2017 Snooker Shoot Out

2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates	23–26 February 2017
Venue	Watford Colosseum
City	Watford
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	1–0 (67–19)
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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.

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 1–0 in the final (67–19).[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.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.[7]

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.

Format and rules

2017 rules.[8]

Tournament draw

Section 1

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Hamza Akbar	53

Stuart Bingham	48
		Hamza Akbar	8

		Xiao Guodong	77
Rod Lawler	4

Xiao Guodong	30
				Xiao Guodong	25

				Daniel Womersley	21
Michael Wild	30

Daniel Womersley	47
		Daniel Womersley	56

		Robert Milkins	39
Zak Surety	13

Robert Milkins	57
						Xiao Guodong	68

						Ken Doherty	9
Noppon Saengkham	54

Martin Gould	18
		Noppon Saengkham	35

		James Cahill	54
James Cahill	55

Robbie Williams	23
				James Cahill	1

				Ken Doherty	63
Zhao Xintong	47

Mark Davis	43
		Zhao Xintong	19

		Ken Doherty	60
Aditya Mehta	35

Ken Doherty	45

Section 2

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Mei Xiwen	40

Robin Hull	74
		Robin Hull	18

		Fergal O'Brien	25
Fergal O'Brien	79

Ryan Day	0
				Fergal O'Brien	61

				Liam Highfield	46
David John	84

Charlie Walters	0
		David John	13

		Liam Highfield	50
Liam Highfield	60

Oliver Brown	4
						Fergal O'Brien	1

						David Gilbert	79
Matthew Selt	7

Jason Weston	69
		Jason Weston	40

		Alfie Burden	69
Alfie Burden	51

Ben Woollaston	24
				Alfie Burden	12

				David Gilbert	50
David Gilbert	39

Wang Yuchen	25
		David Gilbert	40

		Sunny Akani	6
Duane Jones	18

Sunny Akani	32

Section 3

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Nigel Bond	46

Mark Allen	36
		Nigel Bond	32

		Zhang Yong	66
Josh Boileau	11

Zhang Yong	58
				Zhang Yong	15

				Andy Hicks	58
Sydney Wilson	4

Andy Hicks	92
		Andy Hicks	58

		Mark Williams	35
Jamie Jones	9

Mark Williams	62
						Andy Hicks	38

						Michael Georgiou	15
Ashley Hugill	66

Paul Davison	32
		Ashley Hugill	62

		Stuart Carrington	8
Kurt Dunham	32

Stuart Carrington	8
				Ashley Hugill	6

				Michael Georgiou	41
Jamie Cope	16

Michael Georgiou	68
		Michael Georgiou	73

		Ricky Walden	1
Hammad Miah	27

Ricky Walden	67

Section 4

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Darryl Hill	47

Kurt Maflin	26
		Darryl Hill	34

		Bradley Jones	27
Sanderson Lam	7

Bradley Jones	80
				Darryl Hill	13

				Li Hang	60
Li Hang	48

Brandon Sargeant	13
		Li Hang	32

		Graeme Dott	16
Graeme Dott	96

Mitchell Mann	0
						Li Hang	30

						Steven Hallworth	50
Ian Burns	39

Daniel Wells	42
		Daniel Wells	56

		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	42
Alex Borg	35

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	89
				Daniel Wells	24

				Steven Hallworth	48
Boonyarit Keattikun	15

Steven Hallworth	67
		Steven Hallworth	58

		Michael White	1
Michael White	64

Alan McManus	24

Section 5

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Mark Joyce	61

Joe Perry	41
		Mark Joyce	23

		Sam Craigie	32
Sam Craigie	68

Mike Dunn	14
				Sam Craigie	37

				Shaun Murphy	61
Zhang Anda	39

Shaun Murphy	67
		Shaun Murphy	56

		John Astley	8
Igor Figueiredo	4

John Astley	80
						Shaun Murphy	73

						Jak Jones	29
Michael Collumb	6

Joe Swail	54
		Joe Swail	56

		Allan Taylor	16
Allan Taylor	64

Christopher Keogan	22
				Joe Swail	26

				Jak Jones	40
Dechawat Poomjaeng	22

