| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–24 February 2019 |
| Venue | Watford Colosseum |
| City | Watford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 74–0 (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Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over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
Peter Ebdon (ENG) 37–67 
Michael Georgiou (CYP)- Ashley Carty (ENG) 20–68 Steven Hallworth (ENG)
- Ricky Walden (ENG) 136–1
Liam Davies (WAL) - Ashley Hugill (ENG) 19–67 Ali Carter (ENG)
Michael Judge (IRL) 8–61 Tom Ford (ENG)
Ben Mertens (BEL) 60–59 
James Wattana (THA)
Kurt Maflin (NOR) 77–26 Lee Walker (WAL)- Ken Doherty (IRL) 80–26
Adam Stefanow (POL) 
Zhao Xintong (CHN) 59–2 Joe O'Connor (ENG)- Chen Feilong (CHN) 58–34 Lu Ning (CHN)
- Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) 0–63 Jamie Clarke (WAL)
- Joe Perry (ENG) 49–69 Rory McLeod (ENG)
- Craig Steadman (ENG) 36–18
Jordan Brown (NIR) - Joe Swail (NIR) 62–1 Kuldesh Johal (ENG)
- Luke Simmonds (ENG) 73–15 Zhang Yong (CHN)
- Alfie Burden (ENG) w/d–w/o
Thor Chuan Leong (MAS)
21 February – 19:00
- Ian Burns (ENG) 62–63 Kyren Wilson (ENG)
- Xu Si (CHN) 1–49 Billy Castle (ENG)
- Noppon Saengkham (THA) 5–34 Daniel Wells (WAL)
- Harvey Chandler (ENG) 39–73 Gary Wilson (ENG)
- Zhang Jiankang (CHN) 1–72 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
Simon Lichtenberg (GER) 7–68 Barry Hawkins (ENG)- Elliot Slessor (ENG) 41–7 Duane Jones (WAL)
- Chris Wakelin (ENG) 23–50 Oliver Lines (ENG)
- Lukas Kleckers (GER) 64–0 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)
- James Cahill (ENG) 0–122 Mei Xiwen (CHN)
Chris Totten (SCO) 21–48 Mitchell Mann (ENG)- Andrew Higginson (ENG) 19–74 Michael White (WAL)
- Sanderson Lam (ENG) 37–55 Alan McManus (SCO)
- Sunny Akani (THA) 94–0 Lyu Haotian (CHN)
- Tian Pengfei (CHN) 88–52
Andy Lee (HKG) - Reanne Evans (ENG) 26–54 Jimmy White (ENG)
22 February – 13:00
- Matthew Stevens (WAL) 0–84 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
- Fan Zhengyi (CHN) 2–23
Hamza Akbar (PAK) - Jak Jones (WAL) 78–13 Liam Graham (SCO)
- Joel Walker (ENG) 68–15 Li Yuan (CHN)
- Hammad Miah (ENG) 18–70 Zhang Anda (CHN)
- Stephen Bateman (IRL) 36–30 Mark Davis (ENG)
- Robbie Williams (ENG) 18–24 Ryan Davies (ENG)
- Ben Hancorn (ENG) 21–67 Peter Lines (ENG)
- Peter Devlin (ENG) 35–16 Ross Muir (SCO)
- Adam Duffy (ENG) 27–19 Mark Joyce (ENG)
Alexander Ursenbacher (SWI) 16–57 Andy Hicks (ENG)- Ben Woollaston (ENG) 41–28 Sam Craigie (ENG)
- Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 0–64 Michael Holt (ENG)
- Yuan Sijun (CHN) 18–57 Dominic Dale (WAL)
- Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 0–95 David Gilbert (ENG)
- Graeme Dott (SCO) 69–22 Martin O'Donnell (ENG)
22 February – 19:00
- Luca Brecel (BEL) 75–11 Farakh Ajaib (ENG)
- Yan Bingtao (CHN) 54–55 Kishan Hirani (WAL)
- Emma Parker (ENG) 17–61
Laxman Rawat (IND) - Shaun Murphy (ENG) 52–12 Mark King (ENG)
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 85–6 Robert Milkins (ENG)
- Li Hang (CHN) 33–19 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
- Anthony McGill (SCO) 20–56 Barry Pinches (ENG)
- Gerard Greene (NIR) 35–66 Matthew Selt (ENG)
- Martin Gould (ENG) 100–7 Liam Highfield (ENG)
- John Astley (ENG) 82–14 Brandon Sargeant (ENG)
- Luo Honghao (CHN) 12–35 Mike Dunn (ENG)
- Scott Donaldson (SCO) 18–58 Allan Taylor (ENG)
- Stuart Carrington (ENG) 0–65
Hossein Vafaei (IRI) - Xiao Guodong (CHN) 49–7 Paul Davison (ENG)
- Chen Zifan (CHN) 16–110 Sam Baird (ENG)
- Rod Lawler (ENG) 63–28 Nigel Bond (ENG)
Round 2
23 February – 13:00
- Ricky Walden (ENG) 0–137 Luca Brecel (BEL)
- Ryan Davies (ENG) 37–12 Ben Mertens (BEL)
- Luke Simmonds (ENG) 25–10 Hamza Akbar (PAK)
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 39–28 Mei Xiwen (CHN)
