2021 Snooker Shoot Out

The 2021 Shoot Out (officially the 2021 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 4 to 7 February 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was the fourth of six events sponsored by BetVictor, making up the 2020-21 European Series.[1]

2021 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates4–7 February 2021 (2021-02-04 – 2021-02-07)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£171,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Mark Allen (NIR) (142)
Final
Champion Ryan Day (WAL)
Runner-up Mark Selby (ENG)
Score1–0 (67–24)
← 2020
2022 →

Michael Holt was the defending champion, having defeated Zhou Yuelong 1–0 (64–1) in the 2020 final.[2] In 2021, Holt was defeated by Matthew Stevens in the second round.

Ryan Day won the tournament for his third career ranking title, defeating Mark Selby 1–0 (67–24) in the final.

Tournament format

The tournament was played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules.[3] All matches were played over a single frame, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes.[3][4] 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.[3] All foul shots award the opponent a ball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball does not hit a cushion on every shot, it is a foul.[4] Rather than a coin toss, a lag is used to choose which player breaks.[4] In the event of a draw, each player receives a shot at the blue ball this is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who pots the ball with the cue ball from inside the D and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing wins the match.[4] The event was broadcast by Eurosport.

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event was £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000.[5] The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £20,000
  • Semi-final: £8,000
  • Quarter-final: £4,000
  • Last 16: £2,000
  • Last 32: £1,000
  • Last 64: £500
  • Last 128: £250 (Prize money at this stage did not count towards prize money rankings)
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £171,000

Tournament draw

Section 1
 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Martin O'Donnell41
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston 34
 
 Martin O'Donnell20
 
 
 
 Simon Lichtenberg 6
 
 Rebecca Kenna15
 
 
 
 Simon Lichtenberg 36
 
 Martin O'Donnell28
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher 11
 
 Andrew Higginson0
 
 
 
 Mark Joyce 86
 
 Mark Joyce20
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher 44
 
 Luo Honghao13
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher 63
 
 Martin O'Donnell26
 
 
 
 Ian Martin 12
 
 Aaron Hill1
 
 
 
 Andy Hicks 69
 
 Andy Hicks11
 
 
 
 Ian Martin 27
 
 Ian Martin59
 
 
 
 Robbie McGuigan 16
 
 Ian Martin18
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani 15
 
 Sunny Akani35
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale 18
 
 Sunny Akani48
 
 
 
 John Astley 36
 
 John Astley63
 
 
 Reanne Evans 5
 

Section 2
 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden33
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong 72
 
 Xiao Guodong22
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams 6
 
 Oliver Lines1
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams 79
 
 Xiao Guodong28
 
 
 
 Mark Williams 29
 
 Farakh Ajaib39
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei 52
 
 Hossein Vafaei16
 
 
 
 Mark Williams 41
 
 Paul Davies37
 
 
 
 Mark Williams 58
 
 Mark Williams35
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 11
 
 Duane Jones68
 
 
 
 Sean Maddocks 18
 
 Duane Jones28
 
 
 
 Hamim Hussain 50
 
 Hamim Hussain9
 
 
 
 Peter Lines 7
 
 Hamim Hussain0
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 96
 
 John Higgins16
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson 6
 
 John Higgins0
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 70
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh96
 
 
 Brandon Sargeant 22
 

Section 3
 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong36
 
 
 
 Ian Burns 35
 
 Zhou Yuelong55
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins 31
 
 Gary Wilson15
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins 45
 
 Zhou Yuelong66
 
 
 
 Martin Gould 12
 
 Alan McManus21
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi 4
 
 Alan McManus23
 
 
 
 Martin Gould 58
 
 Martin Gould35
 
 
 
 Simon Blackwell 1
 
 Zhou Yuelong37
 
 
 
 Ryan Day 40
 
 Ryan Day78
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt 0
 
 Ryan Day33
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty 6
 
 Lee Walker18
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty 33
 
 Ryan Day75
 
 
 
 Ben Hancorn 0
 
 Saqib Nasir56
 
 
 
 James Cahill 1
 
 Saqib Nasir15
 
 
 
 Ben Hancorn 31
 
 Jak Jones11
 
 
 Ben Hancorn 42
 

Section 4
 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
 David Grace34
 
 
 
 Hayden Staniland 10
 
 David Grace46
 
 
 
 Kuldesh Johal 15
 
 Jamie O'Neill14
 
 
 
 Kuldesh Johal 52
 
 David Grace23
 
 
 
 Mark Allen 37
 
 Mark Allen142[lower-alpha 1]
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson 0
 
 Mark Allen82
 
 
 
 Dylan Emery 15
 
 Luke Pinches23
 
 
 
 Dylan Emery 43
 
 Mark Allen1
 
 
 
 David Gilbert 85
 
 Brian Ochioski0
 
 
 
 Eden Sharav 72
 
 Eden Sharav0
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo 81
 
 Liang Wenbo79
 
 
 
 Ben Fortey 32
 
 Liang Wenbo7
 
 
 
 David Gilbert 107
 
 David Gilbert27
 
 
 
 Lei Peifan 24
 
 David Gilbert25
 
 
 
 Peter Devlin 11
 
 Jack Lisowski14
 
 
 Peter Devlin 30
 

Section 5
 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens55
 
 
 
 Fergal Quinn 53
 
 Matthew Stevens52
 
 
 
