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Just a quick reminder about the Rules on matches not played – in case Graeme Dott does not play at Sheffield.
Please predict on all matches on the published draw-sheet, including any in which a non-starter becomes known.
If you elect not to predict on a match, and that match then takes place, you will be responsible and you will score zero for it.
If a match is not physically played, that match will simply be ignored and will not count in the Prediction Contest. The same principle applies where a player starts a match but concedes before the scheduled conclusion.
The last frame required for a player to win by the natural scoreline [i]must[/b] be started in order for the match to count in the Prediction Contest. Here is the relevant Rule:
Please predict on all matches on the published draw-sheet, including any in which a non-starter becomes known.
If you elect not to predict on a match, and that match then takes place, you will be responsible and you will score zero for it.
If a match is not physically played, that match will simply be ignored and will not count in the Prediction Contest. The same principle applies where a player starts a match but concedes before the scheduled conclusion.
The last frame required for a player to win by the natural scoreline [i]must[/b] be started in order for the match to count in the Prediction Contest. Here is the relevant Rule:
MATCHES EXCLUDED FROM THE CONTEST
10 – Any match which, for whatever reason, does not reach a scheduled conclusion will be disregarded. This includes cases where a player does not show at all, and where a player retires before the due conclusion of the match; this also includes any matches incorrectly listed in (or incorrectly missing from) the draw as shown on the opening message of the predictions thread (unless the error can be suitably corrected). Any highest break made in a match rendered void, will also be deemed void.
The decision as to whether a match (correctly listed in the draw) shall stand or be void shall be dictated by the last frame that was physically started. If this was the only frame the declared winner required in order to win ordinarily (going by the official frame score at the time), the match shall stand; otherwise the match shall be deemed void. This will remain the case even if an earlier frame had been forfeited owing to late arrival or other misdemeanour.
10 – Any match which, for whatever reason, does not reach a scheduled conclusion will be disregarded. This includes cases where a player does not show at all, and where a player retires before the due conclusion of the match; this also includes any matches incorrectly listed in (or incorrectly missing from) the draw as shown on the opening message of the predictions thread (unless the error can be suitably corrected). Any highest break made in a match rendered void, will also be deemed void.
The decision as to whether a match (correctly listed in the draw) shall stand or be void shall be dictated by the last frame that was physically started. If this was the only frame the declared winner required in order to win ordinarily (going by the official frame score at the time), the match shall stand; otherwise the match shall be deemed void. This will remain the case even if an earlier frame had been forfeited owing to late arrival or other misdemeanour.