2021 Snooker Shoot Out
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–7 February 2021 |
| 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 | 67–24 (one frame) |
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The 2021 Shoot Out (officially the 2021 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) 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 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 67–24 in the final.
Tournament format
[edit]The tournament was played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules.[3] The draw was randomised before each round. 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
[edit]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:
- 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 the world rankings)
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £171,000
Tournament draw
[edit]All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.
Round 1
[edit]4 February – 13:00
[edit]Jamie Jones (WAL) 1–95
Michael Holt (ENG)
Declan Lavery (NIR)
Ken Doherty (IRL) 60–15
Simon Lichtenberg (GER)
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 36–35
Brian Ochoiski (FRA) 0–72
Eden Sharav (ISR)
Dean Young (SCO) 26–32
4 February – 19:00
[edit]Luca Brecel (BEL) 10–65
Farakh Ajaib (PAK) 39–52
Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
Rory McLeod (JAM) 54–1
5 February – 13:00
[edit]Noppon Saengkham (THA)
Iulian Boiko (UKR) 1–96
5 February – 19:00
[edit]Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)
Round 2
[edit]6 February – 13:00
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6 February – 19:00
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Round 3
[edit]7 February – 13:00
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Round 4
[edit]7 February – 19:00
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Quarter-finals
[edit]7 February – 21:00
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Semi-finals
[edit]7 February – 22:15
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Final
[edit]| Final: 1 frame. Referee: Andy Yates Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 7 February 2021 – 22:45 | ||
| Ryan Day Wales
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67–24 | Mark Selby England
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Century breaks
[edit]Total: 1[7]
- 142[8] – Mark Allen
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sam Craigie beat Phil O'Kane in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 38–38.
- ^ Mark Allen's 142 break was the highest in the history of the event.[6]
- ^ Craig Steadman was playing as an amateur and achieved his best ever ranking event finish with a surprise semi-final appearance.
References
[edit]- ^ "BetVictor European Series Set For Second Season". World Snooker. 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Holt Lands First Ranking Title". World Snooker. 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Snooker Shoot Out Competition Rules" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "BetVictor Shoot Out 2021 | Tournament Prize Money". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Allen makes record Shoot-Out break". World Snooker Tour. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "BetVictor Shoot Out 2021 | Centuries". World Snooker. 4–7 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Allen Makes Record Shoot Out Break". World Snooker. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.