H guys, I hope someone can answer this one! Free ball called, called green as the free ball, as was unable to see the last red. Missed potting the green which came to a stop between cue ball and last red (But not snookered) he could see half ball red. Is it a foul as the nominated green impaired the opponents view of the last red? I don't think so, as he could still hit the red but as I said only at half ball.
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It is a free ball
This is the definition of being snookered.
Section 2 - Definitions.
16. Snookered
The cue-ball is said to be snookered when a direct stroke in a straight line to every ball on is wholly or partially obstructed by a ball or balls not on. If one or more balls on can be struck at both extreme edges free of obstruction by any ball not on, the cue-ball is not snookered.
(a) If in-hand, the cue-ball is snookered if it is obstructed as described above from all possible positions on or within the lines of the "D".
(b) If the cue-ball is so obstructed from hitting a ball on by more than one ball not on
(i) the ball nearest to the cue-ball is considered to be the effective snookering ball, and
(ii) should more than one obstructing ball be equidistant from the cue-ball, all such balls will be considered to be effective snookering balls.
(c) When Red is the ball on, if the cue-ball is obstructed from hitting different Reds by different balls not on, there is no effective snookering ball.
(d) The striker is said to be snookered when the cue-ball is snookered as above
(e) The cue-ball cannot be snookered by a cushion. If the curved face of a cushion obstructs the cue-ball and is closer to the cue-ball than any obstructing ball not on, the cue-ball is not snookered.
Since the ball on (ie the last red ball) cannot "be struck at both extreme edges free of obstruction by any ball not on" the cue ball is indeed snookered. And it follows that since green ball is the snookering ball and was previously nominated as the freeball the shot you played on the green is a foul shot.
Exception to the rule : You can roll up behind the black when playing that as the free ball if only pink and black remain on the table. I guess the rationale behind the exception is that there aren't other balls to snooker your opponent behind."We have met the enemy and he is us" - Pogo
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Thats not a foul. See this thread a while back.
http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...55&postcount=3
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Originally Posted by adam_s_101 View PostWhat about if he had nominated the green and snookered opponent behind say, the blue. Then the green finished in-line between the blue and red? Would that be a foul?
Hope I am right...
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