8 ball only thing left on table. Made the called pocket then cue ball drops after 8 ball. What's the rule?
That's about it, who won?
Posted Jul 17, 2020, 5:10 AM UTC
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Shooter loses. Cue can’t drop on your shot. If the 8 is down, you just lost.
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Damn, thanks!
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Play is live until all balls stop on their own. This would be called a scratch in most rule sets meaning the shooter would have loss of game since its the 8 ball.
Some rule sets allow for a few extra seconds for balls to drop into pockets in case they're hanging.
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You pocketed the 8-ball and scratched. In all major rulesets of 8-ball I know, its loss of game.
If you scratch on the 8-ball , in BCA it's a foul, while APA it's a loss of game. I've never heard of a 3 second rule in any of the major rule sets; BCA, APA or World Standardized. It's entirely possible in house rules variation.
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In fact, the BCA rules state that
" A hanging ball that falls into a pocket “by itself” after being motionless for 5 seconds or longer shall be replaced as closely as possible to its position prior to falling, and play shall continue "
In APA, they say 'several seconds'.
I'm too familiar with this rule as it came up in two leagues, one BCA, one APA, against The Same Guy. How odd is that. I was about to shoot the 8 which was hanging, and it fell before I shot. Obviously it had been more than 30 seconds since the opponent was at the table, but he claimed that because it fell while I was at the table, it was a loss for me.
Not. :)
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It's a foul shot, because of the scratch. Sinking the eight with a foul shot is a loss. By and large, when the eight ball sinks, the game's over one way or another.
Right, which is why I thought it was ok. The 8 ball dropped in one corner and then 2 seconds later the cue ball dropped in another corner.
I was under the impression the game was over when the 8 ball dropped regardless of what happens afterwards.
Just keep in mind, the shot isn't over until the balls stop moving.
You ever played with the 3 second rule, for a ball that's so far in the pocket you can't tell if it's going to drop or not?
I played in a tournament once that used that rule. There was a ref assigned to every table that watched everything like a hawk. My opponent made the 8, and cue ball rolled a little too much into the corner pocket. It stopped, I thought it was over and was going to congratulate him. All of a sudden, the cue ball drops in the pocket. Everyone watching, stopped and looked to the ref. He called it a loss, said the ball didn't stick for longer than 3 seconds. I hated to take a win like that, but I didn't make the rules. So, technically, there is a way to lose even after the balls appear to stop moving.
I mean did they also spot balls mid gsme if they were hanging and fell at 4 seconds?
Your logic does make sense, but that’s not how the rules work.
Nope.