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Another free ball q

Postby chengdufan

Apologies if this has already been answered.
A friend and I were playing a game the other day. I committed a foul on a red and left a free ball. He nominated black and snookered me behind it. I was pretty sure that wasn't allowed, but wasn't sure what to do next. In the end, as we weren't sure of the rules, in the spirit of fair play we replaced the balls and he played the shot again. He then potted the black and went on to make the highest break of the evening!
The question is, did my opponent commit a foul? If so, what should have happened next?

Re: Another free ball q

Postby chengdufan

Thanks for clearing that up Dan. Much appreciated!

Re: Another free ball q

Postby Dan-cat

Thinking further about this. If all players aware of this rule, and the roll up was still played, that's then a deliberate foul (although no advantage gained.) Deliberate foul means loss of frame... but then who bothers to enforce this in a club game? Oh I'm confusing myself now.