Rules of snooker satisfied that the player was only positioning the ball, and not playing a shot or preparing to play one. When a player commits a foul, the opponent receives penalty points equal to the value of the ball "on", the value of the highest valued ball involved in the foul, or 4 points, whichever is greatest. When multiple fouls are made in one shot, only the most highly valued foul is counted. Penalty points are therefore at least 4 points and at most 7. Not hitting the ball "on" first is the most common foul. A common defensive tactic is to
Snooker world ranking points 2013/2014 the season and at six further points during the season. The total points accumulated by the cut-off dates for the revised seedings are based on all the points up to that date in the 2013/2014 season, all of the points from the 2012/2013 season, and the points from the 2011/2012 season that have not yet been dropped. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Snooker world ranking points 2013/2014 The official 2013/2014 snooker world ranking points for the professional snooker players on the World Snooker Main Tour in the 2013/2014 season are based on performances in ranking and minor-ranking tournaments over a two-year rolling period.