2022 Snooker Shoot Out

The 2022 Snooker Shoot Out (officially the 2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 20 to 23 January 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was the fourth of eight events sponsored by BetVictor, making up the 2022 European Series.[1]

2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information

Dates	20–23 January 2022 (2022-01-20 – 2022-01-23)
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£171,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Highest break	Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (123)
Final
Champion	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	1–0 (71–0)
← 2021

Ryan Day was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Selby 1–0 (67–24) in the 2021 final, but he was defeated in the first round by Jak Jones.

Hossein Vafaei won the first professional title of his career, beating Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0) in the final.

Tournament format

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event was £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. 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 128 1 frame				Last 64 1 frame				Last 32 1 frame				Last 16 1 frame



	Aaron Hill	50

	Lee Walker	8
					Aaron Hill	27

					Jackson Page	26
	James Cahill	16

	Jackson Page	64
									Aaron Hill	4

									Mark Williams	89
	Stuart Carrington	1

	Mark Williams	59
					Mark Williams	50

					Mark King	26
	Mark King	38

	Graeme Dott	24
													Mark Williams	57

													Matthew Selt	1
	Zhang Jiankang	17

	Zhang Anda	66
					Zhang Anda	17

					Matthew Selt	29
	Matthew Selt	66

	Ashley Hugill	36
									Matthew Selt	46

									Ali Carter	3
	Ryan Davies	21

	Barry Hawkins	27
					Barry Hawkins	20

					Ali Carter	36
	Ali Carter	81

	Matthew Stevens	0

Section 2

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16



	Martin Gould	3

	Nigel Bond	49
					Nigel Bond	29

					Peter Lines	18
	Peter Lines	38

	Joe O'Connor	33
									Nigel Bond	7

									Jamie Clarke	32
	Mark Joyce	78

	Yan Bingtao	61
					Mark Joyce	12

					Jamie Clarke	20
	Jamie Clarke	38

	Ben Hancorn	10
													Jamie Clarke	44

													Mitchell Mann	36
	Chang Bingyu	50

	Shaun Murphy	51
					Shaun Murphy	31

					Ian Burns	55
	John Astley	14

	Ian Burns	71
									Ian Burns	17

									Mitchell Mann	36
	Mitchell Mann	32

	Xiao Guodong	21
					Mitchell Mann	38

					Jordan Brown	33
	Jordan Brown	48

	Jamie Jones	20

Section 3

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16



	Ben Woollaston	7

	Jack Lisowski	89
					Jack Lisowski	18

					Robbie Williams	68
	Iulian Boiko	1

	Robbie Williams	67
									Robbie Williams	57

									Mark Selby	1
	Rod Lawler	3

	Elliot Slessor	52
					Elliot Slessor	26

					Mark Selby	77
	Mark Selby	43

	Li Hang	38
													Robbie Williams	39

													Andrew Higginson	14
	Jimmy Robertson	15

	Simon Blackwell	21
					Simon Blackwell	54

					Luca Brecel	35
	Luca Brecel	40

	Joe Perry	20
									Simon Blackwell	23

									Andrew Higginson	29
	Scott Donaldson	24

	David Lilley	27
					David Lilley	0

					Andrew Higginson	32
	Fraser Patrick	6

	Andrew Higginson	64

Section 4

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16



	Lukas Kleckers	67

	Louis Heathcote	1
					Lukas Kleckers	17[lower-alpha 1]

					Tian Pengfei	12
	Tian Pengfei	47

	Rebecca Kenna	7
									Lukas Kleckers	20

									Billy Joe Castle	30
	Billy Joe Castle	61

	Sean Maddocks	23
					Billy Joe Castle	70

					Andrew Pagett	8
	Andrew Pagett	35

	Liam Graham	17
													Billy Joe Castle	42

													Dean Young	16
	Lyu Haotian	32

	Dean Young	89
					Dean Young	76

					Yuan Sijun	5
	Yuan Sijun	31[lower-alpha 2]

