2022 Snooker Shoot Out

2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates	20–23 January 2022
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£171,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Highest break	Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (123)
Final
Champion	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	1–0 (71–0)
	← 2021

The 2022 Snooker Shoot Out (officially the 2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 20 to 23 January 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was the fourth of eight events sponsored by BetVictor, making up the 2022 European Series.^[1]

Ryan Day was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Selby 1–0 (67–24) in the 2021 final, but he was defeated in the first round by Jak Jones.

Hossein Vafaei won the first professional title of his career, beating Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0) in the final.

Tournament format[]

Prize fund[]

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

Winner: £50,000
Runner-up: £20,000
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: £5,000
Total: £171,000

Tournament draw[]

Top half[]

Section 1[]

Last 128 1 frame		Last 64 1 frame		Last 32 1 frame		Last 16 1 frame



Aaron Hill	50

Lee Walker	8
		Aaron Hill	27

		Jackson Page	26
James Cahill	16

Jackson Page	64
				Aaron Hill	4

				Mark Williams	89
Stuart Carrington	1

Mark Williams	59
		Mark Williams	50

		Mark King	26
Mark King	38

Graeme Dott	24
						Mark Williams	57

						Matthew Selt	1
Zhang Jiankang	17

Zhang Anda	66
		Zhang Anda	17

		Matthew Selt	29
Matthew Selt	66

Ashley Hugill	36
				Matthew Selt	46

				Ali Carter	3
	21

Barry Hawkins	27
		Barry Hawkins	20

		Ali Carter	36
Ali Carter	81

Matthew Stevens	0

Section 2[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Martin Gould	3

Nigel Bond	49
		Nigel Bond	29

		Peter Lines	18
Peter Lines	38

Joe O'Connor	33
				Nigel Bond	7

				Jamie Clarke	32
Mark Joyce	78

Yan Bingtao	61
		Mark Joyce	12

		Jamie Clarke	20
Jamie Clarke	38

Ben Hancorn	10
						Jamie Clarke	44

						Mitchell Mann	36
Chang Bingyu	50

Shaun Murphy	51
		Shaun Murphy	31

		Ian Burns	55
John Astley	14

Ian Burns	71
				Ian Burns	17

				Mitchell Mann	36
Mitchell Mann	32

Xiao Guodong	21
		Mitchell Mann	38

		Jordan Brown	33
Jordan Brown	48

Jamie Jones	20

Section 3[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Ben Woollaston	7

Jack Lisowski	89
		Jack Lisowski	18

		Robbie Williams	68
Iulian Boiko	1

Robbie Williams	67
				Robbie Williams	57

				Mark Selby	1
Rod Lawler	3

Elliot Slessor	52
		Elliot Slessor	26

		Mark Selby	77
Mark Selby	43

Li Hang	38
						Robbie Williams	39

						Andrew Higginson	14
Jimmy Robertson	15

	21
			54

		Luca Brecel	35
Luca Brecel	40

Joe Perry	20
					23

				Andrew Higginson	29
Scott Donaldson	24

David Lilley	27
		David Lilley	0

		Andrew Higginson	32
Fraser Patrick	6

Andrew Higginson	64

Section 4[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Lukas Kleckers	67

Louis Heathcote	1
		Lukas Kleckers	17^[b]

		Tian Pengfei	12
Tian Pengfei	47

Rebecca Kenna	7
				Lukas Kleckers	20

				Billy Joe Castle	30
Billy Joe Castle	61

Sean Maddocks	23
		Billy Joe Castle	70

		Andrew Pagett	8
Andrew Pagett	35

	17
						Billy Joe Castle	42

						Dean Young	16
Lyu Haotian	32

Dean Young	89
		Dean Young	76

		Yuan Sijun	5
Yuan Sijun	31^[a]

