2013 Snooker Shoot-Out

2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	25–27 January 2013 (2013-01-25 – 2013-01-27)
Venue	Circus Arena
City	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£130,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	Mark Selby (ENG) (125)
Final
Champion	Martin Gould (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Allen (NIR)
Score	104–0 (one frame)
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The 2013 Shoot Out (officially the 2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 27 January 2013 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,^[1] but he lost 38–58 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.

Martin Gould won the final 104–0 against Mark Allen.^[2][3]

The tournament was played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules. The draw was randomised before each round. All matches were played over a single frame, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes. 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. All foul shots awarded the opponent a ball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball did not hit a cushion on every shot, it was a foul. Rather than a coin toss, a lag was used to choose which player breaks. In the event of a draw, each player received a shot at the blue ball this is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who potted the ball with the cue ball from inside the D and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing won the match.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[4]

• Total: £130,000

The draw for round 1 was made on 9 November 2012 and was broadcast live by Talksport.^[5] The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, conducted live at the venue. The shot clock was reduced from 20 to 15 seconds per shot for the first 5 minutes and from 15 to 10 seconds for the last 5 minutes.^[6][7] There was only one century break in the tournament. Mark Selby compiled a 125 break against Ken Doherty in round 1.^[8] All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.^[9][10]

•  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 53–60  Mark Allen (NIR)
•  Michael Holt (ENG) 6–77  Martin Gould (ENG)

•  Mark Allen (NIR) 0–104  Martin Gould (ENG)

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Colin Humphries Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 27 January 2013 – 21:00
Mark Allen  Northern Ireland	0–104	Martin Gould  England

Only one century break was made during the tournament.

• 125 – Mark Selby