 Michael Holt 21
 
 Jamie Jones1
 
 
 
 Michael Holt 95
 
 Matthew Stevens10
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins 74
 
 Anthony Hamilton0
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins 82
 
 Robert Milkins37
 
 
 
 Ben Mertens 0
 
 Ben Mertens44
 
 
 
 ZaK Surety 10
 
 Robert Milkins76
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian 16
 
 Haydon Pinhey34
 
 
 
 Mark Davis 25
 
 Haydon Pinhey65
 
 
 
 Riley Parsons 24
 
 Dean Young26
 
 
 
 Riley Parsons 32
 
 Haydon Pinhey33
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian 37
 
 David Lilley43
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian 64
 
 Lyu Haotian23
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown 6
 
 Iulian Boiko1
 
 
 Jordan Brown 96
 

Section 6
 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Liam Highfield57
 
 
 
 Rod Lawler 52
 
 Liam Highfield71
 
 
 
 Connor Benzey 24
 
 Stuart Carrington0
 
 
 
 Connor Benzey 43
 
 Liam Highfield17
 
 
 
 Mark Selby 58
 
 Joshua Thomond36
 
 
 
 Barry Pinches 41
 
 Barry Pinches2
 
 
 
 Mark Selby 16
 
 Billy Joe Castle31
 
 
 
 Mark Selby 41
 
 Mark Selby55
 
 
 
 Declan Lavery 9
 
 Joe O'Connor27
 
 
 
 Leo Fernandez 49
 
 Leo Fernandez32
 
 
 
 Declan Lavery 34
 
 Steven Hallworth34
 
 
 
 Declan Lavery 42
 
 Declan Lavery48
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor 26
 
 Elliot Slessor62
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells 14
 
 Elliot Slessor22
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie 11
 
 Sam Craigie43[lower-alpha 2]
 
 
 Phil O'Kane 38
 

Section 7
 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin41
 
 
 
 Oliver Brown 22
 
 Chris Wakelin34
 
 
 
 Joe Perry 85
 
 Joe Perry43
 
 
 
 Paul Davison 18
 
 Joe Perry16
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene 43
 
 Adrian Rosa1
 
 
 
 Jimmy White 41
 
 Jimmy White12
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene 55
 
 Fraser Patrick16
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene 62
 
 Gerard Greene2
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote 65
 
 Michael White30
 
 
 
 Mark King 16
 
 Michael White35
 
 
 
 Rory McLeod 34
 
 Rory McLeod54
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham 1
 
 Michael White9
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote 82
 
 Daniel Womersley1
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote 40
 
 Louis Heathcote27
 
 
 
 Sean Harvey 17
 
 Sean Harvey54
 
 
 Jamie Clarke 19
 

Section 8
 
Last 128Last 64Last 32Last 16
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Alex Clenshaw19
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham 32
 
 Noppon Saengkham46
 
 
 
 Nigel Bond 16
 
 Nigel Bond31
 
 
 
 Soheil Vahedi 30
 
 Noppon Saengkham37
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty 27
 
 Tian Pengfei12
 
 
 
 Mitchell Mann 27
 
 Mitchell Mann15
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty 18
 
 Ken Doherty60
 
 
 
 Jamie Curtis-Barrett 15
 
 Noppon Saengkham8
 
 
 
 Craig Steadman 72
 
 Luca Brecel10
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy 65
 
 Shaun Murphy9
 
 
 
 Allan Taylor 38
 
 Allan Taylor51
 
 
 
 Jackson Page 1
 
 Allan Taylor15
 
 
 
 Craig Steadman 46
 
 Jamie Wilson91
 
 
 
 Lukas Kleckers 8
 
 Jamie Wilson38
 
 
 
 Craig Steadman 53
 
 Craig Steadman51
 
 
 Tom Ford 1
 

Finals
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Martin O'Donnell 13
 
 
 
 Mark Williams 86
 
 Mark Williams 18
 
 
 
 Ryan Day 31
 
 Ryan Day 49
 
 
 
 David Gilbert 6
 
 Ryan Day 67
 
 
 
 Mark Selby 24
 
 Robert Milkins 21
 
 
 
 Mark Selby 27
 
 Mark Selby 43
 
 
 
 Craig Steadman 15
 
 Louis Heathcote 37
 
 
 Craig Steadman 47
 

Final
Final: 1 frame.
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 7 February 2021.
Ryan Day
 Wales		 1–0
67–24		 Mark Selby
 England

Century breaks

Total: 1[7]

Explanatory notes
  1. Mark Allen's break was the highest in the history of the event.[6]
  2. Sam Craigie beat Phil O'Kane in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 38–38.

Craig Steadman was playing as an amateur and achieved his best ever ranking event finish with a surprise semi-final appearance

References
  1. "BetVictor European Series Set For Second Season". World Snooker. 28 August 2020.
  2. "Holt Lands First Rankiing Title". World Snooker. 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
  3. "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  4. "Snooker Shoot Out Competition Rules" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. "BetVictor Shoot Out 2021 | Tournament Prize Money". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. "Allen Makes Record Shoot Out Break". World Snooker. 4 February 2021.
  7. "BetVictor Shoot Out 2021 | Centuries". World Snooker. 4–7 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. "Allen Makes Record Shoot Out Break". World Snooker. 4 February 2021.
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