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NOTE: That a scratch is a foul where the cue ball leaves the playing surface and does not return to it. Hence a major foul can result from any permutation of scratches and other fouls.
NOTE: A Bad Break (BB) is not a foul and so does not contribute towards a major foul.
NOTE: For there to be a foul (F) or scratch (C) on the opening break it must happen after the requirements of the opening break have been met. That means the cue ball must contact the rack and then make it to a cushion plus two balls from the rack must also make it to a cushion so that a scratch or foul is recorded (otherwise it is a Break Violation).
To count the cue ball as touching a cushion it must touch the nose of the cushion (over the bed of the table). The cushion facing at the opening of a pocket does not count as a cushion.
NOTE: The score keeper will mark any shot that they deem to be safety as such (be it an: S, SC, or SF), whether the shot was called as a safety or not. An example could be a call to bank the 6-ball cross-side and then upon execution it's seen that the shot was not actually an attempt to score.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| | | A half-height vertical mark (by hand) for a ball legally sunk. These are grouped into fives by drawing a diagonal line, as the fifth count, through the preceding four vertical marks. (On electronic copy these vertical strokes are displayed as digits.) |
| / | A full-height slash. It marks an end of inning. |
| . | A vertically centered dot. It marks who the shooter is after the 14th ball of the rack is sunk. |
| : | Used instead of '.' at the end of a rack when multiple balls are sunk on the last stroke and no object balls remain on the table (indicates 15 balls scored this rack, tallying both players, is okay). |
| BB | Marks a break violation (bad break) — the 2-point penalty on an illegal break as per the opening shot of the the game. May also happen on breaks shots following a major foul. |
| C | A scratch — a 1-point penalty (see note above this table). |
| F | A foul — a 1-point penalty. |
| S | A safety. |
| SC | A scratch on a safety attempt — a 1-point penalty. |
| SF | A foul on a safety attempt — a 1-point penalty. |
| (F#) | Shows number, #, of points deducted for a "major" foul penalty (as would happen following three successive fouls). The minimum number of points for a major foul is 15. |
| (D#) | Shows number, #, of points deducted for a "deliberate" foul (e.g. deliberately touching the CB with other than the tip of the stick to take an intentional foul). |
| (R#) | Shows number, #, of points deducted for a "referee" penalty (this is where the score keeper / referee can assess a penalty for, say, unsportsmanlike conduct) |
| (RQ) | Shows a referee declared forfeit (e.g. for
unsportsmanlike conduct). |
| Q | Shows a forfeit (a person can only forfeit during their turn -- before the end of their turn actually -- so as not to deprive their opponent a shot at run stats). |
Particulars:
| Pts | Breaker Play | Rack |
|---|---|---|
| -64 | Able Baker | Explanation |
| -66 | BB/ | Bad Break with non-breaker accepting table as is (since breaker's inning is marked finished with the '/' character). |
| Pts | Breaker Play | Rack |
|---|---|---|
| -64 | Able Baker | Explanation |
| -66 | BB. | Bad Break with opponent having breaker re-shoot opening shot. |
| -52 | S // 14. | Successful safety, EOI, a missed shot (EOI), and a run of 14 (the '.' indicating the player is still shooting, so continue score-keeping on the line for the next rack). |
| Pts | Breaker Play | Rack |
|---|---|---|
| -64 | Able Baker | Explanation |
| -97 | BB / C / F / SF (F28). | Two points off opening break, EOI (table accepted as is), a scratch, EOI, a foul, EOI, a safety-foul, loss of 28 points for a Major Foul (28 coming from 20% of 64+75, rounded up), and the '.' (indicates non-breaker opted for an opening break instead of taking table as is). |
| -83 | S//14. | A safety (ends the inning), a missed shot (EOI), a run of 14 balls ('.' indicating the player is still shooting). |
| -70 | SC//14. | Safety-scratch ends inning (so the EOI), a missed shot (EOI), and a run of 14 ('.' indicating the player is still shooting). |
| -63 | 3S / 4: | Scored two or more balls on final stroke of the rack, and the player is still shooting). |