Covid rule changes

Covid-safety rules

  1. If either player reports symptoms of Covid-19, their match will be postponed for the 14-day isolation period with no penalty.
  2. Before and after the match, both players and the referee must sanitise their hands, cues and the skittles.
  3. During the match, no person other than the two players or the referee may touch the table or anything on the table, any cues or the scoreboard. No person other than the two players or the referee may stand in the area between the table and the scoreboard.
  4. If anyone leaves the vicinity of the table, they must sanitise their hands again before continuing to play.
  5. Participants must remain socially distant as much as possible at all times. They must not shake hands with each other before or after the match, and should avoid closely passing each other during play.

Film crew

For matches being filmed, these will be the only people allowed within the vicinity of the table.

  1. Two players
  2. Referee
  3. Camera/laptop operator
  4. Commentator