2012 Snooker Shoot-Out
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 27–29 January 2012 (2012-01-27 – 2012-01-29) |
Venue | Circus Arena |
City | Blackpool |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £130,000 |
Winner's share | £32,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 61–23 (one frame) |
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The 2012 Shoot Out (officially the 2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 and 29 January 2012 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.
Nigel Bond was the defending champion,[1] but he lost in round one 15–30 against Robert Milkins in a repeat of the 2011 final.[2]
Barry Hawkins won the final 61–23 against Graeme Dott.[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 20 seconds while the final five had a 15-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 6 November 2011, on the second day of the World Seniors Championship. The draws for each round up to and including the semi-finals were random, conducted live at the venue.[5] All matches were a single frame. All times in Greenwich Mean Time.[6][7] Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.[8][9][10]
Round one
27 January – 18:00
Robert Milkins (ENG) 30–15
Nigel Bond (ENG)
Mark Williams (WAL) 72–0
Steve Davis (ENG)
Stephen Maguire (SCO) 43–20
Anthony McGill (SCO)
Graeme Dott (SCO) 62–38
Alan McManus (SCO)
Stuart Bingham (ENG) 77–22
Liu Song (CHN)
John Higgins (SCO) 62–16
Judd Trump (ENG)
Gerard Greene (NIR) 36–27
Jamie Burnett (SCO)
Ken Doherty (IRL) 58–6
Michael Holt (ENG)
Ali Carter (ENG) 22–60
Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Tom Ford (ENG) 50–44
Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
Mark Selby (ENG) 104–1
Joe Perry (ENG)
Mark Allen (NIR) 46–19
Rory McLeod (ENG)
Martin Gould (ENG) 62–46
Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 71–14
Jimmy White (ENG)
Mark Davis (ENG) 78–16
Mark Joyce (ENG)
Stephen Lee (ENG) 60–37
Peter Lines (ENG)
28 January – 12:00
Tony Drago (MLT) 97–0
Andy Hicks (ENG)
Ding Junhui (CHN) 27–53
Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Ben Woollaston (ENG) 45–52
Alfie Burden (ENG)
Ricky Walden (ENG) 122–3
Liu Chuang (CHN)
Andrew Higginson (ENG) 9–74
Liang Wenbo (CHN)
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3–39
Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
Marcus Campbell (SCO) 60–13
Xiao Guodong (CHN)
Jamie Cope (ENG) 22–81
Ian McCulloch (ENG)[a]
Mark King (ENG) 31–39
Dominic Dale (WAL)
Marco Fu (HKG) 21–24
Barry Pinches (ENG)
Dave Harold (ENG) 64–1
James Wattana (THA)
Matthew Selt (ENG) 66–0
Rod Lawler (ENG)[b]
Mike Dunn (ENG) 50–37
Michael White (WAL)
Stephen Hendry (SCO) 79–29
Jack Lisowski (ENG)
Jamie Jones (WAL) 56–24
Adrian Gunnell (ENG)
Ryan Day (WAL) 73–23
Joe Swail (NIR)
Round two
28 January – 18:00
Robert Milkins (ENG) 64–6
Mike Dunn (ENG)
Ryan Day (WAL) 81–0
Ian McCulloch (ENG)
Dominic Dale (WAL) 31–22
Mark Selby (ENG)
Marcus Campbell (SCO) 27–56
Martin Gould (ENG)
Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 0–90
Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Graeme Dott (SCO) 85–0
Ken Doherty (IRL)
Stephen Maguire (SCO) 58–1
Alfie Burden (ENG)
Mark Davis (ENG) 79–1
Anthony Hamilton (ENG)
Dave Harold (ENG) 51–32
Tony Drago (MLT)
Stuart Bingham (ENG) 8–78
Jamie Jones (WAL)
Mark Williams (WAL) 28–50
Barry Pinches (ENG)
Ricky Walden (ENG) 6–121
Stephen Lee (ENG)
Gerard Greene (NIR) 69–30
Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Tom Ford (ENG) 63–39
Matthew Selt (ENG)
Liang Wenbo (CHN) 54–0
Matthew Stevens (WAL)
John Higgins (SCO) 34–67
Mark Allen (NIR)
Round three
29 January – 14:00
Ryan Day (WAL) 23–39
Dave Harold (ENG)
Robert Milkins (ENG) 7–110
Graeme Dott (SCO)
Stephen Maguire (SCO) 1–87
Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Dominic Dale (WAL) 49–33
Stephen Lee (ENG)
Martin Gould (ENG) 135–0
Jamie Jones (WAL)
Tom Ford (ENG) 42–0
Gerard Greene (NIR)
Liang Wenbo (CHN) 41–43
Barry Pinches (ENG)
Mark Davis (ENG) 34–6
Mark Allen (NIR)
Quarter-finals
29 January – 19:00
Dominic Dale (WAL) 0–95
Graeme Dott (SCO)
Mark Davis (ENG) 12–77
Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Martin Gould (ENG) 17–45
Dave Harold (ENG)
Barry Pinches (ENG) 1–82
Tom Ford (ENG)
Semi-finals
29 January – 20:30
Barry Hawkins (ENG) 56–30
Dave Harold (ENG)
Tom Ford (ENG) 38–56
Graeme Dott (SCO)
Final
Final: 1 frame. Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 29 January 2012 – 21:00 | ||
Barry Hawkins![]() | 61–23 | Graeme Dott![]() |
Century breaks
A total of two century breaks were made during the tournament.[12]
- 135 – Martin Gould
- 121 – Stephen Lee
Notes
- ^ Originally Jamie Cope was scheduled to play against Neil Robertson, but Robertson withdrew due to a chest infection and was replaced by Ian McCulloch.[9]
- ^ Originally Matthew Selt was scheduled to play against Joe Jogia, but Jogia withdrew due to a knee injury, and was replaced by Rod Lawler.[11]
References
- ^ "Bond wins Snooker Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Bond ousted from Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Hawkins wins Snooker Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Prize money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Snooker Shoot Out 2012 Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "Snooker Shoot Out 2012 Schedule of play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out (2012)". WWW Snooker. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "Partypoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out day one". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Partypoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out day two". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Partypoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out day three". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Lawler Replaces Jogia In Blackpool". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
External links
- Facebook: Day 1
- Facebook: Day 2 – Last 64
- Facebook: Day 2 – Last 32
- Facebook: Day 3 – Last 16
- Facebook: Day 3 – Quarters, Semis and Final
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