $ut fo#/a#! the o>e&tion of >u!g%ent 4f playe#s hae nee! of the #uling %atte#s) shoul! fi#st &o%%uni&ate /ith the #efe#ee) an! the #efe#ee /ill %a,e the %ost app#op#iate >u!g%ent. 4f the playe# has an o>e&tion to a/a#!) he &oul! app#al to the hea! >u!ge o# the ga%e !i#e&to#. 4n no#%al &o%petition) the ga%e !i#e&to# has the #ight to %a,e final >u!g%ents. Ee#y ti%e) efo#e the appeal) playe#s nee! to pay) if the appeal faile!) fees /ill not e #etu#ne!) the !etail a%ount of the fee shoul! e &onfi#%e! on the Rules Manual o# on the playe#s9 %eeting. 5ne playe# has only one &han&e to appeal in the sa%e p#ole%) an! if he appeals the se&on! ti%e /ith the sa%e p#ole%) this a&tion /ill e #ega#!e! as against the spi#it of spo#ts ehaio# an! /ill e punishe!.
10. Astention $laye#s &an %a,e olunta#y astention only in his tu#n. Astention &oul! e !esigne! to a #oun! o# the ga%e. 11. Against the spi#it of spo#ts ehaio# sually the punish%ent of the ehaio# against the spi#it of spo#t &oul! e a!>ust afte# &onsi!e#e! the see#ity. The punish%ent &oul! e a /a#n) a stan!a#! foul punish%ent) lose the #oun! o# the ga%e) !isualifi&ation) o# &an&el the #an,ing) %e!al) o nus) #an,ing points et&. 4n sho#t) fo# the eh aio# of against the spi#it of spo#ts) the #efe#ee shall %a,e a !e& ision a&&o#!ing to the spi#it of &o%petition. Against the spi#it of spo#ts ehaio# %eans any !elie#ate !efile! the spi#it of spo#ts) !a%age o# &hange the p#in&iple of fai# &o%petition) in&lu!ing= (a" 7istu# opponent? (" Casually %oe the all /ithout hitting? (&" 4ntentionally sli!ing? (!" Continue shooting afte# the #efe#ee announ&e! foul o# ga%e !elay? (e" $#a&ti&e !u#ing the ga%e? (f" Ma#,ing on the tale? (g" 4ntentionally !elay ga%e? (h" se of the euip%ent illegally. Chapte# 444 Rules of Chinese Eight-all 1. Mo!e of play The ga%e of Chinese Eight-all use &ue all an! o>e&t all f#o% e&t alls eing pla&e! as a t#iangle) the all in the top &o#ne# is on the all pla&ing point) the e&t alls shoul! e sepa#ate! as fa# as possile) ut eing app#esse!. $laye#s &an &he&, if the all /as pla&e! &onfo#% to the #ules) an! &an #euest to &o##e&t.(this &oul! e a#gaine! y the o#gani6ing &o%%ittee efo#e the ga%e"
