Snooker Shoot-Out
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| Location | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Established | 1990 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £130,000[1] |
| Current champion(s) |
 Robin Hull |
The Snooker Shoot-Out is a professional ranking snooker tournament. The 2017 event will be the first time that the tournament will be staged as a ranking event. Robin Hull is the defending champion.
History
A similar event known as Shoot-Out was first held in September 1990, when, except the final, all matches were decided over a single frame. The event returned in 2011 with several innovations, and was renamed to Snooker Shoot-Out.[2] It was sponsored by CaesarsCasino.com,[3] and has been compared to cricket's Twenty20 matches.[4]
It is a one-frame shoot-out with a random draw, where the winner is given £32,000. The top 64 players in the world rankings contest the tournament, which is shown on Sky and ITV 4. The 2011 event was the first time that Sky has shown a World Snooker event live since 2004.[5][6] Since 2011 the event took place at the Circus Arena in Blackpool.[7][8][9][10] The event was sponsored by PartyPoker.com in 2012,[11] by Betfair in 2013,[12] by 888casino.com in 2014,[13] and by Betway in 2015.[14] The tournament was held at the Hexagon in Reading for 2016 and was sponsored by Coral. In 2017 the shoot-out will become a ranking event for the first time, open to all 128 professional players.[15]
Format
Rules by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association:[16]
- Every frame lasts 10 minutes.
- There is a shot clock. For the first 5 minutes of the match, players have 15 seconds per shot, but for the last 5 minutes this is reduced to 10 seconds.[17] Failure to ensure that the cue ball hits the object ball within the time allowed results in a 5-point penalty. Prior to 2013, the shot clock was set at 20 seconds per shot for the first 5 minutes and 15 seconds for the last 5 minutes.[16]
- Players must hit a cushion or pot a ball with every shot.[17] Prior to 2013 either the cue ball or the object ball needed to hit a cushion.[16]
- All fouls result in ball in hand.
- Players ‘lag’ for who breaks off.
- In an event of a tie the blue ball shoot-out determines the winner. The blue ball is placed on its spot and the player can place the cue ball anywhere within the <span title="See entry at: Glossary of cue sports terms § "D", the" style="color:inherit; " class="">D before attempting to pot the blue.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Final score | City | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot-Out (non-ranking) | |||||
| 1990[2] |  Darren Morgan |
 Mike Hallett |
2–1[n 1] | Stoke | 1990/91 |
| Snooker Shoot-Out (non-ranking)[18] | |||||
| 2011[7] | Nigel Bond |
Robert Milkins |
1–0 (62–23) | Blackpool | 2010/11 |
| 2012[8] | Barry Hawkins |
 Graeme Dott |
1–0 (61–23) | 2011/12 | |
| 2013[9] | Martin Gould |
 Mark Allen |
1–0 (104–0) | 2012/13 | |
| 2014[10] | Dominic Dale |
Stuart Bingham |
1–0 (77–19) | 2013/14 | |
| 2015[19] | Michael White |
 Xiao Guodong |
1–0 (54–48) | 2014/15 | |
| 2016[20] | Robin Hull |
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1–0 (50–36) | Reading | 2015/16 |
| Snooker Shoot-Out (ranking) | |||||
| 2017 |  |
|
– | 2016/17 | |
Notes
- ↑ The final was best of three frames.
References
- ↑ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- 1 2 Turner, Chris. "One Frame Shoot-Out". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ↑ "Caesarscasino.com sponsors Snooker Shoot-out". crunchsports.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ↑ "Hearn unveils 20 second snooker". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ "Sky to televise World Snooker Shoot-Out". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ "Sky To Televise World Seniors Championship". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Day Three In Blackpool". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- 1 2 "PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Betfair Snooker Shoot-Out (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- 1 2 "888casino.com Snooker Shoot-Out (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Partypoker.com Sponsor Shoot-Out". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ "Betfair Backing Shoot-Out". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Shoot-Out To Be Sponsored By 888casino.com". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ↑ "Betway To Sponsor Shoot-Out And Seniors". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.worldsnooker.com/snooker-shoot-out-becomes-ranking-event/
- 1 2 3 "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Betway Snooker Shoot-Out (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "Coral Snooker Shoot-Out (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 February 2016.