- Sunny Akani (THA) 62–25 Billy Castle (ENG)
- Kurt Maflin (NOR) 1–74 Gary Wilson (ENG)
- Dominic Dale (WAL) 60–16 Thor Chuan Leong (MAS)
- Peter Devlin (ENG) 9–36 Rory McLeod (ENG)
- Kyren Wilson (ENG) 41–18 Elliot Slessor (ENG)
- Jamie Clarke (WAL) 34–21 Mitchell Mann (ENG)
- Daniel Wells (WAL) 46–17 Craig Steadman (ENG)
- John Astley (ENG) 18–32 Jimmy White (ENG)
- Joe Swail (NIR) 8–42 Mike Dunn (ENG)
- Steven Hallworth (ENG) 120–8 Tom Ford (ENG)
- Kishan Hirani (WAL) 11–101 Laxman Rawat (IND)
- Adam Duffy (ENG) 38–25 David Gilbert (ENG)
23 February – 19:00
- Shaun Murphy (ENG) 22–72 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
- Matthew Selt (ENG) 6–51 Tian Pengfei (CHN)
- Ben Woollaston (ENG) 44–51 Barry Pinches (ENG)
- Ali Carter (ENG) 13–61 Zhao Xintong (CHN)
- Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 34–47 Allan Taylor (ENG)
- Michael White (WAL) 51–23 Joel Walker (ENG)
- Oliver Lines (ENG) 31–6 Martin Gould (ENG)
- Alan McManus (SCO) 43–33 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
- Xiao Guodong (CHN) 22–61 Graeme Dott (SCO)
- Rod Lawler (ENG) 52–24 Chen Feilong (CHN)
- Peter Lines (ENG) 13–17 Jak Jones (WAL)
- Li Hang (CHN) 45–28 Michael Georgiou (CYP)
- Stephen Bateman (IRL) 13–42 Sam Baird (ENG)
- Andy Hicks (ENG) 37–41 Michael Holt (ENG)
- Ken Doherty (IRL) 26–71 Lukas Kleckers (GER)
- Zhang Anda (CHN) 75–0 Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Round 3
24 February – 13:00
- Stuart Bingham (ENG) 68–5 Kyren Wilson (ENG)
- Daniel Wells (WAL) 62–0 Luke Simmonds (ENG)
- Jimmy White (ENG) 12–65 Rory McLeod (ENG)
- Jamie Clarke (WAL) 54–0 Oliver Lines (ENG)
- Li Hang (CHN) 14–10 Lukas Kleckers (GER)
- Adam Duffy (ENG) 29–12 Alan McManus (SCO)
- Ryan Davies (ENG) 10–7 Sunny Akani (THA)
- Zhao Xintong (CHN) 26–27 Luca Brecel (BEL)
- Laxman Rawat (IND) 6–55 Sam Baird (ENG)
- Michael White (WAL) 29–2 Jak Jones (WAL)
- Barry Pinches (ENG) 5–15 Michael Holt (ENG)
- Dominic Dale (WAL) 60–39 Allan Taylor (ENG)
- Gary Wilson (ENG) 8–81 Steven Hallworth (ENG)
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 74–33 Mike Dunn (ENG)
- Zhang Anda (CHN) 21–32 Tian Pengfei (CHN)
- Rod Lawler (ENG) 22–2 Graeme Dott (SCO)
Round 4
24 February – 19:00
- Luca Brecel (BEL) 29–47 Michael White (WAL)
- Michael Holt (ENG) 37–7 Ryan Davies (ENG)
- Adam Duffy (ENG) 9–54 Sam Baird (ENG)
- Jamie Clarke (WAL) 36–32 Steven Hallworth (ENG)
- Tian Pengfei (CHN) 38–40 Li Hang (CHN)
- Rory McLeod (ENG) 15–58 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
- Daniel Wells (WAL) 0–74 Rod Lawler (ENG)
- Dominic Dale (WAL) 16–86 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Quarter-finals
24 February – 21:00
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 97–3 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
- Li Hang (CHN) 20–55 Michael Holt (ENG)
- Rod Lawler (ENG) 4–58 Jamie Clarke (WAL)
- Michael White (WAL) 53–13 Sam Baird (ENG)
Semi-finals
24 February – 22:15
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 139–0 Jamie Clarke (WAL)
- Michael White (WAL) 21–56 Michael Holt (ENG)
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]
- 139 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 133 – Luca Brecel
- 132 – Ricky Walden
- 100 – Martin Gould
References
- ^ "Betvictor Sponsors World Snooker's 2019 Shoot Out". World Snooker. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "2017/18 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Betvictor Shoot Out – Day Three Round Up". World Snooker. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Speed King Un-Nooh Lands Shoot Out Title". World Snooker. 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Centuries". World Snooker Live Scores. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019.
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