2019 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates21–24 February 2019 (2019-02-21 – 2019-02-24)
VenueWatford Colosseum
CityWatford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£146,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (139)
Final
Champion Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
Runner-up Michael Holt (ENG)
Score74–0 (one frame)
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The 2019 Shoot Out (officially the 2019 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 21 to 24 February 2019 at the Watford Colosseum in Watford, England.[1][2] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and it was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

Michael Georgiou was the defending champion, but he lost to Li Hang 28–45 in the second round.[3]

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won his first career ranking title, beating Michael Holt 74–0 in the final. Un-Nooh's 139 break in the semi-final was the highest in the history of the Shoot Out.[4]

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:[5]

  • Winner: £32,000
  • Runner-up: £16,000
  • 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 the world rankings)
  • Highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £146,000
  • The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000

Tournament draw

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over

Round 1

21 February – 13:00

21 February – 19:00

22 February – 13:00

22 February – 19:00

Round 2

23 February – 13:00

23 February – 19:00

Round 3

24 February – 13:00

Round 4

24 February – 19:00

Quarter-finals

24 February – 21:00

Semi-finals

24 February – 22:15

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Brendan Moore
Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 24 February 2019 – 22:45
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
 Thailand		 74–0 Michael Holt
 England

Century breaks

Total: 4[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Betvictor Sponsors World Snooker's 2019 Shoot Out". World Snooker. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "2017/18 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Betvictor Shoot Out – Day Three Round Up". World Snooker. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Speed King Un-Nooh Lands Shoot Out Title". World Snooker. 24 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Centuries". World Snooker Live Scores. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019.
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