Fraser Patrick	56
		Fraser Patrick	3

		Jak Jones	50
Craig Steadman	16

Jak Jones	52

Section 6

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Cao Yupeng	65

Marc J Davis	5
		Cao Yupeng	42

		Liang Wenbo	32
Liang Wenbo	109

Matthew Stevens	1
				Cao Yupeng	85

				Jimmy Robertson	10
Rhys Clark	32

Rory McLeod	29
		Rhys Clark	1

		Jimmy Robertson	72
Jimmy Robertson	94

Elliot Slessor	17
						Cao Yupeng	14

						David Grace	58
Tian Pengfei	43

Peter Lines	20
		Tian Pengfei	35

		David Grace	55
Kyren Wilson	7

David Grace	48
				David Grace	54

				Dominic Dale	11
Sean O'Sullivan	8

Dominic Dale	94
		Dominic Dale	78

		Hossein Vafaei	24
Yan Bingtao	19

Hossein Vafaei	56

Section 7

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Lee Walker	44

Luca Brecel	50
		Luca Brecel	34

		Scott Donaldson	17
Scott Donaldson	52

Thor Chuan Leong	43
				Luca Brecel	0

				Anthony Hamilton	98
Adam Stefanow	37

Fang Xiongman	68
		Fang Xiongman	0

		Anthony Hamilton	115
Gary Wilson	8

Anthony Hamilton	61
						Anthony Hamilton	71

						Ross Muir	5
Michael Holt	29

Joshua Thomond	28
		Michael Holt	8

		Ross Muir	30
Ross Muir	39

Martin O'Donnell	32
				Ross Muir	71

				Jimmy White	0
Louis Heathcote	1

Jimmy White	78
		Jimmy White	45

		Chen Zhe	44
Itaro Santos	26

Chen Zhe	108

Section 8

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Chris Wakelin	66

Tom Ford	16
		Chris Wakelin	33

		Jack Lisowski	53
Zhou Yuelong	22

Jack Lisowski	74
				Jack Lisowski	60

				Eden Sharav	22
Hatem Yassen	4

Barry Hawkins	37
		Barry Hawkins	25

		Eden Sharav	61
Eden Sharav	59

Gareth Allen	33
						Jack Lisowski	0

						Anthony McGill	78
Jamie Curtis-Barrett	58

Sam Baird	18
		Jamie Curtis-Barrett	12

		Anthony McGill	30
Anthony McGill	43

Oliver Lines	22
				Anthony McGill	57

				Mark King	28
Mark King	50

Adam Duffy	43
		Mark King	52

		Andrew Higginson	23
Andrew Higginson	65

Ian Preece	34

Finals

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Xiao Guodong	23

David Gilbert	14
		Xiao Guodong	73

		Andy Hicks	0
Andy Hicks	24

Steven Hallworth	17
				Xiao Guodong	19

				Anthony McGill	67
Shaun Murphy	76

David Grace	14
		Shaun Murphy	41

		Anthony McGill	64
Anthony Hamilton	19

Anthony McGill	36

Final

Final: 1 frame. Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 26 February 2017.
Xiao Guodong China	0–1 19–67	Anthony McGill Scotland

References

Matthews, Anthony (1 February 2017). "Star names find out Shoot Out fate". Watford Observer.
Gray, Harry (25 February 2017). "Former champion Dale relishing Shoot Out competition". Watford Observer.
"Coral Shoot Out Day Two Round Up - World Snooker". Worldsnooker.com. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
"Calendar 2017/2018 - World Snooker Live Scores". Livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
Matthews, Anthony (27 February 2017). "McGill savours Colosseum Shoot Out success". Watford Observer.
Appleyard, Ian (27 February 2017). "Televised boost for amateur snooker player Ashley Hugill". YYork Press.
"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)
"Snooker Shoot Out 2017 : Competition Rules (Variations to the 'Rules of Snooker')" (PDF). Worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

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[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] "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)

[8] "Snooker Shoot Out 2017 : Competition Rules (Variations to the 'Rules of Snooker')" (PDF). Worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

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