Format of play & conditions

1. The following format of play shall be adopted for the African snooker championship:

2. Qualifying Round-Robin matches Best of 7 frames

3. Quarter-Finals Best of 9 frames

4. Semi-Finals Best of 9 frames

5. Final Best of 11(in one session with 30min break)

6. 3rd and 4th placing shall be competed on the best of five (5) frames; breaks made therein shall be discounted for championship records.

7. In the event of there being eight (8) groups, their respective group winners and runners-up shall qualify for the pre-quarter finals. The re-draw thereof shall then be carried out in the presence of the players concerned and/or their delegates, to be witnessed by the  ABSF Tournament Director.

8. In making the pre-quarter-final draw, the eight(8) group winners and the group runner-up shall be placed according to the following draw:

1st of B

2nd of A

2nd of H

1st of G

1st of F

2nd of E

2nd of D

1st of C

1st of D

2nd of C

2nd of F

1st of E

1st of H

2nd of G

2nd of B

1st of A

 

9. At the end of round-robin matches, if two (2) or more players have an equal number of wins, the best frame differentials shall decide the winner. If still being equal, the winning result between the two (2) players concerned shall determine the said winner. If a tie still prevails, a single frame knock-out match between them shall decide the ultimate winner.

10. The player winning the African championship on three (3) consecutive years shall be entitled to keep the winning trophy for good.

11. The recipients of the champion and highest break trophies are permitted to keep them for a year; but their respective Country Members shall be solely held responsible for their safe custody and return of same to the ABSF, prior to the start of the next African championship.

12. The Host Country, if it so wishes, may organize a delegate tournament during the championship; prizes, if any, shall be left to its discretion.

13. If possible, a five (5) minute practice shall be granted to each player on the allocated match-table, before the start of the said match. A standard wall clock installed at the competition venue shall decide on all time requirements.

14. Players shall report their presence to the referee-in-charge at least twenty (20) minutes before the start of their match. If the player concerned is late for three (3) minutes thereof, he shall lose one (1) frame. If he is late for ten (10) minutes from the start time, the whole match shall be forfeited to his opponent.

15. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, all forfeits shall be fully investigated thereafter by the ABSF; if there be a prima facie on misconduct against the defaulting player, appropriate disciplinary action shall be taken against the offending Country Member concerned.

16. The player not in default shall be credited with a win, but no frames shall be awarded thereto. The matches in each group shall be calculated on a percentage basis; however, should the non-award of the forfeited match affects the player concerned in his qualifying for the quarter-finals, then a sufficient number of winning frames shall be awarded thereto, to enable him to tie with the lowest qualifier for a consequential playoff between them, in order to establish the eventual qualifier for the said quarter-finals in this group.

17. Should the need arise, the Host Country shall have the rights to transfer any match to another match-table or change of any scheduled time-table, provided always that the delegate(s) of the Country Member(s) concerned, shall have to be duly notified in writing in advance.

18. Evening dress or dark suits shall be worn by players for all match sessions, preferably with a single-color long-sleeve shirt, bow-tie, waist-coat or vest and black shoes. If ABSF subsidy is granted to the said championship, all players may need to wear additionally approved partnership logos so prescribed by the ABSF partner(s) and approved by the ABSF.

19. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, under extreme emergency when the Host Country needs to vary the championship rules and conditions, prior approval shall have to be secured from the ABSF in good time, to enable the same be duly conveyed to other Country Members concerned.

20. All miss-conduct or demeanor on a reported player, if found guilty after due investigation, shall be reprimanded by the ABSF, including the Country Member under whom he represents.

 Seeding of players

1. All seeding and the draw of players shall be made by the ABSF Seeding Committee, comprising the tournament directors of the Host Country and of the ABSF and, if necessary, the Secretary and the Chairman of ABSF Referees Control Panel. Previous African Snooker championship records are to be used for seeding criteria, including other performance records thereby achieved at other multi-sport events and/or at the IBSF world snooker championship and the WSA professional circuits.

2. Country Members entering their players should identify their ranking and track records in the prescribed entry forms, to enable their seeding be fairly assessed by the Seeding Committee. In the absence of any such data information being provided, it shall be the sole jurisdiction of the said Committee to decide on such seeding requirements.