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Adopted by International Carrom&ederation, 1993

I Standard !#uipment

The term Standard Equipment shall mean and

include the following

,- Carrom Board

,-. Playin$ Surfa%e

The playing surface of the !arrom "oard

should be of plywood or of any other

equally smooth wood, of not less than # mm

in thic$ness and of a minimum of %3&' cm

and a ma(imum of %)'' cm square with its

surface completely smooth A !arrom "oard

shall be able to ha*e at least three and a

half runs of a normally smooth Stri$er of

1& gm weight, when struc$ with the ma(imum

force, from one of the "ale lines to the

opposite frame of the !arrom "oard

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Ad+oining the playing surface of the !arrom

"oard there shall be wooden frames with

inside cur*ed corners made of osewood or

any other hard wood with good resistance,

with a minimum height of 19' cm and a

ma(imum of -&) cm from the playingsurface The breadth of the frame shall not

be less than .3& cm and not more than %.'

cm Suitable bracings shall be pro*ided

underneath the playing surface and fastened

with the frame

,-0 Po%ets

The poc$ets of the four corners of the

!arrom "oard shall be round inwardly and

not outwardly and be ))& cm in diameter

with admissible *ariation of not more than

'1& cm The piece of plywood ad+oining thecorners of the frame shall be cut off

,-1 Base Lines

Two straight lines of )% cm in length with

admissible *ariation of '3' cm equally

distributed on all sides, blac$ in colour,

shall be drawn on each of the four sides of

the playing surface, parallel to the frame

on each side The lower of these two lines,

which shall be between '&' cm and '.& cm

thic$ness, shall be 1'1& cm away from the

frame and the other one 31# cm away fromthe lower part of the "ase line The "ase

lines shall be closed by circles of 31# cm

in diameter at either end /ithin this

circle a portion -&) cm in diameter shall

be coloured red These circles shall be

called "ase circles These shall be drawn

so as to touch both the "ase lines and also

the upper "ase lines of the ad+acent side

when imaginably e(tended The distance

between the "ase circle on one side and

that of the other may be 1-% cm

appro(imately

,-2 ,rrows

0our Arrows, blac$ in colour, of not more

than '1& cm thic$ness shall be drawn at

each corner of the !arrom "oard at an angle

of )& degrees to any of the ad+acent sides

and each of them shall pass through the gap

between the two "ase circles and point

towards the centre of the pic$et lea*ing a


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clear distance of &'' cm from the edge of

the poc$et The length of the arrow shall

not e(ceed -&%' cm A decorati*e arch of

.3& cm in diameter with a pointer at both

ends, drawn at the starting point of the

arrows leading towards the poc$et ispermissible

,-3 Centre Cir%le

E(actly in the centre of the !arrom "oard

there shall be a circle of 31# cm in

diameter drawn in blac$ colour with

admissible *ariation of '1. cm t shall

be called the !entre !ircle and shall be

coloured in red

,-4 (uter Cir%le

A circle of 1%'' cm in diameter with the

centre point of the !arrom "oard as its

centre shall be drawn in blac$ colour with

an admissible *ariation of '3' cm t

shall be called the 2uter !ircle Any

decorati*e design in this circle is

permissible

B- Carrom 'en

The !arrom en used in play shall be of

good quality wood and circular in shape

The diameter of a !arrom an shall not bemore than 31# cm and not less than 3'-

cm, while its thic$ness shall not be less

than '%' cm and not more than '9' cm The

edge shall be round and plain The !arrom

an4s weight shall not be less than &''

grams and not more than &&' grams There

shall be one red, nine white and nine blac$

!arrom en, and they shall be uniform The

!arrom en shall ha*e a smooth mo*ement in

a flat position on the surface of the

!arrom "oard when struc$ by a Stri$er of

standard specification

C- Strier

The Stri$er shall be smooth and round with

a diameter not e(ceeding )13 cm and

weighing not more than 1&'' gm A Stri$er

made of any material other than metal, with

the specifications prescribed abo*e may be

used A Stri$er with metal fi(ed and


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*isible to the eye shall not be allowed

