147 Snooker.

Snooker SA. Adelaide, South Australia. By Derek Hill. 4 February 2023

Competition rules

Standard rules of snooker will apply except for those stated below.

Each frame will last a maximum of 21 minutes. A timer bell will sound to signify the end of the frame. If your cue tip touches the cue ball prior to the bell sounding the shot will count. Generally, 7 frames are played making a total of ‘147’ minutes.

Following ANY foul made by your opponent, you may place the cue ball ANYWHERE on the table (that’s right, not restricted to the “D”!) and continue play as normal, or you can make your opponent play again from where the cue ball comes to rest.

There will be no miss rule.
The maximum number of points possible to score in any given frame is ‘147’ due to:

• There is no free ball rule.
• Following a foul stroke, there are NO penalty points awarded to the opponent.
  

Players accumulate points from their frames. The player who has scored the most points at the end of the event is the winner. Note that the focus is on scoring as many points as you can and not on winning individual frames.

As this is a timed event it is considered unsportsmanlike to spend an inordinate amount of time on any shot. Please give consideration to your opponent who would like to see their fair share of the time allowed.