Billiards matches usually consist of an odd number of frames. The player who has won more frames wins the match. For example, in a match consisting of 7 frames, a player who has won 4 frames wins the match. A player who scores more points wins the frame. Billiards matches can also be held in other formats, which are indicated by the organizer in the program (line).
There is a possibility of a draw in billiards when the struck balls do not progress on the table. If a tie occurs, the frame may be repeated, restarted with a score of 0:0 (by mutual agreement of the two players or at the referee’s suggestion). Bets on frame results placed before the start of the frame are calculated based on the results recorded in the repeated frame, and bets on frame results placed after the actual start of the frame are calculated with odds of “1” (one).
Bets offered on Snooker match results:
In a Snooker match, the handicap and total are calculated according to the number of frames, and within a frame – by points.
- The first player will win the match (frame) – “Win 1”.
- The second player will win the match (frame) – “Win 2”.
- The first player will win (not lose) the match (frame) with the considered handicap – “Handicap 1”.
- The second player will win (not lose) the match (frame) with the considered handicap – “Handicap 2”.
- Bets on the total number of frames played in the match – “Total above (below) the bet value”.
- Bets on the total number of points scored in the frame – “Total above (below) the bet value”.
- Bets: which player will score the first ball in the match.
- Bets: which player will be the first to score the offered number of points.
- Bets on the total number of points scored in the frame to be even (odd).
- Bets: whether the first (second) player will score the first (last) ball.
- Bet on the first ball potted as yellow (green, brown, blue, pink, black).
- Bets: “50+Break” will be (will not be).
- “Century break” will be scored (will not be scored).
- Bets: “Maximum break (147)” will be (will not be).
A “Break” is the number of points scored by a player in a single visit to the table. Points scored due to fouls committed by the opponent are not counted in the “break.” A “50+break” is fifty or more points scored in this manner, a “Century Break” is one hundred or more points scored, and a “Maximum Break (147)” is the highest possible score in a single frame (15 Red + 15 Black + Colors). - Bets: will there be (won’t there be) a foul?
All bets placed on frame outcomes are calculated after the completion of the frame. All points awarded by the match referee are taken into account when calculating bets on match outcomes.
In certain cases, it’s possible to mark an early victory in a frame. For instance, if one of the players is late to start the frame, the referee awards victory to the other player, and the frame is considered complete.
An early victory is also granted when a player is not in a “Snooker” situation and misses three consecutive shots while having the opportunity to hit another ball. In this case, bets on the outcomes of this frame are subject to a calculation with odds “1” (one). In this and similar cases, bets on the outcomes of this frame are subject to a calculation with odds “1” (one), except for those bets whose results do not depend on the aforementioned situations and have already become unequivocally clear.
For the calculation of snooker match results, official championship and tournament websites presented in the table are used as a basis. In some cases, when the official site does not contain necessary information to calculate any match result, video recordings of the match are used as a basis for calculation. For example, if the official site does not contain the necessary information to calculate the bet on the outcome “Will the first/second player score the first ball,” the video recording of the match will be used as a basis for calculation.
Bets on delayed or interrupted snooker match results remain valid until the end of the tournament or championship in which they were held. Until the match starts or continues, all bets on match outcomes remain valid.
Bets are also accepted on other possible outcomes in snooker matches that will be offered by the organizer in the Line.