Engra*ed decent designs on the Stri$er are

permissible

*- Ta)le or Stand

The Table or Stand on which the !arrom

"oard is placed for play shall be not less

than .3'' cm and not more than %''' cm in

height The !arrom "oard, when placed on

it, shall not be une*en or sha$ing

5owe*er, padding below the !arrom "oard and

the Table or Stand on which the !arrom

"oard is placed may be used to ma$e the

playing surface of the !arrom "oard le*el

and firm as far as possible

!- Stool or Chair

The Stool or !hair on which the player sits

for playing shall be not less than )''' cm

and not more than &''' cm in height The

!hair, if used, shall be armless

&- Powder

The powder used shall be of high quality to

$eep the playing surface smooth and dry

The powder shall not be wet 6ouches or

containers filled with powder should be

used to spread powder e*enly o*er the

playing surface

G- Nets

The poc$ets shall be fully co*ered from

beneath by nets fi(ed at the bottom of the

!arrom "oard Each net shall ha*e the

capacity of holding at least 1' !arrom en

H- Li$ht

A light shall be hung or fitted at a

con*enient height abo*e the !arrom "oard so

that when a conical or square shade,

preferably of metal, is used, the light

shall fall only on the !arrom "oard

including the frame The shade shall be one

with the inner side completely snow7white

The bulb used, preferably transparent

white, shall be between .' and 1'' watts

5owe*er, the height of the light can be

altered at the request of a player in such


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a manner that the na$ed light does not

stri$e the eyes of the players

II Interpretations

n these 8aws, unless there is anything

repugnant to the sub+ect or conte(t, the

terms gi*en below shall ha*e the following

interpretations

1 :8aws: shall mean the 8aws of !arrom

- :6roper: shall mean in accordance with

the 8aws, while :mproper: shall mean

contrary to the 8aws

3 :!;": shall mean !arrom "oard

) :!;: shall mean !arrom an or !arrom

en

& :"oard: shall mean brea$ to completion

. :"rea$: shall mean the first stro$e of a

board

% :0inish: shall mean the completion of

the board

# :6layer: shall mean a !arrom player

9 :6lacing: shall mean $eeping the penalty

or mpire in the !entre !ircle

1' :6oc$eting: shall mean putting !; or

=ueen in the poc$et by a proper or improper

stro$e

11 :6ush: shall mean a +er$ or suddenmotion of the elbow of the playing :hand:

instead of stri$ing the Stri$er with the

tip of the finger

1- :=ueen: shall mean the red !;

13 :


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with or without !;

1) :6enalty: shall mean punishment for

infringement or *iolation of the 8aws

1& :!o*ering: shall mean poc$eting one ofhis own !; by a player in the same or

immediate subsequent stro$e, when or after

the =ueen is poc$eted

1. :Shot: shall mean a pair or cannon

a :6air: shall mean placing a !;

within the 2uter !ircle near another !; or

=ueen in such a way the there is space and

the e(isting !; faces the general

direction of a poc$et

b :!annon: shall mean placing a !;

within the 2uter !ircle near another !; or

=ueen in such a way that there is no spaceand the e(isting !; faces the general

direction of a poc$et

1% :Thumbing: shall mean ta$ing a stro$e

with the thumb

1# :Turn: shall mean the right to stri$e

19 :!hief eferee: shall mean an official

appointed to super*ise and control a match

-' :>mpire: shall mean an official

appointed to super*ise and control a match

-1 :2pponent in Singles: shall mean the

player presently not ha*ing his turn of

play, while :2pponent in


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the Stri$er directly or indirectly

-. :/hite Slam: shall mean poc$eting all

nine white !; and the =ueen as per 8aws in

the first turn of play t may also be

called :"rea$ to 0inish: :"lac$ Slam:shall mean poc$eting all the remaining

blac$ !; with or without =ueen as per the

8aws in the first turn of play

?ote /ords implying singular shall include

plural and words implying masculine shall

refer to the feminine also

III Sittin$ Position

-% n Singles, the players shall sit

opposite to each other

-# n


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finger with or without support of other

fingers

3& Any hand may be used in play

3. /hile ta$ing the stro$e, the :hand: maytouch the playing surface

3% The elbow of the playing :hand: shall

not come within the playing surface nor

shall e(tend beyond the imaginary lines of

the arrows The :hand: may, howe*er, cross

the arrow

3# /hile ma$ing a stro$e, ta$ing support

of the Stool or !hair, Stand or Table of

the !;" or $eeping the legs on the rim of

the stand or table by the player is not

permissible 5owe*er, hands may rest on hisbody and legs or on the rim of the stool or

