Snooker Shoot Out

Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
VenueMorningside Arena
LocationLeicester
CountryEngland
Established1990
Organisation(s)World Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£171,000
Recent edition2023
Current champion(s) Mark Allen (NIR)

The Snooker Shoot Out is a snooker tournament. It has been played since 1990. It is played under different rules from other snooker. Each match consists of one frame. It is only 10 minutes long. Every shot is timed. Every shot must be completed in either 10 or 15 seconds.

Liam Davies was 12 years old when he played in 2019. He was the youngest player to play in a professional ranking event. In 2023, 14-year-old Vladislav Gradinari won two matches. He was the youngest player to win a match. The current champion is Mark Allen, who defeated Cao Yupeng in the 2023 final.

The crowd does not remain quiet during play. The event has become known for its loud crowd.

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City Season
Shoot-Out (non-ranking, 1990)
1990  Darren Morgan (WAL)  Mike Hallett (ENG) 2–1 Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent, England 1990/91
Snooker Shoot-Out (non-ranking, 2011–2016)
2011  Nigel Bond (ENG)  Robert Milkins (ENG) 1–0 (62–23) Circus Arena Blackpool, England 2010/11
2012  Barry Hawkins (ENG)  Graeme Dott (SCO) 1–0 (61–23) 2011/12
2013  Martin Gould (ENG)  Mark Allen (NIR) 1–0 (104–0) 2012/13
2014  Dominic Dale (WAL)  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 1–0 (77–19) 2013/14
2015  Michael White (WAL)  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 1–0 (54–48) 2014/15
2016  Robin Hull (FIN)  Luca Brecel (BEL) 1–0 (50–36) Hexagon Theatre Reading, England 2015/16
Snooker Shoot Out (ranking, 2017–present)
2017  Anthony McGill (SCO)  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 1–0 (67–19) Watford Colosseum Watford, England 2016/17
2018  Michael Georgiou (CYP)  Graeme Dott (SCO) 1–0 (67–56) 2017/18
2019  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)  Michael Holt (ENG) 1–0 (74–0) 2018/19
2020  Michael Holt (ENG)  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 1–0 (64–1) 2019/20
2021  Ryan Day (WAL)  Mark Selby (ENG) 1–0 (67–24) Marshall Arena Milton Keynes, England 2020/21
2022  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)  Mark Williams (WAL) 1–0 (71–0) Morningside Arena Leicester, England 2021/22
2023 (Jan)  Chris Wakelin (ENG)  Julien Leclercq (BEL) 1–0 (119–0) 2022/23
2023 (Dec)  Mark Allen (NIR)  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 1–0 (65–4) Swansea Arena Swansea, Wales 2023/24