Snookering

A player is snookered if, through the obstruction of a ball not on, he cannot hit both sides of a ball on with a direct stroke in a straight line. If the player has the cue ball to play from anywhere in the D after a foul, he is not snookered if he can get a direct and straight shot at the ball on from any part of the D. If a player is snookered with regard to all reds after his opponent has just fouled, that player is on any ball he may nominate. That ball is regarded as red for that stroke for all purposes except that it shall be re-spotted if potted.

If a player is snookered with regard to the colour on (all reds being off the table) after his opponent has just fouled, that player is on any ball he may nominate. That ball is regarded as the ball on for that stroke for all purposes except that it shall be re-spotted if potted. In that case the player would continue his break with the ball he would have been on, but for being snookered. If the ball on be pocketed by playing the nominated ball it shall be scored and the player shall continue his break. Should both the ball nominated and the ball on be potted by the same stroke, only the ball on is scored and the player continues his break after the nominated ball (only) is re-spotted. Failure to strike a nominated ball is a foul. Should the striker leave the opponent snookered by the nominated ball this is a foul on his part, except when only pink and black remain on the table.