2014 Snooker Shoot-Out

The 2014 Shoot Out (officially the 2014 888casino Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 26 January 2014 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

2014 888casino Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	24–26 January 2014 (2014-01-24 – 2014-01-26)
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	Ryan Day (WAL) (101)
Final
Champion	Dominic Dale (WAL)
Runner-up	Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Score	77–19 (one frame)
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Martin Gould was the defending champion,^[1] but he lost 14–40 against Zhang Anda in round one.

Dominic Dale won the final 77–19 against Stuart Bingham.^[2]

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:^[3]

• 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
• Highest break: £2,000

• Total: £130,000

Tournament draw

The draw for round one was made on 8 December 2013 and was broadcast live by Talksport.^[4] The draw for each round including the semi-finals was made at random, conducted live at the venue.

There was only one century break during the tournament. Ryan Day made a 101 break against Kurt Maflin.^[5]

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.

Round one

24 January – 18:00

•  Zhang Anda (CHN) 40–14  Martin Gould (ENG)
•  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 65–1  Mark Selby (ENG)
•  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 31–52  Ali Carter (ENG)
•  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 56–24  Rod Lawler (ENG)
•  Luca Brecel (BEL) 50–67  Ben Woollaston (ENG)
•  Mark King (ENG) 82–0  Mark Joyce (ENG)
•  Nigel Bond (ENG) 62–47  Jamie Jones (WAL)
•  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 1–82  Dominic Dale (WAL)
•  Liam Highfield (ENG) 72–15  Stephen Maguire (SCO)
•  Alfie Burden (ENG) 103–4  Paul Davison (ENG)
•  Dave Harold (ENG) 52–53  Jamie Cope (ENG)
•  Robbie Williams (ENG) 54–29  Jack Lisowski (ENG)
•  Mike Dunn (ENG) 29–34  Tom Ford (ENG)
•  David Gilbert (ENG) 41–40  Anthony McGill (SCO)
•  Michael White (WAL) 93–1  Barry Pinches (ENG)
•  Jimmy White (ENG) 32–51  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)

25 January – 12:00

•  Mark Williams (WAL) 1–74  Mark Allen (NIR)
•  Rory McLeod (ENG) 36–35  Peter Ebdon (ENG)
•  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 89–42  Joe Perry (ENG)
•  Jamie Burnett (SCO) 78–41  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)
•  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 52–49  Marcus Campbell (SCO)
•  Adam Duffy (ENG) 39–97  Matthew Stevens (WAL)
•  Gerard Greene (NIR) 19–64  Xiao Guodong (CHN)
•  Peter Lines (ENG) 0–77  Michael Holt (ENG)
•  Ian Burns (ENG) 0–88  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
•  Ricky Walden (ENG) 13–62  Mark Davis (ENG)
•  Robert Milkins (ENG) 34–65  Shaun Murphy (ENG)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 29–22  Aditya Mehta (IND)
•  Matthew Selt (ENG) 43–29  John Higgins (SCO)
•  Ken Doherty (IRL) 53–79  Alan McManus (SCO)
•  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 46–8  Tian Pengfei (CHN)
•  Steve Davis (ENG) 33–84  Ryan Day (WAL)

Round two

25 January – 18:00

•  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 0–85  Jamie Burnett (SCO)
•  Ryan Day (WAL) 56–53  Michael White (WAL)
•  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 30–41  Alan McManus (SCO)
•  Jamie Cope (ENG) 8–62  Ali Carter (ENG)
•  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 53–20  Nigel Bond (ENG)
•  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 76–48  Michael Holt (ENG)
•  Zhang Anda (CHN) 0–89  Stuart Bingham (ENG)
•  Rory McLeod (ENG) 9–85  Matthew Selt (ENG)
•  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 87–18  Liam Highfield (ENG)
•  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 7–69  Dominic Dale (WAL)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 72–0  Tom Ford (ENG)
•  Mark Allen (NIR) 86–0  Robbie Williams (ENG)
•  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 82–20  Cao Yupeng (CHN)
•  David Gilbert (ENG) 43–72  Mark Davis (ENG)
•  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 22–47  Mark King (ENG)
•  Alfie Burden (ENG) 62–5  Ben Woollaston (ENG)

Round three

26 January – 14:00

•  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 59–10  Jamie Burnett (SCO)
•  Mark Davis (ENG) 109–0  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
•  Mark Allen (NIR) 45–51  Dominic Dale (WAL)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 61–1  Ali Carter (ENG)
•  Alan McManus (SCO) 48–51  Matthew Stevens (WAL)
•  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 40–22  Alfie Burden (ENG)
•  Mark King (ENG) 1–59  Ryan Day (WAL)
•  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 82–6  Matthew Selt (ENG)

Quarter-finals

26 January – 19:00

•  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 33–34  Stuart Bingham (ENG)
•  Dominic Dale (WAL) 81–1  Andrew Higginson (ENG)
•  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 7–105  Ryan Day (WAL)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 57–7  Mark Davis (ENG)

Semi-finals

26 January – 20:30

•  Ryan Day (WAL) 6–64  Dominic Dale (WAL)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 0–62  Stuart Bingham (ENG)

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Michaela Tabb Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 26 January 2014 – 21:00
Dominic Dale  Wales	77–19	Stuart Bingham  England

Century breaks

Only one century break was made during the tournament.^[5]

• 101 – Ryan Day