Tom Ford	26
				Dean Young	92

				Michael Holt	1
Michael Holt	58

Zhao Xintong	27
		Michael Holt	37

		Simon Lichtenberg	30
	45

Simon Lichtenberg	48

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Pang Junxu	20

Cao Yupeng	39
		Cao Yupeng	26

		Allan Taylor	57
Allan Taylor	103

	3
				Allan Taylor	1

				Hossein Vafaei	63
Barry Pinches	55

Ross Muir	1
		Barry Pinches	36

		Hossein Vafaei	86
Hossein Vafaei	124

Peter Devlin	7
						Hossein Vafaei	50

						Michael Georgiou	17
Michael Georgiou	93

Si Jiahui	30
		Michael Georgiou	61

		Farakh Ajaib	25
	33

Farakh Ajaib	35
				Michael Georgiou	70

				Kuldesh Johal	15
Andy Hicks	23

Gary Wilson	76
		Gary Wilson	33

		Kuldesh Johal	56
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	33

Kuldesh Johal	49

Section 6[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Reanne Evans	1

Fan Zhengyi	100
		Fan Zhengyi	23

		Duane Jones	64
Duane Jones	47

Xu Si	39
				Duane Jones	22

				Steven Hallworth	54
Gao Yang	64

Jamie Wilson	35
		Gao Yang	1

		Steven Hallworth	53
Zhou Yuelong	1

Steven Hallworth	49
						Steven Hallworth	21

							46
	21

Liam Highfield	64
		Liam Highfield	39

		Craig Steadman	16
Craig Steadman	44

Gerard Greene	19
				Liam Highfield	27

					48
Leo Fernandez	38

Fergal O'Brien	1
		Leo Fernandez	16

			57
Noppon Saengkham	45

	69

Section 7[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Dominic Dale	32

Oliver Lines	36
		Oliver Lines	11

			2
Lu Ning	27

	53
				Oliver Lines	63

				Stuart Bingham	47
Stuart Bingham	90

Mark Davis	0
		Stuart Bingham	42

		Lei Peifan	9
Lei Peifan	40

Alfie Burden	22
						Oliver Lines	28

						Liang Wenbo	56
Jamie O'Neill	40

Liang Wenbo	46
		Liang Wenbo	67

		Zak Surety	18
Ricky Walden	27

Zak Surety	54
				Liang Wenbo	37

				Sanderson Lam	35
Jimmy White	5

Sanderson Lam	56
		Sanderson Lam	30

			5
	75

Martin O'Donnell	1

Section 8[]

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Bai Langning	26

Ken Doherty	32
		Ken Doherty	27

		David Gilbert	9
Sunny Akani	24

David Gilbert	29
				Ken Doherty	50

				Chris Wakelin	52
Anthony Hamilton	82

Robert Milkins	0
		Anthony Hamilton	23

		Chris Wakelin	43
Chris Wakelin	37

Michael White	2
						Chris Wakelin	6

						Mark Allen	79
	59

Chen Zifan	50
			14

		Jak Jones	40
Ryan Day	23

Jak Jones	50
				Jak Jones	22

				Mark Allen	63
Michael Judge	22

	29
			22

		Mark Allen	43
Ashley Carty	4

Mark Allen	74

Finals[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Mark Williams	97

Jamie Clarke	0
		Mark Williams	124

		Robbie Williams	1
Robbie Williams	69

Billy Joe Castle	0
				Mark Williams	0

				Hossein Vafaei	71
Hossein Vafaei	71

	3
		Hossein Vafaei	92

		Liang Wenbo	48
Liang Wenbo	56

Mark Allen	21

Final[]

Final: 1 frame. Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 23 January 2022.
Mark Williams Wales	0–1 (0–71)	Hossein Vafaei Iran

Notes[]

^ Yuan Sijun beat Tom Ford in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 26–26.
^ Lukas Kleckers beat Tian Pengfei in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 12–12.

Century breaks[]

Total: 2^[2]

123 – Hossein Vafaei
103 – Allan Taylor

References[]

^ "BetVictor Extends Involvement with WST". World Snooker. 28 June 2021.
^ "BetVictor Shoot Out 2022 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 20–23 January 2022.

[2] Yuan Sijun beat Tom Ford in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 26–26.

[3] Lukas Kleckers beat Tian Pengfei in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 12–12.

[1] "BetVictor Extends Involvement with WST". World Snooker. 28 June 2021.

[4] "BetVictor Shoot Out 2022 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 20–23 January 2022.

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Tournament information

Dates	20–23 January 2022 (2022-01-20 – 2022-01-23)
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£171,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Highest break	Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (123)
Final
Champion	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	1–0 (71–0)
← 2021