8(d)

If a player strikes at and misses the ball or shapes and does not make an attempt to play the ball, he and his partner may make further attempts to return it. If, after being missed or left after a shape, the ball touches either of their opponents or anything they wear or carry:

8(d)(1). If the player or his partner would otherwise have made a good return, the rally shall be replayed as a Let.

8(d)(2). If the player or his partner could not have made a good return, their side shall lose the point.

RULE 8 SHALL BE AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:

Rule 8(d)

Where a player is struck by his own shot or his partner’s shot, he shall lose the point, except where an opponent swings at or shapes to play the ball.

Where a player swings at or shapes to play the ball, and the ball subsequently strikes the striker or his partner, a let should be played, unless neither of the opponents would have had a play on the ball, at which time the striker’s team shall win the point.