2018 Snooker Shoot Out
The 2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 8–11 February 2018 in Watford, England.[1] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11 February 2018 |
| 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 | |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 1–0 (67–56) |
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Anthony McGill was the defending champion, but he lost to Mark Davis in the first round.[2]
Michael Georgiou won his first ever ranking title, beating Graeme Dott 1–0 (67–56) in the final.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000
Draw
All times are based on the venue's local time.
Round 1
Thursday, 8 February – 12:00
Mark Davis 103–0
Anthony McGill
Mark Joyce 22–36
Alex Davies
Alan McManus 32–52
Ross Vallance
Duane Jones 58–20
Ben Woollaston
Craig Steadman 7–79
Ali Carter
Scott Donaldson 33–9
Yuan Sijun
Lyu Haotian 53–4
Xu Si
David Lilley 90–22
Chen Zhe
Martin Gould 59–17
Ken Doherty
Chen Zifan 17–51
Peter Lines
Liam Highfield 53–47
Fang Xiongman
David Gilbert 34–31
Adam Duffy
Matthew Selt 46–11
Dominic Dale
Billy Joe Castle 68–24
Chris Wakelin
Elliot Slessor 87–4
Sanderson Lam
Barry Hawkins 67–0
Shaun Murphy
Kuldesh Johal 22–14
Wang Yuchen
Ashley Hugill 39–16
Ben Jones
Eden Sharav 52–54
Mei Xiwen
Hammad Miah 12–53
Joe Perry
Allan Taylor 90–0
Ian Burns
Li Hang 0–44
Mark Williams
Christopher Keogan 2–48
Michael Williams
Ashley Carty 34–43
Mark King
Thursday, 8 February – 19:00
James Silverwood 0–71
Stuart Bingham
John Astley 47–43
Ross Muir
Kurt Dunham 65–14
Chris Totten
Noppon Saengkham 79–0
Paul Davison
Robin Hull w/d–w/o
Sunny Akani
Basem Eltahhan 44–17
Li Yuan
James Cahill 77–2
Rory McLeod
Alexander Ursenbacher 32–27
Jack Lisowski
Jimmy White 70–27
Anthony Hamilton
David Grace 31–63
Xiao Guodong
Jamie Cope 19–41
Hamza Akbar
Tian Pengfei 35–16
Wayne Brown
Sam Baird 24–36
Joe Swail
James Wattana 55–18
Zhang Anda
Lee Walker 35–67
Stuart Carrington
Nigel Bond 53–10
Leo Fernandez
Friday, 9 February – 12:00
Robert Milkins 59–31
Alfie Burden
Michael Georgiou 73–41
Thor Chuan Leong
Alex Borg 54–44
Daniel Wells
Fergal O'Brien 51–31
William Lemons
Mike Dunn 22–14
David John
Kyren Wilson 37–48
Ricky Walden
Kurt Maflin 13–27
Jak Jones
Niu Zhuang 20–49
Sean O'Sullivan
Matthew Stevens 62–41
Zhao Xintong
Oliver Brown 1–58
Ian Preece
Lewis Roberts 37–57
Jamie Jones
Gerard Greene 54–1
Zhou Yuelong
Soheil Vahedi 22–40
Peter Ebdon
Zhang Yong 40–26
Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Mitchell Mann 0–62
Martin O'Donnell
Yan Bingtao 18–33
Graeme Dott
Josh Boileau 49–14
Daniel Ward
Lukas Kleckers 27–29
Gary Wilson
Michael White 34–8
Andrew Higginson
Oliver Lines 33–43
Cao Yupeng
Tom Ford 65–31
Mark Allen
Charlie Walters 9–22
Rod Lawler
Jimmy Robertson 15–37
Luca Brecel
Michael Holt 59–21
Ryan Day
Round 2
Friday, 9 February – 19:00
Xiao Guodong 11–74
Tom Ford
Liam Highfield 43–44
Gerard Greene
Jamie Jones 44–0
Michael White
James Cahill 0–54
Graeme Dott
Noppon Saengkham 5–72
Martin O'Donnell
Matthew Stevens 27–26
David Lilley
Kuldesh Johal 25–53
Mike Dunn
Sean O'Sullivan 37–16
Peter Ebdon
Robert Milkins 21–31
Hamza Akbar
Martin Gould 47–41
John Astley
Nigel Bond 31–28
Peter Lines
Fergal O'Brien 32–33
Ricky Walden
Lyu Haotian 21–48
Kurt Dunham
Michael Georgiou 84–1
Jak Jones
Zhang Yong 42–10
Ross Vallance
Barry Hawkins 75–40
Alex Davies
Saturday, 10 February – 19:00
James Wattana 45–55
Mark Williams
Alexander Ursenbacher 18–33
Rod Lawler
Michael Holt 2–32
Ashley Hugill
Duane Jones 36–61
Allan Taylor
Ali Carter 63–15
Joe Swail
Stuart Carrington 81–21
Ian Preece
Luca Brecel 56–7
Mei Xiwen
Cao Yupeng 27–24
Josh Boileau
Jimmy White 35–49
Billy Joe Castle
Sunny Akani 95–0
David Gilbert
Elliot Slessor 51–0
Michael Williams
Matthew Selt 25–37
Alex Borg
Gary Wilson 10–28
Joe Perry
Mark King 47–47[lower-alpha 1]
Tian Pengfei
Basem Eltahhan 10–69
Mark Davis
Stuart Bingham 68–41
Scott Donaldson
Round 3
Sunday, 11 February – 12:00
Ali Carter 1–71
Mark Davis
Hamza Akbar 16–45
Cao Yupeng
Stuart Carrington 57–26
Billy Joe Castle
Ashley Hugill 11–64
Graeme Dott
Tian Pengfei 16–26
Joe Perry
Zhang Yong 71–1
Mike Dunn
Jamie Jones 79–0
Rod Lawler
Stuart Bingham 60–0
Elliot Slessor
Mark Williams 54–9
Allan Taylor
Sean O'Sullivan 41–51
Gerard Greene
Alex Borg 13–31
Sunny Akani
Martin O'Donnell 24–17
Ricky Walden
Kurt Dunham 1–84
Barry Hawkins
Tom Ford 51–29
Martin Gould
Luca Brecel 0–80
Michael Georgiou
Nigel Bond 71–9
Matthew Stevens
Round 4
Sunday, 11 February – 18:00
Sunny Akani 47–31
Tom Ford
Martin O'Donnell 33–21
Jamie Jones
Zhang Yong 48–24
Stuart Carrington
Nigel Bond 40–71
Michael Georgiou
Gerard Greene 34–69
Cao Yupeng
Graeme Dott 64–24
Barry Hawkins
Joe Perry 56[lower-alpha 2]–56
Mark Williams
Stuart Bingham 6–45
Mark Davis
Quarter-finals
Sunday, 11 February – 20:00
Martin O'Donnell 48–9
Sunny Akani
Graeme Dott 61–35
Cao Yupeng
Mark Davis 36[lower-alpha 3]–36
Joe Perry
Michael Georgiou 114–9
Zhang Yong
Semi-finals
Sunday, 11 February – 21:15
Notes
- Tian Pengfei beat Mark King in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 47–47.
- Joe Perry beat Mark Williams in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 56–56.
- Mark Davis beat Joe Perry in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 36–36.
References
- "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "Match Result - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Georgiou Wins Maiden Title In Dott Thriller". World Snooker. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "Centuries - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.