Extracts from the White Book: Section 162 Matches Played Privately
162.1 Open and Closed rooms |
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When matches are played privately, whether in a club or at a private house, either captain may decide before the beginning of the match to have one of the tables or rooms 'closed', from which spectators and non-playing members of the teams would be excluded, and the other 'open', where they may watch. |