chair on which he sits

5 Toss

39 There shall be a toss by the >mpire at

the commencement of each match The toss

shall be by spin of a coin or by means of

calling the !; The player or pair winning

the toss shall ha*e the choice of the side

or the option to stri$e first Should the

winner decide to ha*e the choice of side,

he shall indicate the same to the >mpire,

who shall instruct the loser to sit first

n


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=ueen shall occupy the !entre !ircle and

the rest of the !; shall be placed around

the =ueen in the first row $eeping the

"lac$ and /hite !; alternately n the

second row, three white !; shall form the

shape :@: with the white !; in the firstrow The remaining space shall be filled up

by placing blac$ and white !; alternately

All !; so arranged, should be in compact

round, touching each other, within the

2uter !ircle A player may use his fingers

or stri$er to $eep the !; intact The !;

should be arranged for the brea$ with least

possible loss of time after each board

)- "rea$ is ta$en by a player who has

chosen to stri$e first

)3 The player who is to brea$ shall ha*ethe white !; during that board, lea*ing

the blac$ !; to his opponent The =ueen

shall be the common !;

)) "rea$ is considered to ha*e been made

if the Stri$er touches any of the !; e*en

slightly

)& "rea$ is not considered to ha*e been

made if no !; is touched by the Stri$er in

the usual run or +umping out n that case,

a ma(imum of two more chances shall be

allowed f after the permissible number ofchances, no !; is touched, the right to

brea$ shall be lost and the turn to play

shall pass to the opponent who shall ha*e

blac$ !; for play, but no re7arrangement

of !; already arranged shall be permitted

The abo*e condition will pre*ail till the

brea$ is effected f a player in his

attempt to brea$ plays an improper stro$e

or poc$ets his Stri$er without touching any

of the !;, he shall lose his turn

5owe*er, penalty shall not be applicable

). The brea$ shall be ta$en only after the

>mpire calls :6lay: and the stro$e shall be

made within 1& seconds of such a call The

play shall be deemed to ha*e begun from the

moment the >mpire calls :6lay:

)% f the brea$ is made before the >mpire

calls :6lay:, all the !; and =ueen

poc$eted shall be ta$en out for placing and

an additional !; as penalty


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declared The player shall lose his turn

5III Turn of Play

)# As long as a player poc$ets his own !;

or =ueen in accordance with the 8aws, his

turn shall continue 2therwise, it shall

pass on to the opponent

)9 n the first game, the player who

chooses to brea$ the first board shall ha*e

the white !; The turn to brea$ shall pass

alternately during the game n the second

game, the player who did not ha*e the first

turn to brea$ shall ha*e his turn first n

the third game, the turn to brea$ passes on

to the first player n


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with the *alue of the =ueen, e*en if he has

