2012 Snooker Shoot-Out

The 2012 Shoot Out (officially the 2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 and 29 January 2012 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	27–29 January 2012 (2012-01-27 – 2012-01-29)
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	Martin Gould (ENG) (135)
Final
Champion	Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Runner-up	Graeme Dott (SCO)
Score	61–23 (one frame)
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Nigel Bond was the defending champion,^[1] but he lost in round one 15–30 against Robert Milkins in a repeat of the 2011 final.^[2]

Barry Hawkins won the final 61–23 against Graeme Dott.^[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 20 seconds while the final five had a 15-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 6 November 2011, on the second day of the World Seniors Championship. The draws for each round up to and including the semi-finals were random, conducted live at the venue.^[5] All matches were a single frame. All times in Greenwich Mean Time.^[6][7] Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.^[8][9][10]

Round one

27 January – 18:00

•  Robert Milkins (ENG) 30–15  Nigel Bond (ENG)
•  Mark Williams (WAL) 72–0  Steve Davis (ENG)
•  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 43–20  Anthony McGill (SCO)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 62–38  Alan McManus (SCO)
•  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 77–22  Liu Song (CHN)
•  John Higgins (SCO) 62–16  Judd Trump (ENG)
•  Gerard Greene (NIR) 36–27  Jamie Burnett (SCO)
•  Ken Doherty (IRL) 58–6  Michael Holt (ENG)
•  Ali Carter (ENG) 22–60  Matthew Stevens (WAL)
•  Tom Ford (ENG) 50–44  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
•  Mark Selby (ENG) 104–1  Joe Perry (ENG)
•  Mark Allen (NIR) 46–19  Rory McLeod (ENG)
•  Martin Gould (ENG) 62–46  Peter Ebdon (ENG)
•  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 71–14  Jimmy White (ENG)
•  Mark Davis (ENG) 78–16  Mark Joyce (ENG)
•  Stephen Lee (ENG) 60–37  Peter Lines (ENG)

28 January – 12:00

•  Tony Drago (MLT) 97–0  Andy Hicks (ENG)
•  Ding Junhui (CHN) 27–53  Barry Hawkins (ENG)
•  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 45–52  Alfie Burden (ENG)
•  Ricky Walden (ENG) 122–3  Liu Chuang (CHN)
•  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 9–74  Liang Wenbo (CHN)
•  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3–39  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
•  Marcus Campbell (SCO) 60–13  Xiao Guodong (CHN)
•  Jamie Cope (ENG) 22–81  Ian McCulloch (ENG)^[a]
•  Mark King (ENG) 31–39  Dominic Dale (WAL)
•  Marco Fu (HKG) 21–24  Barry Pinches (ENG)
•  Dave Harold (ENG) 64–1  James Wattana (THA)
•  Matthew Selt (ENG) 66–0  Rod Lawler (ENG)^[b]
•  Mike Dunn (ENG) 50–37  Michael White (WAL)
•  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 79–29  Jack Lisowski (ENG)
•  Jamie Jones (WAL) 56–24  Adrian Gunnell (ENG)
•  Ryan Day (WAL) 73–23  Joe Swail (NIR)

Round two

28 January – 18:00

•  Robert Milkins (ENG) 64–6  Mike Dunn (ENG)
•  Ryan Day (WAL) 81–0  Ian McCulloch (ENG)
•  Dominic Dale (WAL) 31–22  Mark Selby (ENG)
•  Marcus Campbell (SCO) 27–56  Martin Gould (ENG)
•  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 0–90  Barry Hawkins (ENG)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 85–0  Ken Doherty (IRL)
•  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 58–1  Alfie Burden (ENG)
•  Mark Davis (ENG) 79–1  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)
•  Dave Harold (ENG) 51–32  Tony Drago (MLT)
•  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 8–78  Jamie Jones (WAL)
•  Mark Williams (WAL) 28–50  Barry Pinches (ENG)
•  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6–121  Stephen Lee (ENG)
•  Gerard Greene (NIR) 69–30  Stephen Hendry (SCO)
•  Tom Ford (ENG) 63–39  Matthew Selt (ENG)
•  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 54–0  Matthew Stevens (WAL)
•  John Higgins (SCO) 34–67  Mark Allen (NIR)

Round three

29 January – 14:00

•  Ryan Day (WAL) 23–39  Dave Harold (ENG)
•  Robert Milkins (ENG) 7–110  Graeme Dott (SCO)
•  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 1–87  Barry Hawkins (ENG)
•  Dominic Dale (WAL) 49–33  Stephen Lee (ENG)
•  Martin Gould (ENG) 135–0  Jamie Jones (WAL)
•  Tom Ford (ENG) 42–0  Gerard Greene (NIR)
•  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 41–43  Barry Pinches (ENG)
•  Mark Davis (ENG) 34–6  Mark Allen (NIR)

Quarter-finals

29 January – 19:00

•  Dominic Dale (WAL) 0–95  Graeme Dott (SCO)
•  Mark Davis (ENG) 12–77  Barry Hawkins (ENG)
•  Martin Gould (ENG) 17–45  Dave Harold (ENG)
•  Barry Pinches (ENG) 1–82  Tom Ford (ENG)

Semi-finals

29 January – 20:30

•  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 56–30  Dave Harold (ENG)
•  Tom Ford (ENG) 38–56  Graeme Dott (SCO)

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee:Paul Collier[12] Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 29 January 2012 – 21:00
Barry Hawkins  England	61–23	Graeme Dott  Scotland

Century breaks

A total of two century breaks were made during the tournament.^[13]

• 135 – Martin Gould
• 121 – Stephen Lee

Notes

1. Originally Jamie Cope was scheduled to play against Neil Robertson, but Robertson withdrew due to a chest infection and was replaced by Ian McCulloch.^[9]
2. Originally Matthew Selt was scheduled to play against Joe Jogia, but Jogia withdrew due to a knee injury, and was replaced by Rod Lawler.^[11]