- Source: 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.
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he lost 38–58 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.
Martin Gould won the final 104–0 against Mark Allen.
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:
Total: £130,000
Tournament draw
The draw for round 1 was made on 9 November 2012 and was broadcast live by Talksport. 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. There was only one century break in the tournament. Mark Selby compiled a 125 break against Ken Doherty in round 1. All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.
= Round one
=25 January – 18:00
26 January – 12:00
= Round two
=26 January – 18:00
= Round three
=27 January – 14:00
= Quarter-finals
=27 January – 19:00
= 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
=Century breaks
Only one century break was made during the tournament.
125 – Mark Selby