poc$eted and co*ered the =ueen

&) The player loses the ad*antage of

getting the credit of an additional 3

points for co*ering the =ueen, once he hasreached the score of -- points

&& The ma(imum number of points that can

be scored in a board is 1- only Any p to and including the pre7quarter

final rounds, each game shall be decided onthe basis of eight boards n case the

score is equal at the end of the eighth

board, an e(tra board shall be played to

decide the winner "efore the e(tra board,

there shall be a toss to choose brea$ only

&% All matches shall be decided by the

best of three games only

6 Chan$e of Sides

n Singles, the change of sides by the

players shall be made in the opposite

direction at the conclusion of each game

&9 n


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two minutes to change sides

6I &oul

.- n general, any act of *iolation of

8aws or anything done contrary to what is

stated specifically or implied as

undersood commonlyB in these 8aws, shall be

broadly classified as either a Technical

0oul or 0oul

,- Te%hni%al &oul

.3 Any act of *iolation of the 8aws

committed by the player before the first

stro$e of his turn shall be deemed as a

Technical 0oul A Technical 0oul shall

entail one !; of the offending player

being brought out for placing by the

opponent and his turn shall continue Any

act of *iolation of the 8aws committed by

the player presently not ha*ing his turn

shall also be deemed as a Technical 0oul,

and a penalty shall be imposed

B- &oul

.) Any act of *iolation of the 8aws

committed by the player during or after the

first stro$e of his turn shall be deemed as

a 0oul A foul shall entail one !; of the

offending player being brought out for

placing by the opponent and the turn to

play shall be lost f a foul is committed

while poc$eting the !; or =ueen, the

number of !; or =ueen so poc$eted shall be

brought our for placing and the turn of the

player shall be lost

6II C7' ("er)oard

.&a f a !; or =ueen +ump out of the

playing surface, the +umped !; or =ueen

shall be placed by the >mpire in the !entre!ircle, if space permits, co*ering it fully

or the ma(imum portion of it that is

a*ailable

b f both the =ueen and a !; +ump in

the same stro$e, preference shall be gi*en

to place the =ueen first, and the +umped

!; shall be placed, touching the =ueen, in

the opposite direction of the player

presently ha*ing his turn


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c f both /hite and "lac$ !; +ump in

the same stro$e, preference shall be gi*en

to place the !; of the player who made

that stro$e first and the other !; shall

be placed, touching the first !; in the

manner de(cribed in ule .&bd f more than two !; +ump in the same

stro$e, the placing of the first two !;

shall be in accordance with ule .&b and

ule .&c The rest of the !; shall be

placed touching the first two !;, as far

as possible

.. f !; or =ueen +ump out and fall bac$

on the playing surface, the !; or =ueen

shall be placed by the >mpire in the !entre

!ircle as per the 8aws The position of the

disturbed !;, if any, shall be corrected

by the >mpire, as fas as possible, at his

discretion f, howe*er, !; andor =ueen

+ump out and fall bac$ on the playing

surface after hitting the shade, bulb or

light fittings, it shall be considered to

ha*e naturally tra*elled mpire

by lifting the !; or =ueen and replacing

them, as far as possible, in the position

where they would rest if the Stri$er was

not there f, howe*er, this happens at the


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mouth of the poc$et and in the process of

remo*al of the !; or =ueen, the Stri$er

loses its centre of gra*ity and falls into

the poc$et, it shall be deemed to ha*e been

poc$eted A penalty shall be declared to be

imposed as per the 8aws

%1 f a !; is resting periously at the

mouth of the poc$et and actually falls into

the poc$et for any reason, it shall be

considered to ha*e been properly poc$eted

6I5 *ues and Penalties

%- f in a proper or improper stro$e, a

player poc$ets his Stri$er alone, his turn

shall be lost and one of his !; will be

ta$en out as penalty by his opponent for

placing Such penalty !; shall be called:


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the opponent and the player shall lose his

turn f a player poc$ets his own !; with

the Stri$er by an improper stro$e, the !;

so poc$eted with a


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*alid

#3 f more than one !; is to be placed by

a player as


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ad+oining his side, he shall request the

>mpire to pro*ide, specifying the colour

and number he needs for placing

91 mpire

only in the !entre !ircle /hile placing

so, howe*er, if shot is automatically

formed, it cannot be altered

9) f the !entre !ircle is partially or

completely co*ered by other !;, the =ueen

shall be placed so as to occupy most of the

unco*ered portion or in any position

ad+acent to the !entre !ircle in such a way

so that it is not easy to poc$et for the

player ha*ing his turn The placing of the

=ueen by the >mpire, in such a situation,shall be final

9&a f the =ueen is poc$eted before any

!; of the player is poc$eted, the =ueen

shall be ta$en out for placing and the

player shall lose his turn

b f a player poc$ets the =ueen while

there is a


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9. f the =ueen is poc$eted by a stro$e

