2017 Snooker Shoot Out

2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	23–26 February 2017 (2017-02-23 – 2017-02-26)
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	Graeme Dott (SCO) (96)
Final
Champion	Anthony McGill (SCO)
Runner-up	Xiao Guodong (CHN)
Score	67–19 (one frame)
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The 2017 Shoot Out (officially the 2017 Coral Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place at the Watford Colosseum in Watford from 23 to 26 February 2017.^[1] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.^[2] In 2017 it was extended from 64 to 128 players, and became a ranking tournament for the first time in its history. It was the 15th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

Robin Hull was the defending champion, but he lost 18–25 to Fergal O'Brien in the second round.^[3]

Anthony McGill won his second ranking title, beating Xiao Guodong 67–19 in the final.^[4][5][6]

This was the first time that no century break was made in the competition. The highest break was a 96 from Graeme Dott. This was the 300th ranking event to be staged in snooker.

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.^[7]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.^[8]

• Total: £146,000
• The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000.

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.

•  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 73–0  Andy Hicks (ENG)
•  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 41–64  Anthony McGill (SCO)

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Andy Yates Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 26 February 2017 – 21:45
Xiao Guodong  China	19–67	Anthony McGill  Scotland