Frank Almanza
Verified Member
This happened in one of the matches at the one pocket tournament at Stix today.
The match was between two fine and respectable players.
Player A early in the match pocketed a ball in player B's pocket. That ball remained in the tray for several turns.
Player A at some point managed to get an open shot and ran six balls. He looked at the balls in the tray and saw seven balls and then made one more ball. He believed he had made his game ball so he moved the cue ball. In my opinion he could have easily made position for another ball if he thought that he needed another ball.
Player B then remembers that one of the balls in the tray was his. Of course all now remember that player A did indeed pocket a ball for player B early in the game. The question now is what would be the ruling if there is ruling. Several options were discussed and finally Player B got his ball and play resumed from where player A had moved it to. Both players agreed to this since it was an honest mistake by both players. Player A for believing he had made eight balls and players B for not racking his ball to his bucket earlier.
The options discussed were to charge player A with a foul and put up a ball.
Put the cue ball back to where it was before the movement.
Let player B shoot from the new location of the cue ball.
Play the game over. ( I can't see doing that)
Someone said that after several turns at the table by both players that player B does not own that ball anymore. (I say what's his is his)
What's your call?
The match was between two fine and respectable players.
Player A early in the match pocketed a ball in player B's pocket. That ball remained in the tray for several turns.
Player A at some point managed to get an open shot and ran six balls. He looked at the balls in the tray and saw seven balls and then made one more ball. He believed he had made his game ball so he moved the cue ball. In my opinion he could have easily made position for another ball if he thought that he needed another ball.
Player B then remembers that one of the balls in the tray was his. Of course all now remember that player A did indeed pocket a ball for player B early in the game. The question now is what would be the ruling if there is ruling. Several options were discussed and finally Player B got his ball and play resumed from where player A had moved it to. Both players agreed to this since it was an honest mistake by both players. Player A for believing he had made eight balls and players B for not racking his ball to his bucket earlier.
The options discussed were to charge player A with a foul and put up a ball.
Put the cue ball back to where it was before the movement.
Let player B shoot from the new location of the cue ball.
Play the game over. ( I can't see doing that)
Someone said that after several turns at the table by both players that player B does not own that ball anymore. (I say what's his is his)
What's your call?