2018 Snooker Shoot Out

The 2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 8–11 February 2018 in Watford, England.[1] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	8–11 February 2018
Venue	Watford Colosseum
City	Watford
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£146,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	Michael Georgiou (109)
Final
Champion	Michael Georgiou
Runner-up	Graeme Dott
Score	1–0 (67–56)
← 2017 2019 →

Anthony McGill was the defending champion, but he lost to Mark Davis in the first round.[2]

Michael Georgiou won his first ever ranking title, beating Graeme Dott 1–0 (67–56) in the final.[3]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £32,000 Runner-up: £16,000 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: £2,000 Total: £146,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

Draw

All times are based on the venue's local time.

Round 1

Thursday, 8 February – 12:00

Mark Davis 103–0 Anthony McGill Mark Joyce 22–36 Alex Davies Alan McManus 32–52 Ross Vallance Duane Jones 58–20 Ben Woollaston Craig Steadman 7–79 Ali Carter Scott Donaldson 33–9 Yuan Sijun Lyu Haotian 53–4 Xu Si David Lilley 90–22 Chen Zhe Martin Gould 59–17 Ken Doherty Chen Zifan 17–51 Peter Lines Liam Highfield 53–47 Fang Xiongman David Gilbert 34–31 Adam Duffy

Matthew Selt 46–11 Dominic Dale Billy Joe Castle 68–24 Chris Wakelin Elliot Slessor 87–4 Sanderson Lam Barry Hawkins 67–0 Shaun Murphy Kuldesh Johal 22–14 Wang Yuchen Ashley Hugill 39–16 Ben Jones Eden Sharav 52–54 Mei Xiwen Hammad Miah 12–53 Joe Perry Allan Taylor 90–0 Ian Burns Li Hang 0–44 Mark Williams Christopher Keogan 2–48 Michael Williams Ashley Carty 34–43 Mark King

Thursday, 8 February – 19:00

James Silverwood 0–71 Stuart Bingham John Astley 47–43 Ross Muir Kurt Dunham 65–14 Chris Totten Noppon Saengkham 79–0 Paul Davison Robin Hull w/d–w/o Sunny Akani Basem Eltahhan 44–17 Li Yuan James Cahill 77–2 Rory McLeod Alexander Ursenbacher 32–27 Jack Lisowski

Jimmy White 70–27 Anthony Hamilton David Grace 31–63 Xiao Guodong Jamie Cope 19–41 Hamza Akbar Tian Pengfei 35–16 Wayne Brown Sam Baird 24–36 Joe Swail James Wattana 55–18 Zhang Anda Lee Walker 35–67 Stuart Carrington Nigel Bond 53–10 Leo Fernandez

Friday, 9 February – 12:00

Robert Milkins 59–31 Alfie Burden Michael Georgiou 73–41 Thor Chuan Leong Alex Borg 54–44 Daniel Wells Fergal O'Brien 51–31 William Lemons Mike Dunn 22–14 David John Kyren Wilson 37–48 Ricky Walden Kurt Maflin 13–27 Jak Jones Niu Zhuang 20–49 Sean O'Sullivan Matthew Stevens 62–41 Zhao Xintong Oliver Brown 1–58 Ian Preece Lewis Roberts 37–57 Jamie Jones Gerard Greene 54–1 Zhou Yuelong

Soheil Vahedi 22–40 Peter Ebdon Zhang Yong 40–26 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Mitchell Mann 0–62 Martin O'Donnell Yan Bingtao 18–33 Graeme Dott Josh Boileau 49–14 Daniel Ward Lukas Kleckers 27–29 Gary Wilson Michael White 34–8 Andrew Higginson Oliver Lines 33–43 Cao Yupeng Tom Ford 65–31 Mark Allen Charlie Walters 9–22 Rod Lawler Jimmy Robertson 15–37 Luca Brecel Michael Holt 59–21 Ryan Day

