2012 Snooker Shoot-Out

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.

2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates27–29 January 2012 (2012-01-27 – 2012-01-29)
VenueCircus Arena
CityBlackpool
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£130,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest break Martin Gould (ENG) (135)
Final
Champion Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up Graeme Dott (SCO)
Score61–23 (one frame)
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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]

27 January – 18:00

28 January – 12:00

28 January – 18:00

29 January – 14:00

29 January – 19:00

29 January – 20:30

Final
Final: 1 frame.
Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 29 January 2012 – 21:00
Barry Hawkins
 England		 61–23 Graeme Dott
 Scotland

Century breaks

A total of two century breaks were made during the tournament.[12]

Notes
  1. 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]
  2. 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
  1. "Bond wins Snooker Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
  2. "Bond ousted from Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. "Hawkins wins Snooker Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. "Prize money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  5. "Snooker Shoot Out 2012 Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  6. "Snooker Shoot Out 2012 Schedule of play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  7. "PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out (2012)". WWW Snooker. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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