2017 Snooker Shoot Out

The 2017 Shoot Out (officially the 2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place at the Watford Colosseum in Watford from 23 to 26 February 2017.[1] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.[2] In 2017 it was extended from 64 to 128 players, and became a ranking tournament for the first time in its history. It was the 15th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates23–26 February 2017 (2017-02-23 2017-02-26)
VenueWatford Colosseum
CityWatford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£146,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest break Graeme Dott (SCO) (96)
Final
Champion Anthony McGill (SCO)
Runner-up Xiao Guodong (CHN)
Score1–0 (67–19)
2016
2018

Robin Hull was the defending champion, but he lost 18–25 to Fergal O'Brien in the second round.[3]

Anthony McGill won his second ranking title, beating Xiao Guodong 1–0 in the final (67–19).[4][5][6]

This was the first time that no century break was made in the competition. The highest break was a 96 from Graeme Dott.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.[7]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000.

Format and rules

2017 rules.[8]

Tournament draw

Section 1

 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
Hamza Akbar53
 
 
 
Stuart Bingham 48
 
Hamza Akbar8
 
 
 
Xiao Guodong 77
 
Rod Lawler4
 
 
 
Xiao Guodong 30
 
Xiao Guodong25
 
 
 
Daniel Womersley 21
 
Michael Wild30
 
 
 
Daniel Womersley 47
 
Daniel Womersley56
 
 
 
Robert Milkins 39
 
Zak Surety13
 
 
 
Robert Milkins 57
 
Xiao Guodong68
 
 
 
Ken Doherty 9
 
Noppon Saengkham54
 
 
 
Martin Gould 18
 
Noppon Saengkham35
 
 
 
James Cahill 54
 
James Cahill55
 
 
 
Robbie Williams 23
 
James Cahill1
 
 
 
Ken Doherty 63
 
Zhao Xintong47
 
 
 
Mark Davis 43
 
Zhao Xintong19
 
 
 
Ken Doherty 60
 
Aditya Mehta35
 
 
Ken Doherty 45
 

Section 2

 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
Mei Xiwen40
 
 
 
Robin Hull 74
 
Robin Hull18
 
 
 
Fergal O'Brien 25
 
Fergal O'Brien79
 
 
 
Ryan Day 0
 
Fergal O'Brien61
 
 
 
Liam Highfield 46
 
David John84
 
 
 
Charlie Walters 0
 
David John13
 
 
 
Liam Highfield 50
 
Liam Highfield60
 
 
 
Oliver Brown 4
 
Fergal O'Brien1
 
 
 
David Gilbert 79
 
Matthew Selt7
 
 
 
Jason Weston 69
 
Jason Weston40
 
 
 
Alfie Burden 69
 
Alfie Burden51
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston 24
 
Alfie Burden12
 
 
 
David Gilbert 50
 
David Gilbert39
 
 
 
Wang Yuchen 25
 
David Gilbert40
 
 
 
Sunny Akani 6
 
Duane Jones18
 
 
Sunny Akani 32
 

Section 3

 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
Nigel Bond46
 
 
 
Mark Allen 36
 
Nigel Bond32
 
 
 
Zhang Yong 66
 
Josh Boileau11
 
 
 
Zhang Yong 58
 
Zhang Yong15
 
 
 
Andy Hicks 58
 
Sydney Wilson4
 
 
 
Andy Hicks 92
 
Andy Hicks58
 
 
 
Mark Williams 35
 
Jamie Jones9
 
 
 
Mark Williams 62
 
Andy Hicks38
 
 
 
Michael Georgiou 15
 
Ashley Hugill66
 
 
 
Paul Davison 32
 
Ashley Hugill62
 
 
 
Stuart Carrington 8
 
Kurt Dunham32
 
 
 
Stuart Carrington 8
 
Ashley Hugill6
 
 
 
Michael Georgiou 41
 
Jamie Cope16
 
 
 
Michael Georgiou 68
 
Michael Georgiou73
 
 
 
Ricky Walden 1
 
Hammad Miah27
 
 
Ricky Walden 67
 

Section 4

 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
Darryl Hill47
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin 26
 
Darryl Hill34
 
 
 
Bradley Jones 27
 
Sanderson Lam7
 
 
 
Bradley Jones 80
 
Darryl Hill13
 
 
 
Li Hang 60
 
Li Hang48
 
 
 
Brandon Sargeant 13
 
Li Hang32
 
 
 
Graeme Dott 16
 
Graeme Dott96
 
 
 
Mitchell Mann 0
 
Li Hang30
 
 
 
Steven Hallworth 50
 
Ian Burns39
 
 
 
Daniel Wells 42
 
Daniel Wells56
 
 
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 42
 
Alex Borg35
 
 
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 89
 
Daniel Wells24
 
 
 
Steven Hallworth 48
 
Boonyarit Keattikun15
 
 
 
Steven Hallworth 67
 
Steven Hallworth58
 
 
 
Michael White 1
 
Michael White64
 
 
Alan McManus 24
 

Section 5

 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
Mark Joyce61
 
 
 
Joe Perry 41
 
Mark Joyce23
 
 
 
Sam Craigie 32
 
Sam Craigie68
 
 
 
Mike Dunn 14
 
Sam Craigie37
 
 
 
