2018 Snooker Shoot Out

Snooker Shoot Out
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	Michael Georgiou (CYP) (109)
Final
Champion	Michael Georgiou (CYP)
Runner-up	Graeme Dott (SCO)
Score	1–0 (67–56)
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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.

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]

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 prize money rankings)

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £146,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

Tournament draw[]

Top half[]

Section 1[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Nigel Bond	53

Leo Fernandez	10
		Nigel Bond	31

		Peter Lines	28
Chen Zifan	17

Peter Lines	51
				Nigel Bond	71

				Matthew Stevens	9
Matthew Stevens	62

Zhao Xintong	41
		Matthew Stevens	27

		David Lilley	26
David Lilley	90

Chen Zhe	22
						Nigel Bond	40

						Michael Georgiou	71
Jimmy Robertson	15

Luca Brecel	37
		Luca Brecel	56

		Mei Xiwen	7
Eden Sharav	52

Mei Xiwen	54
				Luca Brecel	0

				Michael Georgiou	80
Michael Georgiou	73

Thor Chuan Leong	41
		Michael Georgiou	84

		Jak Jones	1
Kurt Maflin	13

Jak Jones	27

Section 2[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Zhang Yong	40

Jamie Curtis-Barrett	26
		Zhang Yong	42

			10
Alan McManus	32

	52
				Zhang Yong	71

				Mike Dunn	1
Kuldesh Johal	22

Wang Yuchen	14
		Kuldesh Johal	25

		Mike Dunn	53
Mike Dunn	22

David John	14
						Zhang Yong	48

						Stuart Carrington	24
Lee Walker	35

Stuart Carrington	67
		Stuart Carrington	81

		Ian Preece	21
Oliver Brown

Ian Preece	58
				Stuart Carrington	57

				Billy Joe Castle	26
Jimmy White	70

Anthony Hamilton	27
		Jimmy White	35

		Billy Joe Castle	49
Billy Joe Castle	68

Chris Wakelin	24

Section 3[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Noppon Saengkham	79

