2016 Snooker Shoot-Out

The 2016 Shoot Out (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 14 February 2016 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

2016 Ladbrokes Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	12–14 February 2016 (2016-02-12 – 2016-02-14)
Venue	Hexagon Theatre
City	Reading
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£130,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	David Gilbert (ENG) (127)
Final
Champion	Robin Hull (FIN)
Runner-up	Luca Brecel (BEL)
Score	50–36 (one frame)
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Michael White was the defending champion, but he lost 1–66 against Ben Woollaston in round two.

Robin Hull won the final 50–36 against Luca Brecel.^[1][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:

• 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

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.^[1]

Round 1

12 February – 18:30

•  Michael White (WAL) 73–0  Mark King (ENG)
•  Mark Davis (ENG) 31–55  Gary Wilson (ENG)
•  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 70–19  Michael Georgiou (ENG)
•  Ken Doherty (IRE) 29–38  Tom Ford (ENG)
•  Ali Carter (ENG) 57–0  Liam Highfield (ENG)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 30–70  Ben Woollaston (ENG)
•  Joe Perry (ENG) 79–17  Cao Yupeng (CHN)
•  David Gilbert (ENG) 127–0  Mark Joyce (ENG)
•  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 96–0  David Grace (ENG)
•  Mark Allen (NIR) 65–20  Yu Delu (CHN)
•  Alan McManus (SCO) 0–84  David Morris (IRE)
•  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 54–38  Ricky Walden (ENG)
•  Luca Brecel (BEL) 48–37  Mike Dunn (ENG)
•  Ryan Day (WAL) 55–34  Michael Holt (ENG)
•  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 50–7  Sam Baird (ENG)
•  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 112–24  Dominic Dale (WAL)

13 February – 12:30

•  John Higgins (SCO) 10–62  Andrew Higginson (ENG)
•  Peter Lines (ENG) 56–33  Kurt Maflin (NOR)
•  Robert Milkins (ENG) 53–38  Marco Fu (HKG)
•  Mark Williams (WAL) 70–43  Rory McLeod (ENG)
•  Tian Pengfei (CHN) 16–56  Joe Swail (NIR)
•  Jamie Jones (WAL) 1–97  Martin Gould (ENG)
•  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 52–60  Anthony McGill (SCO)
•  Robin Hull (FIN) 41–35  Craig Steadman (ENG)
•  Rod Lawler (ENG) 23–1  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)
•  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 55–14  Li Hang (CHN)
•  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 50–56  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
•  Stuart Carrington (ENG) 62–7  Matthew Stevens (WAL)
•  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 0–48  Peter Ebdon (ENG)
•  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 38–25  Matthew Selt (ENG)
•  Oliver Lines (ENG) 26–59  Ian Burns (ENG)
•  Judd Trump (ENG) 74–22  Gerard Greene (NIR)

Round 2

13 February – 18:30

•  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 0–69  Rod Lawler (ENG)
•  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 36–60  Ian Burns (ENG)
•  Luca Brecel (BEL) 46–20  Xiao Guodong (CHN)
•  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 85–0  Shaun Murphy (ENG)
•  Ali Carter (ENG) 85–5  Peter Lines (ENG)
•  Mark Williams (WAL) 58–32  David Gilbert (ENG)
•  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 38–52  Ryan Day (WAL)
•  Joe Swail (NIR) 39–1  Anthony McGill (SCO)
•  Robin Hull (FIN) 70–6  Judd Trump (ENG)
•  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 85–10  Martin Gould (ENG)
•  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 9–43  David Morris (IRE)
•  Joe Perry (ENG) 46–38  Tom Ford (ENG)
•  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 0–67  Jack Lisowski (ENG)
•  Gary Wilson (ENG) 62–21  Stuart Carrington (ENG)
•  Mark Allen (NIR) 56–61  Robert Milkins (ENG)
•  Michael White (WAL) 1–66  Ben Woollaston (ENG)

Round 3

14 February – 13:30

•  Rod Lawler (ENG) 61–24  Ali Carter (ENG)
•  Ian Burns (ENG) 21–49  Robin Hull (FIN)
•  Gary Wilson (ENG) 16–22  Joe Swail (NIR)
•  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 36–57  Ryan Day (WAL)
•  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 12–72  Andrew Higginson (ENG)
•  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 31–47  Luca Brecel (BEL)
•  Robert Milkins (ENG) 102–17  David Morris (IRE)
•  Mark Williams (WAL) 42–13  Joe Perry (ENG)

Quarter-finals

14 February – 18:30

•  Ryan Day (WAL) 7–78  Robin Hull (FIN)
•  Rod Lawler (ENG) 18–27  Luca Brecel (BEL)
•  Mark Williams (WAL) 39–20  Andrew Higginson (ENG)
•  Robert Milkins (ENG) 8–23  Joe Swail (NIR)

Semi-finals

14 February – 20:00

•  Joe Swail (NIR) 34–38  Luca Brecel (BEL)
•  Mark Williams (WAL) 41–62  Robin Hull (FIN)

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Colin Humphries The Hexagon, Reading, England, 14 February 2016 – 20:30
Luca Brecel  Belgium	36–50	Robin Hull  Finland

Century breaks

Only one century break was made during the tournament.^[3]

• 127 – David Gilbert