| Dublin Snooker League Rules | ||
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| Section one | Registration of Teams | |
| 1.1 | All teams must complete an application form as issued by the the D.B & S.L committee. | |
| 1.2 | Teams will consist of a minimum of 5 players and a maximum of 8 players. | |
| 1.3 | Teams with less than 8 players may register additional players before the 31st of January of that season. | |
| 1.4 | All additional registrations must be of no higher standard than the highest rated player on the team. | |
| 1.5 | No registered professional player can in any D.B & S.L competitions. | |
| 1.6 | The D.B. & S. L will present winning teams and runners – up with 6 trophies per team in the league and cup competitions. | |
| 1.7 | Teams requiring extra trophies must notify their divisional secretary in advance of the Presentation night. |
| Section two | Matches |
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| 2.1 | All matches are best of 3 frames unless otherwise stated. |
| 2.2 | Four different players per team to play in each match two Tuesday and two Thursday. |
| 2.3 | Away team must nominate first player to play in all league matches. |
| 2.4 | League matches are to be played Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 7:45pm sharp |
| 2.5 | Away team allowed 15 minutes late start in first match. |
| 2.6 | One frame to be deducted after 15 minutes second frame after 30 minutes in the second match first frame is deducted at 9:01 pm and second frame at 9:16 pm. |
| 2.7 | Home team must provide referees. |
| 2.8 | Postponed matches If teams postpone a match the teams must inform their divisional secretary also the match must be played within 4 weeks of the original date or the match may be declared void. |
| Section Three | Results |
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| 3.1 | All teams whether playing home or away must email their teams results to dublinsnookerleagues@hotmail.com by 6pm on the Friday each week. The result is to include team names players names (from both teams) and match score. |
| 3.2 | If a team receives a walkover it must be recorded as a walkover failure to do this and the result in that match will be void. |
| 3.3 | If a team is removed from the league during the season the following will happen |
| A | If the team removed has completed a full section of matches (i.e has played every other team in the division) all these results will stand. |
| B | If the team removed has not completed a full section of matches all matches played will then be declared void and all teams will receive maximum points for these and any remaining fixtures against this team. |
| Section Four | Cup Competition |
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| 4.1 | Cup starts at 7:30pm sharp No late starts. |
| 4.2 | All 12 frames to be played until a result is reached. |
| 4.3 | Home players must nominate home players in order of play |
| 4.4 | First 6 frames played at home second 6 frames played away |
| 4.5 | In the event of a tie the last two players to play will play a one frame decider |
| 4.6 | To be eligible to play in the cup a player must have played at least 4 league matches during the season or have been registered on that team from the start of the season |
| 4.7 | Winning team must email their result to dublinsnookerleagues@hotmail.com by noon the following day |