and is not co*ered, the =ueen shall be

ta$en out for placing f not noticed by

the >mpire or by the opponent before the

ne(t stro$e is made, the =ueen shall be

recorded as properly co*ered

9% f the =ueen and the !; of a player

are poc$eted together in one stro$e, the

=ueen shall be considered co*ered 5owe*er,

at the brea$ or any subsequent stro$e, when

all none !; of the player are on the !;",

if the =ueen and one of the !; are

poc$eted together, the =ueen has to be

co*ered f more than one !; and the =ueen

are poc$eted together, the =ueen shall be

considered co*ered

9# f the =ueen, !; and the Stri$er arepoc$eted together by a proper stro$e, the

=ueen and the !; so poc$eted with an

additional one as mpire for placing Two

additional !; shall be ta$en out for

placing by the opponent and the player

shall lose his turn

1'' /hile co*ering the =ueen, if the

Stri$er alone is poc$eted, the =ueen shall

be ta$en out for placing A !; of theoffending player shall be ta$en out as


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player shall lose his turn

1'1 /hile co*ering the =ueen, if a player

poc$ets the Stri$er along with his !;, the

!; so poc$eted plus one !; as


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point "ut, if a player poc$ets the =ueen

along with his last !; and the last !; of

the opponent by an improper stro$e, the

opponent shall win the board by 3 points

f the score is -- or more he shall lose by

1 point f demanded, one additional pointshall be awarded

1'& f a player poc$ets the last !; of

his own and of his opponent by a proper

stro$e while the =ueen is on the !;", the

opponent shall be awarded 3 points f the

score is -- or more he shall be awareded

only 1 point "ut if a player poc$ets the

last !; of his own and of his opponent by

an improper stro$e while the =ueen is on

the !;", the opponent shall be awareded 3

points f the score is -- or more he shall

be awareded only 1 point f demanded, the

oppontnent shall be awarded one additional

point

1'. f a player by a proper sto$e poc$ets

the last !; of the opponent when the =ueen

is still on the !;", he shall lose the

board by the number of his own !; lying on

the !;" together with the points for the

=ueen f the opponent4s score is -- or

more he shall lose by the number of !;

only f a player poc$ets the last !; of

the opponent by an improper stro$e when the

=ueen is on the !;", he shall lose the

board by the number of his own !; lying onthe !;" together with the points for the

=ueen f the opponent4s score is -- or

more he shall lose the board by the number

of !; only f demanded, the opponent

shall be awarded one point in addition

1'% f a player poc$ets his last !; by a

proper sto$e lea*ing the =ueen on the !;",

he shall lose the board by 3 points f the

opponent4s score is -- or more, he shall

lose by 1 point Also, if a player poc$ets

his last !; by an improper stro$e lea*ing

the =ueen on the !;", he shall lose theboard by 3 points f the opponent4s score

is -- or more, he shall lose by 1 point f

demanded, the opponent shall be awarded one

additional point

1'# f a player poc$ets his last !; along

with the Stri$er lea*ing the =ueen on the

!;" by a proper stro$e, he shall lose the


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board by 3 points f the score of the

opponent is -- or more, he shall lose by 1

point 2ne additional point for the

poc$eted Stri$er shall be awarded if

demanded by the opponent Also, if a player

poc$ets his last !; along with the Stri$erlea*ing the =ueen on the !;" by an improper

stro$e, he shall lose the board by 3

points f the score of the opponent is --

or more, he shall lose by one point f

demanded, the opponent shall be awarded two

additional points

1'9 f a player poc$ets the =ueen, his

last !;, the last !; of his opponent by a

proper stro$e together with the Stri$er,

the player shall lose the board by 3


or more, he shall lose by 1 point 2ne

additional point for the poc$eted Stri$er

shall be awarded if demanded by the

opponent f a player poc$ets the =ueen,

his last !;, the last !; of his opponent

together with the Stri$er by an improper

sto$e, the player shall lose the board by 3


or more, he shall lose by 1 point f

demanded, the opponent shall be awarded two

additional points

11' f a player poc$ets the last !; of

his own and of his opponent with the

Stri$er by a proper stro$e, he shall losethe board by one point, if the =ueen has

been co*ered by him 2ne addtional point

for the poc$eted Stri$er shall be awarded

if demanded by the opponent f a player

poc$ets the last !; of his own and of his

opponent together with the stri$er by an

improper stro$e, he shall lose the board by

one point, if the =ueen has been co*ered by

him Two additional points shall be awarded

if demanded by the opponent

111 f a player poc$ets the last !; of

his opponent along with the Stri$er lea*ingthe =ueen on the !;" by a proper stro$e, he

shall lose the board by the number of his

!; lying on the board plus the *alue of

the =ueen f the score is -- or more, he

shall lose by the number of !; only 2ne

additional point for the poc$eted Stri$er

shall be awarded if demanded by the

opponent f a player poc$ets the last !;

