- Source: 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.
Nigel Bond was the defending champion, but he lost in round one 15–30 against Robert Milkins in a repeat of the 2011 final.
Barry Hawkins won the final 61–23 against Graeme Dott.
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:
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. All matches were a single frame. All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.
= Round one
=27 January – 18:00
28 January – 12:00
= Round two
=28 January – 18:00
= Round three
=29 January – 14:00
= Quarter-finals
=29 January – 19:00
= Semi-finals
=29 January – 20:30
Barry Hawkins (ENG) 56–30 Dave Harold (ENG)
Tom Ford (ENG) 38–56 Graeme Dott (SCO)
= Final
=Century breaks
A total of two century breaks were made during the tournament.
135 – Martin Gould
121 – Stephen Lee
Notes
References
External links
Facebook: Day 1
Facebook: Day 2 – Last 64
Facebook: Day 2 – Last 32
Facebook: Day 3 – Last 16
Facebook: Day 3 – Quarters, Semis and Final