2017 Snooker Shoot Out

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Coral Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	23–26 February 2017 (2017-02-23 – 2017-02-26)
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	Graeme Dott (SCO) (96)
Final
Champion	Anthony McGill (SCO)
Runner-up	Xiao Guodong (CHN)
Score	1–0 (67–19)
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The 2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place at the Watford Colosseum in Watford from 23 to 26 February 2017. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. In 2017 it was extended from 64 to 128 players, and became a ranking tournament for the first time in its history. It was the 15th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

Robin Hull was the defending champion, but he lost 18–25 to Fergal O'Brien in the second round.^[1]

Anthony McGill won his second ranking title, beating Xiao Guodong 1–0 in the final (67–19).^[2]

This was the first time that no century break was made in the competition. The highest break was a 96 from Graeme Dott.

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.^[3]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000.

Format and rules[]

2017 rules.^[4]

Tournament draw[]

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Hamza Akbar	53
	Stuart Bingham	48
					Hamza Akbar	8
					Xiao Guodong	77
	Rod Lawler	4
	Xiao Guodong	30
									Xiao Guodong	25
										21
	Michael Wild	30
		47
						56
					Robert Milkins	39
	Zak Surety	13
	Robert Milkins	57
													Xiao Guodong	68
													Ken Doherty	9
	Noppon Saengkham	54
	Martin Gould	18
					Noppon Saengkham	35
					James Cahill	54
	James Cahill	55
	Robbie Williams	23
									James Cahill	1
									Ken Doherty	63
	Zhao Xintong	47
	Mark Davis	43
					Zhao Xintong	19
					Ken Doherty	60
	Aditya Mehta	35
	Ken Doherty	45

Section 2[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Mei Xiwen	40
	Robin Hull	74
					Robin Hull	18
					Fergal O'Brien	25
	Fergal O'Brien	79
	Ryan Day	0
									Fergal O'Brien	61
									Liam Highfield	46
	David John	84
		0
					David John	13
					Liam Highfield	50
	Liam Highfield	60
	Oliver Brown	4
													Fergal O'Brien	1
													David Gilbert	79
	Matthew Selt	7
	Jason Weston	69
					Jason Weston	40
					Alfie Burden	69
	Alfie Burden	51
	Ben Woollaston	24
									Alfie Burden	12
									David Gilbert	50
	David Gilbert	39
	Wang Yuchen	25
					David Gilbert	40
					Sunny Akani	6
	Duane Jones	18
	Sunny Akani	32

Section 3[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Nigel Bond	46
	Mark Allen	36
					Nigel Bond	32
					Zhang Yong	66
	Josh Boileau	11
	Zhang Yong	58
									Zhang Yong	15
									Andy Hicks	58
	Sydney Wilson	4
	Andy Hicks	92
					Andy Hicks	58
					Mark Williams	35
	Jamie Jones	9
	Mark Williams	62
													Andy Hicks	38
													Michael Georgiou	15
	Ashley Hugill	66
	Paul Davison	32
					Ashley Hugill	62
					Stuart Carrington	8
	Kurt Dunham	32
	Stuart Carrington	8
									Ashley Hugill	6
									Michael Georgiou	41
	Jamie Cope	16
	Michael Georgiou	68
					Michael Georgiou	73
					Ricky Walden	1
	Hammad Miah	27
	Ricky Walden	67

Section 4[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Darryl Hill	47
	Kurt Maflin	26
					Darryl Hill	34
					Bradley Jones	27
	Sanderson Lam	7
	Bradley Jones	80
									Darryl Hill	13
									Li Hang	60
	Li Hang	48
	Brandon Sargeant	13
					Li Hang	32
					Graeme Dott	16
	Graeme Dott	96
	Mitchell Mann	0
													Li Hang	30
													Steven Hallworth	50
	Ian Burns	39
	Daniel Wells	42
					Daniel Wells	56
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	42
	Alex Borg	35
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	89
									Daniel Wells	24
									Steven Hallworth	48
	Boonyarit Keattikun	15
	Steven Hallworth	67
					Steven Hallworth	58
					Michael White	1
	Michael White	64
	Alan McManus	24

