2013 Snooker Shoot-Out

2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	25–27 January 2013 (2013-01-25 – 2013-01-27)
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	Mark Selby  (ENG) (125)
Final
Champion	Martin Gould  (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Allen  (NIR)
Score	104–0 (one frame)
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The 2013 Shoot Out (officially the 2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 27 January 2013 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, ^[1] but he lost 38–58 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.

Martin Gould won the final 104–0 against Mark Allen. ^{[2] [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 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

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 9 November 2012 and was broadcast live by Talksport. ^[5] The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, conducted live at the venue. The shot clock was reduced from 20 to 15 seconds per shot for the first 5 minutes and from 15 to 10 seconds for the last 5 minutes. ^{[6] [7]} There was only one century break in the tournament. Mark Selby compiled a 125 break against Ken Doherty in round 1. ^[8] All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners. ^{[9] [10]}

Round one

25 January – 18:00

•   Steve Davis  (ENG) 42–45  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)
•   Mark Williams  (WAL)73–0   Mike Dunn  (ENG)
•   Tom Ford  (ENG) 11–63  Mark Allen  (NIR)
•   Stuart Bingham  (ENG) 8–84  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)
•   Joe Perry  (ENG) 17–64  Michael White  (WAL)
•   Marcus Campbell  (SCO)63–1   Matthew Stevens  (WAL)
•   Graeme Dott  (SCO) 17–58  Matthew Selt  (ENG)
•   Adam Duffy  (ENG) 35–61  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)
•   David Gilbert  (ENG) 43–48  Ricky Walden  (ENG)
•   Jamie Jones  (WAL)67–9   Mark King  (ENG)
•   Peter Ebdon  (ENG) 6–31  Dominic Dale  (WAL)
•   Robert Milkins  (ENG)43–30   Ali Carter  (ENG)
•   Jamie Burnett  (SCO) 10–54  Michael Holt  (ENG)
•   Jimmy White  (ENG) 36–69  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)
•   Paul Davison  (ENG) 14–50  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)
•   Alan McManus  (SCO)61–13   Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)

26 January – 12:00

•   Mark Selby  (ENG)125–0   Ken Doherty  (IRL)
•   Nigel Bond  (ENG)44–40   Cao Yupeng  (CHN)
•   Ding Junhui  (CHN) 1–115  Robbie Williams  (ENG)
•   Mark Davis  (ENG)52–29   Yu Delu  (CHN)
•   Liang Wenbo  (CHN) 32–47  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)
•   Aditya Mehta  (IND) 46–51  Mark Joyce  (ENG)
•   Tian Pengfei  (CHN) 61–65  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)
•   Peter Lines  (ENG)96–1   John Higgins  (SCO)
•   Kurt Maflin  (NOR)71–14   Jamie Cope  (ENG)
•   Martin Gould  (ENG)49–45   Rory McLeod  (ENG)
•   Shaun Murphy  (ENG) 29–64  Liu Chuang  (CHN)
•   Dave Harold  (ENG)67–0   Rod Lawler  (ENG)
•   Gerard Greene  (NIR)80–42   Alfie Burden  (ENG)
•   Andy Hicks  (ENG) 40–52  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)
•   Anthony McGill  (SCO)101–11   Barry Pinches  (ENG)
•   Xiao Guodong  (CHN) 0–62  Ryan Day  (WAL)

Round two

26 January – 18:00

•   Michael Holt  (ENG)40–31   Ryan Day  (WAL)
•   Anthony Hamilton  (ENG) 8–67  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)
•   Mark Williams  (WAL)45–37   Jamie Jones  (WAL)
•   Jack Lisowski  (ENG)48–41   Robbie Williams  (ENG)
•   Mark Davis  (ENG) 16–57  Kurt Maflin  (NOR)
•   Liu Chuang  (CHN)58–18   Ricky Walden  (ENG)
•   Mark Joyce  (ENG) 1–61  Martin Gould  (ENG)
•   Mark Allen  (NIR)65–8   Peter Lines  (ENG)
•   Nigel Bond  (ENG)67–33   Mark Selby  (ENG)
•   Barry Hawkins  (ENG)73–1   Anthony McGill  (SCO)
•   Dave Harold  (ENG)61–36   Gerard Greene  (NIR)
•   Alan McManus  (SCO) 41–42  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)
•   Marcus Campbell  (SCO) 17–61  Dominic Dale  (WAL)
•   Robert Milkins  (ENG) 29–45  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)
•   Ben Woollaston  (ENG) 33–82  Michael White  (WAL)
•   Stephen Maguire  (SCO)59–30   Matthew Selt  (ENG)

Round three

27 January – 14:00

•   Mark Allen  (NIR)92–15   Dominic Dale  (WAL)
•   Kurt Maflin  (NOR)71–20   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)
•   Jack Lisowski  (ENG) 7–69  Michael Holt  (ENG)
•   Andrew Higginson  (ENG)60–15   Liu Chuang  (CHN)
•   Nigel Bond  (ENG) 24–88  Martin Gould  (ENG)
•   Jimmy Robertson  (ENG) 8–106  Mark Williams  (WAL)
•   Barry Hawkins  (ENG)43–39   Michael White  (WAL)
•   Dave Harold  (ENG) 1–32  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)

Quarter-finals

27 January – 19:00

•   Andrew Higginson  (ENG) 28–45  Martin Gould  (ENG)
•   Barry Hawkins  (ENG) 38–58  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)
•   Mark Allen  (NIR)62–13   Kurt Maflin  (NOR)
•   Mark Williams  (WAL) 28–36  Michael Holt  (ENG)

Semi-finals

27 January – 20:30

•   Stephen Maguire  (SCO) 53–60  Mark Allen  (NIR)
•   Michael Holt  (ENG) 6–77  Martin Gould  (ENG)

Final

27 January – 21:00

•   Mark Allen  (NIR) 0–104  Martin Gould  (ENG)

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Colin Humphries Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 27 January 2013 – 21:00
Mark Allen   Northern Ireland	0–104	Martin Gould   England

Century breaks

Only one century break was made during the tournament.

• 125 – Mark Selby

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