2015 Snooker Shoot-Out
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–6 March 2015 |
| 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) (116) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Michael White (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
| Score | 54–48 (one frame) |
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The 2015 Shoot Out (officially the 2015 Betway Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–6 March 2015 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.
Dominic Dale was the defending champion,[1] but he lost 20–65 against Luca Brecel in round one.[2]
Michael White won his first professional title by defeating Xiao Guodong 54–48 in the final.[3][4]
Tournament format
[edit]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
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5][6]
- 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
[edit]The random draw for round one was made on 12 February 2015 and was broadcast live by Talksport.[7] There were two century breaks during the tournament. Martin Gould made a 116 break in round two, and Shaun Murphy made a 105 break in round three.[8]
All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.[9]
Round 1
[edit]4 March – 18:00
[edit]Luca Brecel (BEL) 65–20
Dominic Dale (WAL)
Matthew Selt (ENG) 23–69
Jamie Burnett (SCO)
Joe Swail (NIR) 50–53
Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 36–61
5 March – 12:00
[edit]Ken Doherty (IRL) 17–77
Aditya Mehta (IND) 69–54
Kurt Maflin (NOR)
Xiao Guodong (CHN) 59–48
Round 2
[edit]5 March – 18:00
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Round 3
[edit]6 March – 14:00
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Quarter-finals
[edit]6 March – 19:00
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Semi-finals
[edit]6 March – 20:30
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Final
[edit]| Final: 1 frame. Referee: Brendan Moore Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 6 March 2015 – 21:00 | ||
| Xiao Guodong China
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48–54 | Michael White Wales
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Century breaks
[edit]Two century breaks were made during the tournament.[8]
- 116 – Martin Gould
- 105 – Shaun Murphy
References
[edit]- ^ "Dale shoots down title rivals". sportinglife.com. Sky. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Shoot-Out Blackpool: Brecel in sneltempo voorbij Dale". Sportwereld (in Dutch). Corelio. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "The White Stuff". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Michael White beat Xiao Guodong with just six seconds remaining in their Snooker Shoot-Out match". Sky Sports. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Betway Snooker Shoot-Out (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Shaw, Jamie (4 March 2015). "Snooker Shoot-Out 2015 live scores and tournament schedule of play". snooker-news.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ World Snooker [@WorldSnooker1] (12 February 2015). "Balls: Draw for the Shoot-Out coming up soon on @talksport" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 March 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Shoot Out: century breaks". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Snooker Shoot Out 2015 playing schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.