Playing again after a foul

[steve clarke]

Section 3, Rule 11, h(ii) states:

The player who committed the foul has to play the next stroke if requested by the next player.

Am I right in thinking that I can ask my opponent to play again even if I just don’t fancy the shot?

I always thought you had to be snookered to ask the ‘fouler’ to play again.

Or am I missing something?

[Terry Davidson]

After a foul you can always ask the other player to play again, no matter what the state of the table is

Terry

[DeanH]

As Terry has said, you have always have had the option to put the offender back in regardless of the position of the balls, but generally it may not be a good idea as you may give your opponent an opportunity to put you into a difficult situation, instead of the other way round

[Chris Bedford]

Playing again after a foul

It often spurs me on if my opponent has put me back in because he doesn't fancy a long red. Nothing gives me more satisfaction than scoring heavily after your opponent puts you back in! Woohahahhaaa (evil laugh)

[Souwester]

As terry has said, the non-offender can always ask the offender to play again after ANY foul, and you've quoted the right part of the rules in the opening post.

Normally a foul will end a player's turn and the non-offender has the choice, as we've stated. However, it is important to note that there are two cases where a PENALTY is incurred, without a foul, and the order of play does not change. Those two cases are if the non-striker touches the ball marker whilst on the table, and for the non-striker to touch a ball during consultation after a miss.

[steve clarke]

Thanks very much gents.

That's cleared that up then...........

[DeanH]

...the non-striker touches the ball marker whilst on the table...

Can I ask what the penalty would be, 4-or value of ball being cleaned/if cue ball being cleaned-value of ball on, or 7 always?
cheers

[Souwester]

Can I ask what the penalty would be, 4-or value of ball being cleaned/if cue ball being cleaned-value of ball on, or 7 always?
cheers

The ball marker acquires the value of the ball it is marking, and touching the ball marker is effectively to be considered as touching a ball in play, the penalty for which is the higher of the ball on or the ball concerned.

Let's say you're on a red, but you notice a lump of dirt on the blue, and ask for that to be cleaned. You touch the ball marker, so the penaly would be 5, being the 'ball concerned'.

[DeanH]

thanks for that, cheers