	Tom Ford	26
									Dean Young	92

									Michael Holt	1
	Michael Holt	58

	Zhao Xintong	27
					Michael Holt	37

					Simon Lichtenberg	30
	Dylan Emery	45

	Simon Lichtenberg	48

Section 5

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16



	Pang Junxu	20

	Cao Yupeng	39
					Cao Yupeng	26

					Allan Taylor	57
	Allan Taylor	103

	Liam Davies	3
									Allan Taylor	1

									Hossein Vafaei	63
	Barry Pinches	55

	Ross Muir	1
					Barry Pinches	36

					Hossein Vafaei	86
	Hossein Vafaei	124

	Peter Devlin	7
													Hossein Vafaei	50

													Michael Georgiou	17
	Michael Georgiou	93

	Si Jiahui	30
					Michael Georgiou	61

					Farakh Ajaib	25
	Haydon Pinhey	33

	Farakh Ajaib	35
									Michael Georgiou	70

									Kuldesh Johal	15
	Andy Hicks	23

	Gary Wilson	76
					Gary Wilson	33

					Kuldesh Johal	56
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	33

	Kuldesh Johal	49

Section 6

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16



	Reanne Evans	1

	Fan Zhengyi	100
					Fan Zhengyi	23

					Duane Jones	64
	Duane Jones	47

	Xu Si	39
									Duane Jones	22

									Steven Hallworth	54
	Gao Yang	64

	Jamie Wilson	35
					Gao Yang	1

					Steven Hallworth	53
	Zhou Yuelong	1

	Steven Hallworth	49
													Steven Hallworth	21

													Daniel Womersley	46
	Robbie McGuigan	21

	Liam Highfield	64
					Liam Highfield	39

					Craig Steadman	16
	Craig Steadman	44

	Gerard Greene	19
									Liam Highfield	27

									Daniel Womersley	48
	Leo Fernandez	38

	Fergal O'Brien	1
					Leo Fernandez	16

					Daniel Womersley	57
	Noppon Saengkham	45

	Daniel Womersley	69

Section 7

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16



	Dominic Dale	32

	Oliver Lines	36
					Oliver Lines	11

					Stan Moody	2
	Lu Ning	27

	Stan Moody	53
									Oliver Lines	63

									Stuart Bingham	47
	Stuart Bingham	90

	Mark Davis	0
					Stuart Bingham	42

					Lei Peifan	9
	Lei Peifan	40

	Alfie Burden	22
													Oliver Lines	28

													Liang Wenbo	56
	Jamie O'Neill	40

	Liang Wenbo	46
					Liang Wenbo	67

					Zak Surety	18
	Ricky Walden	27

	Zak Surety	54
									Liang Wenbo	37

									Sanderson Lam	35
	Jimmy White	5

	Sanderson Lam	56
					Sanderson Lam	30

					Ross Bulman	5
	Ross Bulman	75

	Martin O'Donnell	1

Section 8

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16



	Bai Langning	26

	Ken Doherty	32
					Ken Doherty	27

					David Gilbert	9
	Sunny Akani	24

	David Gilbert	29
									Ken Doherty	50

									Chris Wakelin	52
	Anthony Hamilton	82

	Robert Milkins	0
					Anthony Hamilton	23

					Chris Wakelin	43
	Chris Wakelin	37

	Michael White	2
													Chris Wakelin	6

													Mark Allen	79
	Paul Deaville	59

	Chen Zifan	50
					Paul Deaville	14

					Jak Jones	40
	Ryan Day	23

	Jak Jones	50
									Jak Jones	22

									Mark Allen	63
	Michael Judge	22

	Mark Lloyd	29
					Mark Lloyd	22

					Mark Allen	43
	Ashley Carty	4

	Mark Allen	74

Finals

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final



	Mark Williams	97

	Jamie Clarke	0
					Mark Williams	124

					Robbie Williams	1
	Robbie Williams	69

	Billy Joe Castle	0
									Mark Williams	0

									Hossein Vafaei	71
	Hossein Vafaei	71

	Daniel Womersley	3
					Hossein Vafaei	92

					Liang Wenbo	48
	Liang Wenbo	56

	Mark Allen	21

Final

Final: 1 frame. Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 23 January 2022.
Mark Williams Wales	0–1 (0–71)	Hossein Vafaei Iran

Notes

Lukas Kleckers beat Tian Pengfei in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 12–12.
Yuan Sijun beat Tom Ford in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 26–26.

Century breaks

Total: 2[2]

123 – Hossein Vafaei
103 – Allan Taylor

References

"BetVictor Extends Involvement with WST". World Snooker. 28 June 2021.
"BetVictor Shoot Out 2022 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 20–23 January 2022.

Shoot Out
Part of the European Series (since 2020)
Early events	1990
Non-ranking events	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Ranking events	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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