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 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. The total points from the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 seasons set the rankings at the start of 2013/2014 season and are updated after every tournament carrying ranking points. As points are accrued from tournaments in the current season, the points from the corresponding tournaments from two seasons ago are dropped. The rankings set the official seedings at the start of