Qualification rounds   The qualified   The team   The description   The rules   The partners   Qualification rounds 2006   Qualification rounds 2007   The photos 2007   The final 2007   The photos 2006   The final 2006   The photos 2005   The final 2005   The photos 2004   The final 2004   The final 2003   The final 2002   The final 2001   The final 2000   Vidéos   Contact us   Mondial Billes - The rules     Heats are made up of between 6 and 8 competitors. The competitors begin at the START line and each player takes his or her turn to have a first flick. Each competitor is attributed a coloured mini-cyclist used to mark the position of his/her marble on the circuit. The mini-cyclist is placed by the referee on the edge of the circuit next to the track. Each player may choose his own technique. However, the marble should be FLICKED with the thumb, index or middle finger. The hand or a finger must always remain in contact with the sand. The marble must NOT take off, but should roll as far as possible on the track. If the marble takes off, the player forfeits his turn. The marble must follow the track (full of obstacles !). Poles mark out different zones (eg. chicanes, the mountain etc..) . The marble must always pass through these poles. Shots are disqualified if the marble leaves the marked out boundaries of the sand track. The referee will refuse shots if : the marble is pushed, if it takes off or if it leaves the track. When a shot is refused, the competitor stays in his/her initial place and awaits the next go. Once all players have left the START line, the player who is in the lead plays again, followed by the player in 2nd place etc... The winner of each race is the first past the FINISH LINE.