2025 Snooker Shoot Out

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2025 9Club Snooker Shoot Out
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Tournament information
Dates10–13 December 2025 (2025-12-10 – 2025-12-13)
Venue Tower Circus
City Blackpool
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Defending championFlag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)
← 2024

The 2025 Snooker Shoot Out (officially the 2025 9Club Snooker Shoot Out) is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 10 to 13 December 2025 at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England, where the tournament was previously held from 2011 to 2015. [1] [2] The 16th consecutive edition of the tournament since it was revived in 2011, it will be the 10th ranking event of the 2025‍–‍26 season, following the 2025 UK Championship and preceding the 2025 Scottish Open. [3] The tournament is played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, with each match contested over a single frame within a maximum of 10 minutes.

Contents

Tom Ford will be the defending champion, having defeated Liam Graham 31‍–‍28 in the 2024 final. [4]

Overview

The tournament will be the seventeenth edition of the Snooker Shoot Out, first held as a non‑ranking event in 1990 before being revived in 2011 and since then having been held annually. It was promoted to a ranking event starting with the 2017 edition.

Format

The tournament is played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules. The draw is randomised before each round. All matches are played over a single frame , each of which lasts up to 10 minutes. The event features a variable shot clock; players are allowed 15 seconds per shot during the first five minutes and 10 seconds per shot during the final five minutes. The player with the most points after the time runs out or after all balls have been pocketed (or after a foul on the final black ) wins the match. All foul shots result in the opponent receiving a ball in hand . Unlike traditional snooker, a foul is called if a ball does not either hit a cushion or enter a pocket on every shot. Rather than a coin toss, a lag is used to determine which player breaks . In the event of a draw, the frame is decided by a " blue ball shootout". With the cue ball placed inside the "D" and the blue ball on its spot, the players take alternate shots until one player has potted the blue more times than their opponent from an equal number of attempts. [5]

Amateur nominations

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association nominated the following eight amateur players to participate alongside the professionals: [6]

Broadcasters


Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event was £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £20,000
  • Semi-final: £8,000
  • Quarter-final: £4,000
  • Last 16: £2,000
  • Last 32: £1,000
  • Last 64: £500
  • Last 128: £250
  • Highest break: £5,000

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

Match results as follows:

10 December – 13:00

10 December – 19:00

11 December – 13:00

11 December – 19:00

References

  1. ↑ "Shoot Out". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tournaments 2025–26". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Calendar 2025/2026 - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Snooker Shoot Out: Tom Ford wins emotional first ranking title in Leicester by beating Liam Graham". BBC Sport. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rules of the Game | WPBSA | Snooker and English Billiards". WPBSA. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "WPBSA nominations for Shoot Out". WPBSA . 3 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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