The 2014 Shoot Out (officially the 2014 888casino Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 26 January 2014 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–26 January 2014 |
| 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 | 77–19 (one frame) |
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Martin Gould was the defending champion,[1] but he lost 14–40 against Zhang Anda in round one.
Dominic Dale won the final 77–19 against Stuart Bingham.[2]
Tournament format
editThe 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
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
- 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
- Highest break: £2,000
- Total: £130,000
Tournament draw
editThe draw for round one was made on 8 December 2013 and was broadcast live by Talksport.[4] The draw for each round including the semi-finals was made at random, conducted live at the venue.
There was only one century break during the tournament. Ryan Day made a 101 break against Kurt Maflin.[5]
All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.
Round one
edit24 January – 18:00
editZhang Anda (CHN) 40–14
Martin Gould (ENG)
Luca Brecel (BEL) 50–67
Jamie Jones (WAL)
Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 1–82
Stephen Maguire (SCO)
25 January – 12:00
editMark Allen (NIR)
Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)
Kurt Maflin (NOR) 52–49
Aditya Mehta (IND)
Round two
edit25 January – 18:00
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Round three
edit26 January – 14:00
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Quarter-finals
edit26 January – 19:00
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Semi-finals
edit26 January – 20:30
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Final
edit| Final: 1 frame. Referee: Michaela Tabb Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 26 January 2014 – 21:00 | ||
| Dominic Dale |
77–19 | Stuart Bingham |
Century breaks
editOnly one century break was made during the tournament.[5]
- 101 – Ryan Day
References
edit- ^ "Gould beats Allen in shoot-out final". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Spaceman Into Orbit With Shoot-Out Triumph". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "888casino Shoot-Out Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Shoot Out: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.