2017 Snooker Shoot Out

The 2017 Shoot Out (officially the 2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place at the Watford Colosseum in Watford from 23 to 26 February 2017.[1] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.[2] In 2017 it was extended from 64 to 128 players, and became a ranking tournament for the first time in its history. It was the 15th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates23–26 February 2017 (2017-02-23 – 2017-02-26)
VenueWatford Colosseum
CityWatford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£146,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest break Graeme Dott (SCO) (96)
Final
Champion Anthony McGill (SCO)
Runner-up Xiao Guodong (CHN)
Score67–19 (one frame)
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Robin Hull was the defending champion, but he lost 18–25 to Fergal O'Brien in the second round.[3]

Anthony McGill won his second ranking title, beating Xiao Guodong 67–19 in the final.[4][5][6]

This was the first time that no century break was made in the competition. The highest break was a 96 from Graeme Dott. This was the 300th ranking event to be staged in snooker.

Tournament format

The tournament was played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules. The draw was randomised before each round. All matches were played over a single frame, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes. The event featured a variable shot clock; shots played in the first five minutes were allowed 15 seconds while the final five had a 10-second timer. All foul shots awarded the opponent a ball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball did not hit a cushion on every shot, it was a foul. Rather than a coin toss, a lag was used to choose which player breaks. In the event of a draw, each player received a shot at the blue ball this is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who potted the ball with the cue ball from inside the D and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing won the match.[7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.[8]

  • Winner: £32,000
  • Runner-up: £16,000
  • Semi-final: £8,000
  • Quarter-final: £4,000
  • Last 16: £2,000
  • Last 32: £1,000
  • Last 64: £500
  • Last 128: £250
  • Highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £146,000
  • The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000.

Tournament draw

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.

23 February – 12:00

23 February – 19:00

24 February – 12:00

24 February – 19:00

25 February – 19:00

26 February – 12:00

26 February – 18:00

26 February – 20:00

26 February – 21:15

Final
Final: 1 frame. Referee: Andy Yates
Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 26 February 2017 – 21:45
Xiao Guodong
 China		 19–67 Anthony McGill
 Scotland

References
  1. Matthews, Anthony (1 February 2017). "Star names find out Shoot Out fate". Watford Observer.
  2. Gray, Harry (25 February 2017). "Former champion Dale relishing Shoot Out competition". Watford Observer.
  3. "Coral Shoot Out Day Two Round Up - World Snooker". Worldsnooker.com. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. "Calendar 2017/2018 - World Snooker Live Scores". Livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. Matthews, Anthony (27 February 2017). "McGill savours Colosseum Shoot Out success". Watford Observer.
  6. Appleyard, Ian (27 February 2017). "Televised boost for amateur snooker player Ashley Hugill". YYork Press.
  7. "Snooker Shoot Out 2017 : Competition Rules (Variations to the 'Rules of Snooker')" (PDF). Worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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