Paul Davison	0
		Noppon Saengkham	5

		Martin O'Donnell	72
Mitchell Mann	0

Martin O'Donnell	62
				Martin O'Donnell	24

				Ricky Walden	17
Fergal O'Brien	51

	31
		Fergal O'Brien	32

		Ricky Walden	33
Kyren Wilson	37

Ricky Walden	48
						Martin O'Donnell	33

						Jamie Jones	21
Lewis Roberts	37

Jamie Jones	57
		Jamie Jones	44

		Michael White	0
Michael White	34

Andrew Higginson	8
				Jamie Jones	79

				Rod Lawler	0
Alexander Ursenbacher	32

Jack Lisowski	27
		Alexander Ursenbacher	18

		Rod Lawler	33
	9

Rod Lawler	22

Section 4[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Matthew Selt	46

Dominic Dale	11
		Matthew Selt	25

		Alex Borg	37
Alex Borg	54

Daniel Wells	44
				Alex Borg	13

				Sunny Akani	31
Robin Hull	w/d

Sunny Akani	w/o
		Sunny Akani	95

		David Gilbert	0
David Gilbert	34

Adam Duffy	31
						Sunny Akani	47

						Tom Ford	31
David Grace	31

Xiao Guodong	63
		Xiao Guodong	11

		Tom Ford	74
Tom Ford	65

Mark Allen	31
				Tom Ford	51

				Martin Gould	29
Martin Gould	59

Ken Doherty	17
		Martin Gould	47

		John Astley	41
John Astley	47

Ross Muir	43

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



	0

Stuart Bingham	71
		Stuart Bingham	68

		Scott Donaldson	41
Scott Donaldson	33

Yuan Sijun	9
				Stuart Bingham	60

				Elliot Slessor	0
Elliot Slessor	87

Sanderson Lam	4
		Elliot Slessor	51

			0
Christopher Keogan	2

	48
						Stuart Bingham	6

						Mark Davis	45
Craig Steadman	7

Ali Carter	79
		Ali Carter	63

		Joe Swail	15
Sam Baird	24

Joe Swail	36
				Ali Carter	1

				Mark Davis	71
Basem Eltahhan	44

Li Yuan	17
		Basem Eltahhan	10

		Mark Davis	69
Mark Davis	103

Anthony McGill	0

Section 6[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Ashley Carty	34

Mark King	43
		Mark King	47

		Tian Pengfei	52^[a]
Tian Pengfei	35

	16
				Tian Pengfei	16

				Joe Perry	26
Lukas Kleckers	27

Gary Wilson	29
		Gary Wilson	10

		Joe Perry	28
Hammad Miah	12

Joe Perry	53
						Joe Perry	61^[b]

						Mark Williams	56
James Wattana	55

Zhang Anda	18
		James Wattana	45

		Mark Williams	55
Li Hang	0

Mark Williams	44
				Mark Williams	54

				Allan Taylor	9
Duane Jones	58

Ben Woollaston	20
		Duane Jones	36

		Allan Taylor	61
Allan Taylor	90

Ian Burns	0

Section 7[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Michael Holt	59

Ryan Day	21
		Michael Holt	2

		Ashley Hugill	32
Ashley Hugill	39

	16
				Ashley Hugill	11

				Graeme Dott	64
James Cahill	77

Rory McLeod	2
		James Cahill	0

		Graeme Dott	54
Yan Bingtao	18

Graeme Dott	33
						Graeme Dott	64

						Barry Hawkins	24
Lyu Haotian	53

Xu Si	4
		Lyu Haotian	21

		Kurt Dunham	48
Kurt Dunham	65

Chris Totten	14
				Kurt Dunham	1

				Barry Hawkins	84
Barry Hawkins	67

Shaun Murphy	0
		Barry Hawkins	75

		Alex Davies	40
Mark Joyce	22

Alex Davies	36

Section 8[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Niu Zhuang	20

Sean O'Sullivan	49
		Sean O'Sullivan	37

		Peter Ebdon	16
Soheil Vahedi	22

Peter Ebdon	40
				Sean O'Sullivan	41

				Gerard Greene	51
Liam Highfield	53

Fang Xiongman	47
		Liam Highfield	43

		Gerard Greene	44
Gerard Greene	54

Zhou Yuelong	1
						Gerard Greene	34

						Cao Yupeng	69
Robert Milkins	59

Alfie Burden	31
		Robert Milkins	21

		Hamza Akbar	31
Jamie Cope	19

Hamza Akbar	41
				Hamza Akbar	16

				Cao Yupeng	45
Oliver Lines	33

Cao Yupeng	43
		Cao Yupeng	27

		Josh Boileau	24
Josh Boileau	49

	14

Finals[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Michael Georgiou	114

Zhang Yong	9
		Michael Georgiou	53

		Martin O'Donnell	5
Martin O'Donnell	48

Sunny Akani	9
				Michael Georgiou	67

				Graeme Dott	56
Mark Davis	41^[c]

Joe Perry	36
		Mark Davis	8

		Graeme Dott	59
Graeme Dott	61

Cao Yupeng	35

Final[]

Final: Best of 1 frame. Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 11 February 2018.
Michael Georgiou Cyprus	67–56	Graeme Dott Scotland

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.

Century breaks[]

Total: 2^[5]

109 – Michael Georgiou
102 – Mark Davis

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.

[5] Tian Pengfei beat Mark King in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 47–47.

[6] Joe Perry beat Mark Williams in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 56–56.

[7] Mark Davis beat Joe Perry in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 36–36.

[1] "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[2] "Match Result - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[3] "Georgiou Wins Maiden Title In Dott Thriller". World Snooker. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[4] "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[8] "Centuries - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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Tournament information
Dates	8–11 February 2018 (2018-02-08 – 2018-02-11)
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	Michael Georgiou (CYP) (109)
Final
Champion	Michael Georgiou (CYP)
Runner-up	Graeme Dott (SCO)
Score	1–0 (67–56)
← 2017 2019 →