Serious Standard Fouls
Serious Fouls are to be called by the referee as soon as they occur and the fouled player is in control, until all balls from that shot come to rest. The referee will replace the balls as near as possible to the positions they were in before the Serious Foul was committed and award two visits to the opponent.
(1) Playing a shot out of turn (accidentally or deliberately).
(a) A player who plays a shot at any time during a frame when the right to do so does not exist has played out of turn. (For Example, A player who plays a shot immediately after playing a foul or immediately after the referee has called a foul on that player, has played out of turn.)
(b) Exception: - a shot played out of turn accidentally, that disrupts the balls to such an extent that the Referee deems it impossible to replace them, the referee will give the opponent the choice of either playing the balls from where they lie or replaying the frame. If the frame is replayed the same player is to break again.
(2) Deliberately striking a ball other than the Cue Ball with the tip of the cue.
(3) Deliberately causing any ball or balls to be moved in a manner other than that which may result from playing a normal shot.
(4) Deliberately striking the Cue Ball with other than the tip of the cue.
(5) Causing the Cue Ball to jump over any ball. (If the Cue Ball leaves the bed of the table and misses an Object Ball that would have been struck had the Cue Ball not left the table on an otherwise identical shot, the Cue Ball is deemed to have jumped over that Object Ball.)
(6) Deliberately interfering, by word or action, so as to disrupt an opponent’s play.