2019 Snooker Shoot Out

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2019 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates21–24 February 2019 (2019-02-21 2019-02-24)
Venue Watford Colosseum
City Watford
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £146,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest breakFlag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA) (139)
Final
ChampionFlag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)
Score74–0 (one frame)
2018
2020

The 2019 Shoot Out (officially the 2019 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 21 to 24 February 2019 at the Watford Colosseum in Watford, England. [1] [2] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and it was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

Contents

Michael Georgiou was the defending champion, but he lost to Li Hang 28–45 in the second round. [3]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won his first career ranking title, beating Michael Holt 74–0 in the final. Un-Nooh's 139 break in the semi-final was the highest in the history of the Shoot Out. [4]

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: [5]

  • 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 (prize money at this stage did not count towards the world rankings)
  • Highest break: £2,000

Tournament draw

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over

Round 1

21 February – 13:00

21 February – 19:00

22 February – 13:00

22 February – 19:00

Round 2

23 February – 13:00

23 February – 19:00

Round 3

24 February – 13:00

Round 4

24 February – 19:00

Quarter-finals

24 February – 21:00

Semi-finals

24 February – 22:15

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Brendan Moore
Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 24 February 2019 – 22:45
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
74–0 Michael Holt
Flag of England.svg  England

Century breaks

Total: 4 [6]

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