2013 Snooker Shoot-Out

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.

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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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