If the shooter exceeds the time limit specified for the tournament, a standard foul will be called and the incoming player is rewarded according to the rules applicable to the game being played. 46. A Sanctioned Tournament distinguishes itself from other tournaments with the prestige of being recognised by the WPA. 2. This document sets out the requirements and benefits of an International Tournament receiving the sanction of the WPA. Some details of exact size and placement are in the WPA Equipment Specifications. The shooter is responsible for the equipment he controls at the table, such as chalk, bridges, clothing, his hair, parts of his body, and the cue ball when it is in hand, that may be involved in such fouls. The cue ball is assumed not to be touching any ball unless it is declared touching by the referee or opponent. It is up to the referee and tournament management to set additional limits on this. He will arrive 1 day before the Tournament and leave 1 day after the Tournament. If a stalemate occurs (see 1.12 Stalemate), the players will lag again to determine who will shoot an opening break. A break shot is the opening shot of a match or rack, depending on the game.

A breaking foul is penalized by the loss of two points as mentioned under 4.3 Opening Break Shot, 10 ball billiards rules as well as a possible re-break. Fouls are penalized by subtracting points from the offending player’s score. An inning is a player’s turn at the table. A ball that contacts the top of the rail is not considered to have been driven off the table if it returns to the playing surface or enters a pocket. The cue ball is in hand, and the incoming player may place it anywhere on the playing surface. An object ball that rebounds from a pocket back onto the playing surface is not a pocketed ball. Usually a legal jump shot is played by elevating the cue stick and driving the cue ball down into the playing surface from which it rebounds. A scoop shot, in which the cue tip contacts the playing surface and the cue ball at the same time and this causes the cue ball to rise off the cloth, is treated like a miscue. Players must not use their legs or stumps as a leverage against any part of the table or the wheelchair while playing a shot. 3) In accepting the table as is, the incoming player is not permitted to play a "push-out", he must play a legal shot to the ball on.

After a foul has been committed the incoming player is awarded a free shot. The player taking the time out should remember that his actions must be within the spirit of the game and if he acts otherwise, he is subject to a penalty under the Unsportsmanlike Conduct. At 14.1, the time out begins between racks; and the player at the table may continue his inning should the opponent decide to take his time out. If a player intentionally plays out of turn, it should be treated like 6.17 Unsportsmanlike Conduct. For 6.17 Unsportsmanlike Conduct, the referee will choose a penalty depending on the nature of the offense. If such a foul is accidental, it is a standard foul, but if it is intentional, it is 6.17 Unsportsmanlike Conduct. For Rule 6.14 Three Consecutive Fouls, only standard fouls are counted, so a breaking foul does not count as one of the three fouls.

If both a standard foul and a breaking foul happen on one shot, it is considered a breaking foul. It happens when the object balls have been racked and the cue ball is played from behind the head string usually with the intent of breaking the rack apart. The object balls are struck by the cue ball with the usual intent of driving them into pockets. However, if the shooter pockets the legal object ball the incoming player has the option to play the shot as left, or hand it back to his opponent. The table is comprised of rails, cushions, a playing surface and pockets. The foot end of the table is where the object balls usually begin, while the head end is where the cue ball usually begins. If only the cue ball interferes, then it is placed as follows: if the object ball is in front of or on the head string, the cue ball is in hand behind the head string; if the object ball is behind the head string, the cue ball is spotted on the head spot, or on the center spot if the head spot is blocked. The cue ball must either cross the head string or contact a ball in front of or on the head string or the shot is a foul, and the cue ball is in hand for the following player according to the rules of the specific game.