2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates23–26 February 2017 (2017-02-23 – 2017-02-26)
VenueWatford Colosseum
CityWatford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking 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)
Score67–19 (one frame)
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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 67–19 in the final.[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.

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.[7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.[8]

  • 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.

Tournament draw

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.

Round 1

23 February – 12:00

23 February – 19:00

24 February – 12:00

Round 2

24 February – 19:00

25 February – 19:00

Round 3

26 February – 12:00

Round 4

26 February – 18:00

Quarter-finals

26 February – 20:00

Semi-finals

26 February – 21:15

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Andy Yates
Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 26 February 2017 – 21:45
Xiao Guodong
 China		 19–67 Anthony McGill
 Scotland

References

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