2013 Snooker Shoot-Out

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2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates25–27 January 2013 (2013-01-25 – 2013-01-27)
VenueCircus Arena
CityBlackpool
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£130,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest break Mark Selby (ENG) (125)
Final
Champion Martin Gould (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Allen (NIR)
Score104–0 (one frame)
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The 2013 Shoot Out (officially the 2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 27 January 2013 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,[1] but he lost 38–58 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.

Martin Gould won the final 104–0 against Mark Allen.[2][3]

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.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

  • Winner: £32,000
  • Runner-up: £16,000
  • Semi-finals: £8,000
  • Quarter-finals: £4,000
  • Last 16: £2,000
  • Last 32: £1,000
  • Last 64: £500
  • Highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £130,000

Tournament draw

The draw for round 1 was made on 9 November 2012 and was broadcast live by Talksport.[5] The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, conducted live at the venue. The shot clock was reduced from 20 to 15 seconds per shot for the first 5 minutes and from 15 to 10 seconds for the last 5 minutes.[6][7] There was only one century break in the tournament. Mark Selby compiled a 125 break against Ken Doherty in round 1.[8] All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.[9][10]

Round one

25 January – 18:00

26 January – 12:00

Round two

26 January – 18:00

Round three

27 January – 14:00

Quarter-finals

27 January – 19:00

Semi-finals

27 January – 20:30

Final

27 January – 21:00

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Colin Humphries
Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 27 January 2013 – 21:00
Mark Allen
 Northern Ireland 		0–104 Martin Gould
 England

Century breaks

Only one century break was made during the tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Hawkins wins Snooker Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Gould beats Allen in shoot-out final". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Gould is top gun in Shoot Out". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Betfair Shoot Out draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Betfair Shoot Out 2013: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Betfair Shoot Out 2013 Playing Schedule". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Betfair Snooker Shoot-Out (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 December 2012.