First Carrom Competition by Assam Society of Bangalore ASOB

First Carrom Competition by Assam Society of Bangalore (ASOB) 
This mail is just a gentle reminder on the Carrom Tournament that is happening at the Gurukul Sports Academy on 29th and 30th Sep. from 10:00AM-6:00PM

 
All the participants are requested to nominate themselves either though email or via phone by next Wednesday(26th Sep.).

 
Do touch base with any one of the following in case of any issues/concerns:

Pradip---9880710726

Mohshin--9739879777

Tridib--9886075087

Cheers,

Rajdeep (9880016282)

TOURNAMENT RULES

• All League matches up to Quarter-Finals will be on a best of three boards, knock-out basis.

• Quarter Finals will be played for best of 5 boards.

• In the League matches, either 25 points  or 5 boards,whichever happens earlier,will be considered

• Thumbing is allowed.

• Strikers, Coins and Carom powder will be provided and will be available with the organizers

• Semi Finals & Finals will be played for 25 points or 8 boards whichever comes earlier. The rules for Semi-Finals & Finals will be announced on the day of the match. At the end of 8 boards, if no player has reached 25 points then the participant with highest no. of points will be declared as winners.

• Sinking the striker costs you one piece and your turn. But, if you sink a piece in the same shot, then two come up and you shoot again.

• After sinking the striker, your opponent places the due piece(s) within the center circle. If you haven't sunk one yet, you owe one.

• If while shooting for the queen you also sink one of your pieces, the queen is automatically covered, no matter which went first.

• If a piece jumps off the board, it is placed on the center spot. If pieces land on end or are overlapping, they are left that way.

• If the center spot is partially covered when replacing the queen or a jumped piece, the piece should cover as much red as possible. If totally covered, the piece is placed opposite the next player behind the red spot.

• If you sink your opponent's piece, you lose your turn. If you sink their last piece, you lose the board.

• If you sink your last piece before the queen, you lose the board, five points and one point for each of your opponent's pieces left.

• If the striker does not leave both lines, go again.

• A piece that is on or behind the front baseline must not be struck by the striker until the striker has crossed the front baseline.

• For each strike, the player must position the striker within the baseline OR on one of the two circles at either end of the baseline.

• A striker within the baseline must touch both the front line and the rear line.

• In striking, the player's hand or arm must not cross the diagonal foul lines at either end of the baseline.

• For the very first turn, the player is allowed three attempts to "break" i.e. disturb the central group of counters.

• If you touch opponent’s last coin without touching the queen then opponent’s coin will be placed back to its original position (indirect touch is also not allowed). And if touched directly, then it is considered as a foul. 

Fouls

When a player commits a foul, the turn comes to an end immediately and a penalty is incurred.  The penalty is that one pocketed piece is returned to the board by the opponent anywhere within the main circle.  Any other pieces requiring to be returned to the board are also placed within the main circle by the opponent.  It is normal for pieces to be positioned in order to confer an advantage for the opponent.

A foul is recorded in the following situations:

• The striker is pocketed. 

• A player strikes opponent's piece directly. 

• A player contravenes the rules for striking. 

• A player touches any piece in play, other than the striker. 

• The first player to strike fails to break the counters in three attempts.

Where a penalty is incurred but no pocketed pieces exist to return, the penalty is "owed" until a piece becomes available.  If a penalty is owed, when a piece becomes available due to being pocketed, the piece is returned to the centre by the opponent at the end of the turn.  Should the opponent forget to do this before the start of the next turn, any owed penalties are lost.