Some negative "gamesmanship" behaviour that has been observed over the years
- Do you ever stand by the pocket that your opponent is attempting to pot a ball into?
- Do you ever chalk your cue "loudly" as your opponent is taking their shot?
- Do you ever talk to your opponent in the hope that you can reduce the effectiveness of their concentration or their performance?
- Do you ever find yourself rushing around the table as your opponent is making a break and ending up accused of interfering with his line of sight?
- Do you continuously complain about your luck so that eventually your opponent reduces their concentration due to your ever readiness to complain about their good fortune or your bad?
- Do you ever talk to bystanders perhaps asking if a particular ball goes in order to disrupt an opponent’s concentration?
- Do you ever refuse to accept that you have committed a fowl, perhaps by lightly touching a ball and then not admitting it?
- Do you ever question the scoreboard or make inaccurate movements of the pointers to benefit your position?
- Do you ever make unnecessary fuss about re-spotting balls to distract your opponent?
- Do you ever deliberately miss-announce the score as your opponent is on a break in order to disrupt his concentration?
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