General
26.1 Postponements & Abandonments
26.1.1 If a tournament is postponed and not rescheduled to take place in the same calendar year as it was originally scheduled all markets will be void and stakes refunded.
26.2 Retirements
26.2.1 A snooker match is deemed to have started with the break for the first frame. Unless otherwise stated, all bets will stand providing that the initial break has been taken at the beginning of the match. The winner of the match is the player who progresses to the next round or is deemed the winner by the governing body.
26.2.2 If a player fails to start a tournament or match, all bets on that player, or individual match, will be void
26.2.3 Unless otherwise stated, bets on all markets other than the match winner market will be void and stakes refunded if the match is not completed unless the result of the market has already been determined.
26.3 Resulting & Settlement of Markets
26.3.1 All markets will be resulted as per the official results and statistics published by the official governing body of the event. All World Snooker Tour events will be results as per the official results published on https://wst.tv/
26.4 Maximum Payouts
World Championships - $25,000
World Snooker Tour Events - $10,000
All other Snooker Events - $5,000
Markets
26.5 Match Winner Markets
26.5.1 You are betting on the player who progresses to the next round
26.5.2 Refer to Section 26.2 'Retirements’ for Match betting rules related to retirement.
26.6 Handicap Markets
26.6.1 You are betting on the selected competitor to win the match after the handicap is applied.
26.6.2 If the match is abandoned and not completed all match handicap bets will be void and stakes refunded unless the match is abandoned at such a point that only 1 result could eventuate, in which case markets will be resulted as the result of the market has already been determined.
26.7 Correct Score Markets
26.7.1 You are betting on the match score by frames.
26.7.2 Match must be completed for bets to stand
26.7.3 If the scheduled number of frames is changed all correct score bets will be void and stakes refunded.
26.8 Century Markets
26.8.1 You are betting on the number of century breaks made in the match or by a player in the match
26.8.2 Match must be completed for bets to stand
26.9 Highest Break Markets
26.9.1 Highest Break Market- You are betting on the player that has the highest break in the match
26.9.2 Player Highest Break Markets – You are betting on the highest break the nominated player will score in the match
26.9.3 Match Highest Break Markets – You are betting on the highest break that is scored in the match
26.9.4 Match must be completed for bets to stand
26.10 Frame Markets
26.10.1 Frame must be completed for bets to stand unless the result of the market has already been determined (for example, a match is abandoned mid-frame after the first colour has been potted, bets on this market will stand as the result of the market has already been determined)
26.10.2 Completed frames will remain resulted regardless of whatever happens subsequently in the match, including a subsequent retirement in the match or the match being abandoned
26.11 Frame Winner Markets
26.11.1 You are betting on the selected player to win either the next or the nominated frame.
26.12 First Colour Potted Markets
26.12.1 You are betting on colour of the first ball that is potted in frame or the match
26.12.2 For the avoidance of doubt both the white ball and red balls are not considered as colours for the purposes of these markets.
26.13 First Red Potted Markets
26.13.1 You are betting on the selected player to pot the first red in the frame or the match
26.14 Break in Frame Markets
26.14.1 You are betting on the break in the frame, or the selected player’s break in the frame to be over or under the nominated total.
26.15 Futures/Outright Markets
26.15.1 Bets on a player in an Outright or Futures market that takes no part in the tournament will be void and stakes refunded.
26.15.2 All Futures/Outright Markets are offered on a ‘quote others’ basis
26.15.3 Unless stated otherwise, all bets will stand regardless of postponements unless the official sporting governing body declares that the tournament/competition has been cancelled with no official winner, or the tournament is postponed and rescheduled outside the calendar year it was originally scheduled in, in which case bets will be void and stakes refunded.