2021 Snooker Shoot Out

2021 Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	4–7 February 2021 (2021-02-04 – 2021-02-07)
Venue	Marshall Arena
City	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£171,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Highest break	Mark Allen (NIR) (142)
Final
Champion	Ryan Day (WAL)
Runner-up	Mark Selby (ENG)
Score	1–0 (67–24)
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The 2021 Snooker Shoot Out (2021 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 4 to 7 February 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was the fourth of six events sponsored by BetVictor, making up the 2020-21 European Series.^[1]

Michael Holt was the defending champion, having defeated Zhou Yuelong 1–0 (64–1) in the 2020 final.^[2] In 2021, Holt was defeated by Matthew Stevens in the second round.

Ryan Day won the tournament for his third career ranking title, defeating Mark Selby 1–0 (67–24) in the final.

Tournament format[]

The tournament was played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules.^[3] All matches were played over a single frame, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes.^[3][4] 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.^[3] All foul shots award the opponent a ball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball does not hit a cushion on every shot, it is a foul.^[4] Rather than a coin toss, a lag is used to choose which player breaks.^[4] In the event of a draw, each player receives a shot at the blue ball this is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who pots the ball with the cue ball from inside the D and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing wins the match.^[4] The event was broadcast by Eurosport.

Prize fund[]

The total prize fund for the event was £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000.^[5] The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

Tournament draw[]

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Martin O'Donnell	41
	Ben Woollaston	34
					Martin O'Donnell	20
					Simon Lichtenberg	6
	Rebecca Kenna	15
	Simon Lichtenberg	36
									Martin O'Donnell	28
									Alexander Ursenbacher	11
	Andrew Higginson	0
	Mark Joyce	86
					Mark Joyce	20
					Alexander Ursenbacher	44
	Luo Honghao	13
	Alexander Ursenbacher	63
													Martin O'Donnell	26
														12
	Aaron Hill	1
	Andy Hicks	69
					Andy Hicks	11
						27
		59
		16
										18
									Sunny Akani	15
	Sunny Akani	35
	Dominic Dale	18
					Sunny Akani	48
					John Astley	36
	John Astley	63
	Reanne Evans	5

Section 2[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Ricky Walden	33
	Xiao Guodong	72
					Xiao Guodong	22
					Robbie Williams	6
	Oliver Lines	1
	Robbie Williams	79
									Xiao Guodong	28
									Mark Williams	29
	Farakh Ajaib	39
	Hossein Vafaei	52
					Hossein Vafaei	16
					Mark Williams	41
	Paul Davies	37
	Mark Williams	58
													Mark Williams	35
													Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	11
	Duane Jones	68
	Sean Maddocks	18
					Duane Jones	28
						50
		9
	Peter Lines	7
										0
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	96
	John Higgins	16
	Scott Donaldson	6
					John Higgins	0
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	70
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	96
	Brandon Sargeant	22

Section 3[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Zhou Yuelong	36
	Ian Burns	35
					Zhou Yuelong	55
					Barry Hawkins	31
	Gary Wilson	15
	Barry Hawkins	45
									Zhou Yuelong	66
									Martin Gould	12
	Alan McManus	21
	Fan Zhengyi	4
					Alan McManus	23
					Martin Gould	58
	Martin Gould	35
	Simon Blackwell	1
													Zhou Yuelong	37
													Ryan Day	40
	Ryan Day	78
	Matthew Selt	0
					Ryan Day	33
					Ashley Carty	6
	Lee Walker	18
	Ashley Carty	33
									Ryan Day	75
									Ben Hancorn	0
		56
	James Cahill	1
						15
					Ben Hancorn	31
	Jak Jones	11
	Ben Hancorn	42

Section 4[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	David Grace	34
		10
					David Grace	46
					Kuldesh Johal	15
	Jamie O'Neill	14
	Kuldesh Johal	52
									David Grace	23
									Mark Allen	37
	Mark Allen	142[a]
	Jimmy Robertson	0
					Mark Allen	82
						15
		23
		43
													Mark Allen	1
													David Gilbert	85
		0
	Eden Sharav	72
					Eden Sharav	0
					Liang Wenbo	81
	Liang Wenbo	79
		32
									Liang Wenbo	7
									David Gilbert	107
	David Gilbert	27
	Lei Peifan	24
					David Gilbert	25
					Peter Devlin	11
	Jack Lisowski	14
	Peter Devlin	30