Shaun Murphy 61
 
Zhang Anda39
 
 
 
Shaun Murphy 67
 
Shaun Murphy56
 
 
 
John Astley 8
 
Igor Figueiredo4
 
 
 
John Astley 80
 
Shaun Murphy73
 
 
 
Jak Jones 29
 
Michael Collumb6
 
 
 
Joe Swail 54
 
Joe Swail56
 
 
 
Allan Taylor 16
 
Allan Taylor64
 
 
 
Christopher Keogan 22
 
Joe Swail26
 
 
 
Jak Jones 40
 
Dechawat Poomjaeng22
 
 
 
Fraser Patrick 56
 
Fraser Patrick3
 
 
 
Jak Jones 50
 
Craig Steadman16
 
 
Jak Jones 52
 

Section 6

 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
Cao Yupeng65
 
 
 
Marc J Davis 5
 
Cao Yupeng42
 
 
 
Liang Wenbo 32
 
Liang Wenbo109
 
 
 
Matthew Stevens 1
 
Cao Yupeng85
 
 
 
Jimmy Robertson 10
 
Rhys Clark32
 
 
 
Rory McLeod 29
 
Rhys Clark1
 
 
 
Jimmy Robertson 72
 
Jimmy Robertson94
 
 
 
Elliot Slessor 17
 
Cao Yupeng14
 
 
 
David Grace 58
 
Tian Pengfei43
 
 
 
Peter Lines 20
 
Tian Pengfei35
 
 
 
David Grace 55
 
Kyren Wilson7
 
 
 
David Grace 48
 
David Grace54
 
 
 
Dominic Dale 11
 
Sean O'Sullivan8
 
 
 
Dominic Dale 94
 
Dominic Dale78
 
 
 
Hossein Vafaei 24
 
Yan Bingtao19
 
 
Hossein Vafaei 56
 

Section 7

 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
Lee Walker44
 
 
 
Luca Brecel 50
 
Luca Brecel34
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson 17
 
Scott Donaldson52
 
 
 
Thor Chuan Leong 43
 
Luca Brecel0
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton 98
 
Adam Stefanow37
 
 
 
Fang Xiongman 68
 
Fang Xiongman0
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton 115
 
Gary Wilson8
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton 61
 
Anthony Hamilton71
 
 
 
Ross Muir 5
 
Michael Holt29
 
 
 
Joshua Thomond 28
 
Michael Holt8
 
 
 
Ross Muir 30
 
Ross Muir39
 
 
 
Martin O'Donnell 32
 
Ross Muir71
 
 
 
Jimmy White 0
 
Louis Heathcote1
 
 
 
Jimmy White 78
 
Jimmy White45
 
 
 
Chen Zhe 44
 
Itaro Santos26
 
 
Chen Zhe 108
 

Section 8

 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
Chris Wakelin66
 
 
 
Tom Ford 16
 
Chris Wakelin33
 
 
 
Jack Lisowski 53
 
Zhou Yuelong22
 
 
 
Jack Lisowski 74
 
Jack Lisowski60
 
 
 
Eden Sharav 22
 
Hatem Yassen4
 
 
 
Barry Hawkins 37
 
Barry Hawkins25
 
 
 
Eden Sharav 61
 
Eden Sharav59
 
 
 
Gareth Allen 33
 
Jack Lisowski0
 
 
 
Anthony McGill 78
 
Jamie Curtis-Barrett58
 
 
 
Sam Baird 18
 
Jamie Curtis-Barrett12
 
 
 
Anthony McGill 30
 
Anthony McGill43
 
 
 
Oliver Lines 22
 
Anthony McGill57
 
 
 
Mark King 28
 
Mark King50
 
 
 
Adam Duffy 43
 
Mark King52
 
 
 
Andrew Higginson 23
 
Andrew Higginson65
 
 
Ian Preece 34
 

Finals

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Xiao Guodong23
 
 
 
David Gilbert 14
 
Xiao Guodong73
 
 
 
Andy Hicks 0
 
Andy Hicks24
 
 
 
Steven Hallworth 17
 
Xiao Guodong19
 
 
 
Anthony McGill 67
 
Shaun Murphy76
 
 
 
David Grace 14
 
Shaun Murphy41
 
 
 
Anthony McGill 64
 
Anthony Hamilton19
 
 
Anthony McGill 36
 

Final

Final: 1 frame.
Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 26 February 2017.
Xiao Guodong
 China
0–1
19–67
Anthony McGill
 Scotland

References

  1. Matthews, Anthony (1 February 2017). "Star names find out Shoot Out fate". Watford Observer.
  2. Gray, Harry (25 February 2017). "Former champion Dale relishing Shoot Out competition". Watford Observer.
  3. "Coral Shoot Out Day Two Round Up - World Snooker". Worldsnooker.com. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. "Calendar 2017/2018 - World Snooker Live Scores". Livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. Matthews, Anthony (27 February 2017). "McGill savours Colosseum Shoot Out success". Watford Observer.
  6. Appleyard, Ian (27 February 2017). "Televised boost for amateur snooker player Ashley Hugill". YYork Press.
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Snooker Shoot Out 2017 : Competition Rules (Variations to the 'Rules of Snooker')" (PDF). Worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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