General Pro Express 9 Ball Rules
Event Rules will be discussed at event players meeting, Rules below is subject to change.
9 Ball Rules
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* Cue ball fouls only, except when an object ball has been knocked off the table. The object ball is not spotted, and the opponent has ball in hand anywhere on the table.
* One push out, only after the break.
* If your opponent scratches on the break, it is ball in hand anywhere on the table.
* Any ball off the table is ball in hand anywhere on the table.
* Three fouls in a row by the same player results in loss of game.
* There are no object ball fouls. If you move or touch an object ball or balls, your opponent has the option to leave them where they are, or put them back where they were.
* Remain seated and quiet when your opponent is at the table. Do not break down your cue when your opponent is at the table.
* Lag or flip for break. Scratch on the lag is loss of the lag.
* Winner breaks.
* Player must hit the one ball on the break to start the game. A legal break occurs when the one ball is struck first, and at least 5 balls are driven to a rail. If this does not occur, you must re-rack and break again.
* Remember, when you lose a match, the tournament director may require you to mark a score sheet for the next match.
* If an object ball or the cue ball should stop at the edge of a pocket, and you get up to take your turn and that ball falls in the pocket, that ball is then put back near the edge of the pocket. You may now take your turn at the table.
* With Texas Express Rules, all object balls stay down except the nine ball!
* Shoot all nine balls! Never give up the game with balls remaining.
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Dress Code
The OKC OPEN is striving to attract sponsorship outside the billiard industry. Please Dress to impress. Use good judgment. Cotton slacks, blue or colored denims, collared shirts. Plain t-shirts or the like, designer warm ups, sweats, shorts of any kind, or headgear will not be allowed during competition in the tournament arena . Any player who reports to a match and does not meet the dress code will receive a verbal warning from the tournament director. The player must then correct the fault and be ready to play in a specified period of time. Failure to comply may result in loss of match.
