by Anonymous on March 13th, 2007

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IF I AM SHOOTING THE EIGHT BALL AND DON'T HAVE A CLEAN SHOT, IN STRAIGHT EIGHT BALL, DO I LOSE IF I CHOOSE TO SHOOT AWAY FROM THE EIGHT BALL WITHOUT TOUCHING IT, UNTIL MY OPPONENT POCKETS ALL OF HIS BALLS AND IS FORCED TO SHOOT THE EIGHT?

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  • According to the UK 8-ball rules which my pool league plays by, any deliberate foul while shooting at any ball leads to forfeit of the frame. However in the standardised world rules that are used in international competition, a deliberate foul is not considered any more serious than a regular accidental foul and is therefore punished in the same way ie. 2 visits to your opponent/cueball in hand.

    So if you are playing under UK rules, you lose. If you are playing under international standardised rules, you do not lose (although by this tactic you are effectively waiting for your opponent to pot all his balls and beat you, so you will lose anyway!)

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  • by answerman on November 9th, 2008

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    In the US, you give your opponent ball in hand. That is in most leagues and tournaments. That would probably be one of the smarter things to do. If you're giving up ball in hand, you may as well get your money's worth. Shoot your opponents balls away from the 8's most likely target pocket or move his open balls to the end cushion.

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