of his opponent along with the Stri$er


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lea*ing the =ueen on the !;" by an improper

stro$e, he shall lose the board by the

number of his !; lying on the board plus

the *alue of the =ueen f the socre is --

or more he shall lose by the number of his

!; only f demanded, the opponent shallbe awarded two additional points

11- f a player poc$ets the last !; of

his own and of his opponent together with

the Stri$er by a proper stro$e, he shall

lose the board by 3 points, if the =ueen

has been co*ered by the opponent 2ne

additional point shall be awarded if

demanded by the opponent f a player

poc$ets the last !; of his own and of his

opponent together with the Stri$er by an

improper stro$e, he shall lose the board by

3 points, if the =ueen has been co*ered by

the opponent Two additional points shall

be awarded if demanded by the opponent

113 f the =ueen resting periously at the

mouth of the poc$et actually falls into the

poc$et for any reason, it shall be

considered to ha*e been dulyB poc$eted

11) A player shall not utilise the mpire to rectify A foul shall be declared

as per the 8aws

65I General

11& A stro$e shall be ta$en by means of a

stri$er only The stri$er shall be brought

by the player and certified by the !hief

eferee or >mpire before play

11. /hile ta$ing a stro$e, if the stri$er

+umps o*er the !;", the turn of the player

shall continue if he poc$ets his own !; or

=ueen in that stro$e

11% A changed new stri$er, duly appro*ed

by the !hief eferee or >mpire, shall be

allowed in a match, after the particular

board is completed 5owe*er, if in the

middle of the board, the stri$er is bro$en,

it is permitted to change the same only

after completion of that particular stro$e


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11# 2nce set, the position of the !;"

shall bot be changed in the middle of the

match 5owe*er, the sole authority to ma$e

any change after e(amination, on appeal by

any player, lies with the >mpire

119 The !;", table or stand on which the

!;" is placed, allotted for a match can be

changed only after the competion of a

board, The sole authority for deciding the

condition of the !;", Table or Stand rests

with the >mpire

1-' Any bro$en !;, if appealed for

replacement, shall be replaced by the

>mpire in the original position of the

bro$en !; as far as possible

1-1 The time count stops when there is anappeal to the >mpire by a player, during

the play The play shall not continue

unless the >mpire has ordered :6lay: The

player who *iolates shall lose the entire

board with the number of his !; lying on

the !;" with the points of the =ueen, as

per the 8aws, if it is lying on the !;"

1--a The powder shall be applied e*enly

by the player ha*ing the turn o*er the

playing surface before brea$ The use of

powder shall be neither e(cessi*e nor

scantybi The powder shall not be applied or

remo*ed after the >mpire has announced

:6lay:

ii Any willful attempt to remo*e or

wipe powder from the playing surface shall

not be permitted

iii The remo*al of powder from the

playing surface by way of blowing, wiping

or any other way shall not be permitted

0or any infringement as stated abo*e, a

foul shall be declared against the

offending player as per the 8aws

c 5owe*er, along the "ase 8ines and

"ase !ircles of his side, e(cessi*e powder,if any, may be remo*ed with the help of the

Stri$er only, by a player during his turn

of play

d The >mpire shall ha*e the right to

control the e*en application of powder on

the playing surface

e The >mpire should be requested for

remo*al of dust, insects, etc from the !;"


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during the course of play

1-3 A stro$e is considered complete only

after the Stri$er, !; or =ueen disturbed

by the Stri$er comes to rest The Stri$er

shall be remo*ed by the player from the !;"immediately after the stro$e is completed

The >mpire may assist on request

1-) As long as a player poc$ets his own

!; or =ueen, the time count starts as soon

as the stro$e is complete 5owe*er, in a

stro$e, when a player fails to poc$et his

!; or =ueen, the time count shall start

only after the Stri$er has been remo*ed

from the !;"

