A jumped or scratched cue ball during the opening break is without penalty and the player then follows their break by beginning scoring play with object balls in position and cue ball in hand.

Any balls pocketed or jumped on the break are spotted, and the player then follows their break by beginning scoring play with object balls in position and cue ball in hand.

During scoring play, incidentally pocketed balls are spotted. As long as player's called ball is pocketed player continues scoring play.

An OPEN frame is where neither a strike nor a spare takes place is known as an open frame. This means one or more balls are still left on the table after two innings.