League Rules and Regulations 

1.    QUALIFYING – All players must have their league dues paid by cash or post-dated cheque to the Men’s Snooker Committee Chairman by September 30^th.  All players must also have their Unit Membership dues paid by cash or post-dated cheque by January 31st, of the current year or confirming their intention to become a Club Member for the upcoming year.

 2.      SINGLES:  The first round commences on Mondays in mid-September and runs through December/January at which time players will be separated into divisions.  There will be no matches on Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Week, January 1^st or 2^nd and Louis Riel Day.

 The Singles League can accommodate up to 24 players.  The Committee will develop a schedule consistent with the number of players with the principal that players will play as many league members as possible in the first round. 

 Once the initial round robin is completed, the Singles League will begin divisional play with “A”, “B” and “C” divisions (depending upon the number of participants).

 The divisions will be sorted by most wins.  In the event of a tie – please see Tie Breaker Section 11 below.

 3.      DOUBLES:  the first round commences on Wednesdays in mid-September and runs through December/January at which time teams will be separated into divisions in preparation for the second round. 

 For example: if there are 16 teams, the first round robin will take 15 weeks after witch two divisions will be created requiring 14 weeks to complete play.  Should less than 16 teams register, the committee will be responsible for determining the schedule.  The maximum practical number of teams the league can accommodate is 18.

 Once the initial round robin is completed, the Doubles league will begin divisional play with “A”. “B” and “C” divisions (depending upon the number of teams).  The divisions will be sorted by most wins.  In the event of a tie – please see Tie Breaker Section 11 below.

 Should your partner be unable to play, you may contact a spare from the official spare list located on the bulletin board or circulated to league members.  If no spares are available, you may use a member from another team, or from singles providing your opponents agree.

 For playoffs, a player may select a spare from a team that did not qualify for the playoffs and is in the same or lower division than the team requiring a spare.

 4.      START TIMES:  Both leagues start matches at 6:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. respectively.  Whenever possible players are encouraged to start their matches early.

 If your opponent(s) arrives 15 minutes late, the waiting player(s) have the option of calling a forfeit of the first frame.  If they are 30 minutes late, the waiting player(s) have the option of calling a forfeit of the match.  Players may choose to waive this penalty, but must complete match in the required time allotted or reschedule as agreed upon by the participants.

 5.      LATE FINISH:  A match should be finished prior to the next time slot.  Players should use their discretion regarding continuing or starting a third game that may or will affect the next time slot.  Players have a 15 minute grace period, wherein if they are not finished, the committee may stop your play or delay you from starting a third game.  You must leave the table within the 15 minute period.  These late finish guidelines apply to both singles and doubles. 

 Both the 7:45 and 9:00 PM draws should be afforded the opportunity to start their games within the 15 minute grace period.  However, if the schedule should include open tables as it does in doubles play, players who are at the table as well as incoming players need to consider whether this would best occur at the assigned table or by starting play on an open table or a table to become open in a few minutes (assumes a match is near completion).  If there is no open table or if one is not expected to become open within 15 minutes the committee may  stop your play or delay you from starting a third game.

 6.      CASUAL PLAY:  Players who have completed their match (through play or default) may remain on the table for an hour of the scheduled time and they should relinquish the table during the remaining 15 minutes of scheduled time if the in-coming player(s) are ready to commence their match.

 7.      MAKE-UP GAMES: - must be agreed to by both parties and be completed before the next week of play. Wednesday nights are for Doubles play, however, Singles makeup games may be scheduled providing they do not interfere with Doubles matches and will have to concede the table to Doubles players who are ready to start their matches.  All matches must be completed by the last scheduled match. 

 8.      HANDICAPS AND DEFAULT GAMES:  All handicaps begin a zero at the beginning of the season and at the beginning of division play. Each win is worth -5, each loss is worth +5 to a maximum of + or – 20 in the first round only. 

Default games do not affect current handicap.

No handicaps will used in Divisional play and the season ending Playoffs.  

 9.      RECORD KEEPING:  only the Drawmaster may enter wins, losses or change handicaps.  All players must complete a win/loss score sheet and place it in the Men’s Snooker League tray or give it to the Drawmaster.  All matches are best of 3 frames.

10.    PLAYOFFS:  The Paige System will be used in the Playoffs:  Match #1 features Divisional 1 vs 2; Match #2 features 3 vs 4.  The winner of Match #1 advance to the finals.  Match #3 features the Loser of Match #1 and the winner of Match #2; winner advances to Match #4 the finals.  Matches #1, #2 and #3 will be best of 5 frames.  Match #4 will be best of 7 frames.