3.8 Balls bounding out of the billiard

  1. As soon as one or several balls bound out of the billiard the renewed placing on the spots will be effected by the referee as follows:
    1. all three balls at the initial starting position concerning the partie libre, the cadre disciplines and one cushion
    2. concerning three cushions only the ball or the balls bounding out of the billiard are once again placed on the spots according to the regulations of article 27.3 b) and not at the initial starting position.
  2. A ball is considered to be bounding out of the biliard as soon as it falls out of the frame or as soon as it touches the material of the frame.

3.9 End of the match

  1. A match consists of a certain number of cannons (distance of the game) which must be effected. This number varies according to the kind of game and is determined by the committee.
  2. Each started match must be played up to the last point. A match is finished as soon as the referee announces "good" the last point even if one states after the stroke, that the player did not effect the number of required points.
  3. The committee determines whether the matches are played with or without an even number of innings.
  4. If the match is played with an even number of innings the opponent will have the right to level with the number of innings by placing on the spots the balls which are placed at the initial starting position as soon as the last point of the match will have been effected by the player who has one additional inning than his opponent. If the number of points, the limit of the match, is also reached by the second player it is a match which ended in a draw.
  5. In the case of a match with sets the following regulations are also applicable:
    1. As soon as one of the players has reached the determined number of points the set is finished and he is the winner. If it is the player having executed the starting stroke who finishes his opponent will not play the inning.
    2. As soon as one of the players has reached the necessary number of sets he is the winner of the match and it is immediately interrupted.

2.1 Billiard, cushion, cloth

  1. The billiard is a table which surface is rectangular, completely smooth and horizontal.
  2. The billiard table consists of slate with a minimum thickness of 45 mm or of any other material approved by the UMB committee.
  3. The demarcation of the playing surface is effected by setting up rubber cushions of 37 mm in height at the frontmost point of the cushion. An allowance of plus or minus 1 mm is admitted.
  4. The size of the free playing surface is 2.84 m in length and 1.42 m in width. An allowance of plus or minus 5 mm is admitted.
  5. The rubber cushions are fastened to the entire length of an external frame of 12.5 cm in width which surface is entirely smooth and of a homogeneous colour. An allowance of plus or minus 1 cm is admitted. Exclusively a quality concerning the cushions which is recognized and authorized by the UMB committee can be used.
  6. The surface which reframes the cushions will have indelible marks fixed at regular distance corresponding with 1/8 of the length of the playing surface. Neither the mark of the producer nor any other indication will be allowed to be fastened to the surface of this frame reframing the cushions.
  7. The cloth which covers the billiard must be new and must have a quality and colour which is admitted by the UMB committee. The required details are published by the committee at the end of chapter I of the world organization rules. The cloth will have to cover at most the slate and the cushions. Exclusively a quality of cloth which is recognized and authorized by the UMB committee can be used.
  8. The hight of the billiard measured from the ground to the surface which reframes the billiard must be between 75 and 80 cm.
  9. The billiards meant for an official tournament will be equiped with an electrical heater eliminating any humidity of the slate and of the cloth. This heater with a thermostat will be switched on since the set up of the billiards and during the whole competition in order to ensure the best possible rolling.

2.2 Balls, chalk

  1. The balls consisiting of three must be of a material and of colours admitted by the UMB committee. The required details are published by the committee at the end of chapter I of the world organization rules.
  2. These balls are rigorously round and their diameter must be between 61 and 61.5 cm. A ball's weight must be between 205 and 220 gramms or must have another weight agreed by the UMB committee. However, the difference between the heaviest and the lightest ball should not exceed two gramms.
  3. The chalk should not excessively soil the surface of the game.

2.3 Marking of the spots and starting line

  1. The places which must be occupied by the balls either at the beginning of the match or in its course as soon as they stopped in contact with each other or bound out of the billiard are named "spots".
  2. The positions of these spots will be marked by means of a cross drawn as fine as possible with chalk, in pencil or with ink. The marking by setting up small rings is forbidden.
  3. There are five spots drawn according to the indications of paper A - Marking of the mouches - of the appendix.

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