1-& /hen a player poc$ets the !; of his

opponent $nowingly or un$nowingly, the>mpire shall stop the player from playing

further f unnoticed by the >mpire or by

the opponent, the !; poc$eted shall be

considered to ha*e been properly poc$eted

The turn of the player shall be lost as and

when noticed

1-. The player shall not hit, tap, or

disturb the !;" willfully or otherwise f

done, a foul shall be declared against the

offending player as per the 8aws 5owe*er,

if it is done by the player in such a way

that rearrangement of the !; becomesimpossible, he shall lose the entire board

with the number of !; lying on the !;"

with the points for the =ueen as per the

8aws

1-% A stro$e shall be considered to ha*e

been made, if the Stri$er slips, lea*ing

any "ase 8ine or "ase !ircle, irrespecti*e

of whether it has touched any !; or not

5owe*er, if the Stri$er slips and does not

lea*e any "ase 8ine or "ase !ircle or mo*es

any !;, stro$e shall not be considered to

ha*e been made

1-# A player may find out the score from

the >mpire only during his turn of play

1-9 A player shall not distract the

attention of the opponent by any act

13' /hile ta$ing a stro$e, the Stri$er


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must touch both the "ase 8ines f the

stro$e is made from the "ase !ircle, the

Stri$er must co*er the "ase !ircle fully,

but should not touch the arrow

131 n mpire

133 The player shall not hold any solid

material, e(cept the Stri$er in either hand

during the course of his turn

13) The !; or =ueen shall not be mo*ed or

disturbed after the brea$, e(cept by way of

a stro$e f touched, mo*ed or disturbed

the same shall be replaced in the original

position by the >mpire, as fas as possible

and a foul shall be declared against the

offending player as per the 8aws

13& The run of the Stri$er shall not be

tested on the playing surface during the

course of a board

13. The player shall not $eep his Stri$eron the frame or in the poc$et of the !;"

during the board 5owe*er, the player shall

be permitted to place the Stri$er or !; on

the playing surface, near his "ase line

only, while placing the mpire who feels

that rearrangement of the !; is not


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possible, that particular board shall be

replayed

1)1 f a !; is bro$en by a stro$e during

the course of the board, the position of

the bigger part of the bro$en !; isconsidered for all purposes, and the

>mpire4s decision shall be final

1)- n the e*ent of the !; lying on the

"ase 8ine or "ase !ircle, pre*enting the

player from ta$ing a stro$e for want of

space for placement of his Stri$er, that

board shall be replayed

65II Loss of !ntire 'at%h

1)3 A player shall be liable to lose the

entire match for any act of indiscipline or

breach of any of the 8aws or any of the

following

a 8ea*es the match board area during

the game without the permission of the

>mpire

b 0ails to abide by the time limit

gi*en for rest in the deciding game during

a match

c efuses to abide by the decision of

the >mpire or !hief eferee

d 6asses insulting remar$s against the

!hief eferee or >mpire, or authorities

before or during or immediately after thematch

e Smo$es or smells foul while at play

due to into(icating drin$s, or is under the

influence of drugs

f 6lays with an uncertified Stri$er

g mpire

h mpire4s warning

i 0ails to report to the >mpire at his

match board within 1& minutes after the

match is announced

65III Protest

1)) All protests shall be written in

English addressed to the Secretary of the

Tournament and shall be submitted through

the !hief eferee or >mpire duly signed by


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the player or !aptain or anager of the

team

1)& The oral protest shall be intimated to

the >mpire immediately the incident ta$es

place, along with the prescribed scrutinyfee ?o protest shall be entertained

without payment of scrutiny fee

1). The written protest shall be submitted

within 1& minutes of completion of that

particular board

1)% The protest shall represent facts

only, as had occured, the decision of the

!hief eferee or >mpire and the point

appealed against, by the aggrie*ed party

1)# 6rotest in uncouth and abusi*elanguage shall be summarily re+ected and

in*ite disciplinary action

1)9 2nce a protest is lodged, it shall not

be permitted to be withdrawn

1&' 2nce a protest is recorded and handed

o*er, the play shall continue from where it

stopped The result of the match shall not

be announced till the protest is

considered

1&1a f the protest is upheld, the match

shall continue from the beginning of that

particular board in which the protest was

lodged and the scrutiny fee refunded

b n case the protest is o*errlued,

the result already obtained shall stand and

the scrutiny fee forfeited

c The decision of the Tournament

authorities should be con*eyed to the

parties concerned within one hour from the

time the protest was lodged

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