Round 2

Friday, 9 February – 19:00

Xiao Guodong 11–74 Tom Ford Liam Highfield 43–44 Gerard Greene Jamie Jones 44–0 Michael White James Cahill 0–54 Graeme Dott Noppon Saengkham 5–72 Martin O'Donnell Matthew Stevens 27–26 David Lilley Kuldesh Johal 25–53 Mike Dunn Sean O'Sullivan 37–16 Peter Ebdon

Robert Milkins 21–31 Hamza Akbar Martin Gould 47–41 John Astley Nigel Bond 31–28 Peter Lines Fergal O'Brien 32–33 Ricky Walden Lyu Haotian 21–48 Kurt Dunham Michael Georgiou 84–1 Jak Jones Zhang Yong 42–10 Ross Vallance Barry Hawkins 75–40 Alex Davies

Saturday, 10 February – 19:00

James Wattana 45–55 Mark Williams Alexander Ursenbacher 18–33 Rod Lawler Michael Holt 2–32 Ashley Hugill Duane Jones 36–61 Allan Taylor Ali Carter 63–15 Joe Swail Stuart Carrington 81–21 Ian Preece Luca Brecel 56–7 Mei Xiwen Cao Yupeng 27–24 Josh Boileau

Jimmy White 35–49 Billy Joe Castle Sunny Akani 95–0 David Gilbert Elliot Slessor 51–0 Michael Williams Matthew Selt 25–37 Alex Borg Gary Wilson 10–28 Joe Perry Mark King 47–47[lower-alpha 1] Tian Pengfei Basem Eltahhan 10–69 Mark Davis Stuart Bingham 68–41 Scott Donaldson

Round 3

Sunday, 11 February – 12:00

Ali Carter 1–71 Mark Davis Hamza Akbar 16–45 Cao Yupeng Stuart Carrington 57–26 Billy Joe Castle Ashley Hugill 11–64 Graeme Dott Tian Pengfei 16–26 Joe Perry Zhang Yong 71–1 Mike Dunn Jamie Jones 79–0 Rod Lawler Stuart Bingham 60–0 Elliot Slessor

Mark Williams 54–9 Allan Taylor Sean O'Sullivan 41–51 Gerard Greene Alex Borg 13–31 Sunny Akani Martin O'Donnell 24–17 Ricky Walden Kurt Dunham 1–84 Barry Hawkins Tom Ford 51–29 Martin Gould Luca Brecel 0–80 Michael Georgiou Nigel Bond 71–9 Matthew Stevens

Round 4

Sunday, 11 February – 18:00

Sunny Akani 47–31 Tom Ford Martin O'Donnell 33–21 Jamie Jones Zhang Yong 48–24 Stuart Carrington Nigel Bond 40–71 Michael Georgiou

Gerard Greene 34–69 Cao Yupeng Graeme Dott 64–24 Barry Hawkins Joe Perry 56[lower-alpha 2]–56 Mark Williams Stuart Bingham 6–45 Mark Davis

Quarter-finals

Sunday, 11 February – 20:00

Martin O'Donnell 48–9 Sunny Akani Graeme Dott 61–35 Cao Yupeng

Mark Davis 36[lower-alpha 3]–36 Joe Perry Michael Georgiou 114–9 Zhang Yong

Semi-finals

Sunday, 11 February – 21:15

• Michael Georgiou 53–5 Martin O'Donnell
• Mark Davis 8–59 Graeme Dott

Final

Sunday, 11 February – 21:45

• Michael Georgiou 67–56 Graeme Dott

Notes

1. Tian Pengfei beat Mark King in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 47–47.
2. Joe Perry beat Mark Williams in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 56–56.
3. Mark Davis beat Joe Perry in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 36–36.

Century breaks

Total: 2[5]

• 109 Michael Georgiou
• 102 Mark Davis

References

1. "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. "Match Result - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
3. "Georgiou Wins Maiden Title In Dott Thriller". World Snooker. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
5. "Centuries - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.