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Mark Joyce	61
	Joe Perry	41
					Mark Joyce	23
					Sam Craigie	32
	Sam Craigie	68
	Mike Dunn	14
									Sam Craigie	37
									Shaun Murphy	61
	Zhang Anda	39
	Shaun Murphy	67
					Shaun Murphy	56
					John Astley	8
	Igor Figueiredo	4
	John Astley	80
													Shaun Murphy	73
													Jak Jones	29
		6
	Joe Swail	54
					Joe Swail	56
					Allan Taylor	16
	Allan Taylor	64
	Christopher Keogan	22
									Joe Swail	26
									Jak Jones	40
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	22
	Fraser Patrick	56
					Fraser Patrick	3
					Jak Jones	50
	Craig Steadman	16
	Jak Jones	52

Section 6[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Cao Yupeng	65
		5
					Cao Yupeng	42
					Liang Wenbo	32
	Liang Wenbo	109
	Matthew Stevens	1
									Cao Yupeng	85
									Jimmy Robertson	10
	Rhys Clark	32
	Rory McLeod	29
					Rhys Clark	1
					Jimmy Robertson	72
	Jimmy Robertson	94
	Elliot Slessor	17
													Cao Yupeng	14
													David Grace	58
	Tian Pengfei	43
	Peter Lines	20
					Tian Pengfei	35
					David Grace	55
	Kyren Wilson	7
	David Grace	48
									David Grace	54
									Dominic Dale	11
	Sean O'Sullivan	8
	Dominic Dale	94
					Dominic Dale	78
					Hossein Vafaei	24
	Yan Bingtao	19
	Hossein Vafaei	56

Section 7[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Lee Walker	44
	Luca Brecel	50
					Luca Brecel	34
					Scott Donaldson	17
	Scott Donaldson	52
	Thor Chuan Leong	43
									Luca Brecel	0
									Anthony Hamilton	98
	Adam Stefanow	37
	Fang Xiongman	68
					Fang Xiongman	0
					Anthony Hamilton	115
	Gary Wilson	8
	Anthony Hamilton	61
													Anthony Hamilton	71
													Ross Muir	5
	Michael Holt	29
		28
					Michael Holt	8
					Ross Muir	30
	Ross Muir	39
	Martin O'Donnell	32
									Ross Muir	71
									Jimmy White	0
	Louis Heathcote	1
	Jimmy White	78
					Jimmy White	45
					Chen Zhe	44
	Itaro Santos	26
	Chen Zhe	108

Section 8[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Chris Wakelin	66
	Tom Ford	16
					Chris Wakelin	33
					Jack Lisowski	53
	Zhou Yuelong	22
	Jack Lisowski	74
									Jack Lisowski	60
									Eden Sharav	22
	Hatem Yassen	4
	Barry Hawkins	37
					Barry Hawkins	25
					Eden Sharav	61
	Eden Sharav	59
	Gareth Allen	33
													Jack Lisowski	0
													Anthony McGill	78
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	58
	Sam Baird	18
					Jamie Curtis-Barrett	12
					Anthony McGill	30
	Anthony McGill	43
	Oliver Lines	22
									Anthony McGill	57
									Mark King	28
	Mark King	50
	Adam Duffy	43
					Mark King	52
					Andrew Higginson	23
	Andrew Higginson	65
	Ian Preece	34

Finals[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Xiao Guodong	23
	David Gilbert	14
					Xiao Guodong	73
					Andy Hicks	0
	Andy Hicks	24
	Steven Hallworth	17
									Xiao Guodong	19
									Anthony McGill	67
	Shaun Murphy	76
	David Grace	14
					Shaun Murphy	41
					Anthony McGill	64
	Anthony Hamilton	19
	Anthony McGill	36

Final[]

Final: Best of 1 frame. Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 26 February 2017.
Xiao Guodong  China	19–67	Anthony McGill  Scotland

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