Snooker Points Remaining Margin Checker
Audit observed snooker lead versus ordinary red-plus-max-color and final-color inventory; ties require extra foul points to exceed, respotted black/fouls/free balls excluded.
Description
Snooker’s ordinary remaining-point inventory can be compared with a score lead.
Snooker’s ordinary remaining-point inventory can be compared with a score lead. Matching the lead is insufficient to exceed it.1
The returned values include Score lead, Maximum ordinary points remaining, Signed lead minus remaining points, Snookers required to exceed lead. The How section below explains the calculation, input rules and interpretation.
When to use Snooker Points Remaining Margin Checker
Use Snooker Points Remaining Margin Checker when you need to evaluate the supplied records under the calculation and evidence rules below. Fouls, free balls and respotted black are excluded; the supplied color list is not inferred from a live table.
Prepare the observed race, match or training records and the stated units. Supply independently verified rule editions, calibration tables and targets where requested.
How to use Snooker Points Remaining Margin Checker and understand its results
- Prepare the observed race, match or training records and the stated units. Supply independently verified rule editions, calibration tables and targets where requested.
- Enter observedLeadingScore, observedTrailingScore, observedRemainingReds, callerOrderedColorValues, callerBlackValue using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read scoreLead, maximumOrdinaryPointsRemaining, signedLeadMinusRemainingPoints, snookersRequiredToExceedLead. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| observedLeadingScore | Observed leading score | number | Required |
| observedTrailingScore | Observed trailing score | number | Required |
| observedRemainingReds | Observed remaining reds | number | Required |
| callerOrderedColorValues | Caller ordered color values | list of number | Required |
| callerBlackValue | Caller black value | number | Required |
Enter integer leader 0–1000, trailer 0–leader, reds 0–15, exactly six color values 1–20 and black value 1–20. Return lead, ordinary maximum, signed margin and extra-points-needed flag at lead≥remaining.
remaining=reds×(1+blackValue)+sum(sixEndColors); margin=lead−remaining Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| scoreLead | Score lead | number |
| maximumOrdinaryPointsRemaining | Maximum ordinary points remaining | number |
| signedLeadMinusRemainingPoints | Signed lead minus remaining points | number |
| snookersRequiredToExceedLead | Snookers required to exceed lead | boolean |
{
"input": {
"observedLeadingScore": 60,
"observedTrailingScore": 30,
"observedRemainingReds": 2,
"callerOrderedColorValues": [
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7
],
"callerBlackValue": 7
},
"output": {
"scoreLead": 30,
"maximumOrdinaryPointsRemaining": 43,
"signedLeadMinusRemainingPoints": -13,
"snookersRequiredToExceedLead": false
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Fouls, free balls and respotted black are excluded; the supplied color list is not inferred from a live table.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Numeric lists are limited to 10,000 entries; string lists to 128 strings of at most 128 characters each. The rules above may impose smaller limits. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors. A successfully returned false flag is an evaluated outcome; its meaning is explained above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Squash PAR-15 Rally Win Probability: A point-a-rally game model combines score, target and win-by rules. An independent constant rally probability permits a finite recursion with an analytic deuce tail. For a complementary task, use Padel Average Rally Length Calculator: A rally-length mean requires observed evidence. Unknown rallies should not enter as zero-shot observations.
References
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Snooker Points Remaining Margin Checker — tool.io
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- Squash PAR-15 Rally Win Probability
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