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Matthew Stevens	55
		53
					Matthew Stevens	52
					Michael Holt	21
	Jamie Jones	1
	Michael Holt	95
									Matthew Stevens	10
									Robert Milkins	74
	Anthony Hamilton	0
	Robert Milkins	82
					Robert Milkins	37
					Ben Mertens	0
	Ben Mertens	44
		10
													Robert Milkins	76
													Lyu Haotian	16
		34
	Mark Davis	25
						65
					Riley Parsons	24
	Dean Young	26
	Riley Parsons	32
										33
									Lyu Haotian	37
	David Lilley	43
	Lyu Haotian	64
					Lyu Haotian	23
					Jordan Brown	6
	Iulian Boiko	1
	Jordan Brown	96

Section 6[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Liam Highfield	57
	Rod Lawler	52
					Liam Highfield	71
						24
	Stuart Carrington	0
		43
									Liam Highfield	17
									Mark Selby	58
		36
	Barry Pinches	41
					Barry Pinches	2
					Mark Selby	16
	Billy Joe Castle	31
	Mark Selby	41
													Mark Selby	55
														9
	Joe O'Connor	27
	Leo Fernandez	49
					Leo Fernandez	32
						34
	Steven Hallworth	34
		42
										48
									Elliot Slessor	26
	Elliot Slessor	62
	Daniel Wells	14
					Elliot Slessor	22
					Sam Craigie	11
	Sam Craigie	43[b]
		38

Section 7[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
	Chris Wakelin	41
	Oliver Brown	22
					Chris Wakelin	34
					Joe Perry	85
	Joe Perry	43
	Paul Davison	18
									Joe Perry	16
									Gerard Greene	43
	Adrian Rosa	1
	Jimmy White	41
					Jimmy White	12
					Gerard Greene	55
	Fraser Patrick	16
	Gerard Greene	62
													Gerard Greene	2
													Louis Heathcote	65
	Michael White	30
	Mark King	16
					Michael White	35
					Rory McLeod	34
	Rory McLeod	54
	Stuart Bingham	1
									Michael White	9
									Louis Heathcote	82
		1
	Louis Heathcote	40
					Louis Heathcote	27
						17
		54
	Jamie Clarke	19

Section 8[]

	Last 128				Last 64				Last 32				Last 16
		19
	Noppon Saengkham	32
					Noppon Saengkham	46
					Nigel Bond	16
	Nigel Bond	31
	Soheil Vahedi	30
									Noppon Saengkham	37
									Ken Doherty	27
	Tian Pengfei	12
	Mitchell Mann	27
					Mitchell Mann	15
					Ken Doherty	18
	Ken Doherty	60
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	15
													Noppon Saengkham	8
													Craig Steadman	72
	Luca Brecel	10
	Shaun Murphy	65
					Shaun Murphy	9
					Allan Taylor	38
	Allan Taylor	51
	Jackson Page	1
									Allan Taylor	15
									Craig Steadman	46
	Jamie Wilson	91
	Lukas Kleckers	8
					Jamie Wilson	38
					Craig Steadman	53
	Craig Steadman	51
	Tom Ford	1

Finals[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Martin O'Donnell	13
	Mark Williams	86
					Mark Williams	18
					Ryan Day	31
	Ryan Day	49
	David Gilbert	6
									Ryan Day	67
									Mark Selby	24
	Robert Milkins	21
	Mark Selby	27
					Mark Selby	43
					Craig Steadman	15
	Louis Heathcote	37
	Craig Steadman	47

Final[]

Final: Best of 1 frame. Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 7 February 2021.
Ryan Day  Wales	67–24	Mark Selby  England

Century breaks[]

Total: 1^[7]

• 142^[c] – Mark Allen

Explanatory notes[]

Craig Steadman was playing as an amateur and achieved his best ever ranking event finish with a surprise semi-final appearance

References[]

External links[]

• Official website