Consideration | Decision | Rule | ||
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Did interference occur? | NO | ![]() |
NO LET | 12.7.1 |
YES![]() |
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Was the interference minimal? | YES | ![]() |
NO LET | 12.7.1 |
NO![]() |
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Could the obstructed player have got to the ball and made a good return and was that player making every effort to do so? | NO | ![]() |
NO LET | 12.7.2 |
YES![]() |
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Did the obstructed player move past the point of interference and play on? | YES | ![]() |
NO LET | 12.7.3 |
NO![]() |
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Did the obstructed player create the interference in moving to the ball? | YES | ![]() |
NO LET | 12.7.4 |
NO![]() |
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Did the opponent make every effort to avoid interference? | NO | ![]() |
STROKE to player | 12.8.1 |
YES![]() |
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Did the interference prevent the player's reasonable swing? | YES | ![]() |
STROKE to player | 12.8.2 |
NO![]() |
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Could the obstructed player have made a winning return? | YES | ![]() |
STROKE to player | 12.8.3 |
NO![]() |
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Would the obstructed player have struck the opponent with the ball going directly to the front wall or if going to a side wall would it have been a winning return? | YES | ![]() |
STROKE to player | 12.8.4 |
NO | ![]() |
YES LET | 12.9 |