2011 Snooker Shoot-Out

The 2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28–30 January 2011 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. The event was sponsored by CaesarsCasino.com.[2][3] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	28–30 January 2011
Venue	Circus Arena
City	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£130,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (129)
Final
Champion	Nigel Bond
Runner-up	Robert Milkins
Score	1–0 (62–23)[1]
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The event was last held in 1990 under traditional format, where Darren Morgan defeated Mike Hallett 2–1 in the final.[4]

Nigel Bond won the final 1-0 (62–23) against Robert Milkins.[1][5][6]

Prize fund

[7]
Winner: £32,000
Runner-up: £16,000
Semi-finals: £8,000
Quarter-finals: £4,000
Last 16: £2,000
Last 32: £1,000
Last 64: £500

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £130,000

Format and rules

It was a one frame shoot out with a random draw. 64 players contested the tournament, which was shown on Sky, the first time that Sky has shown a World Snooker event live since 2004.[8][9] Frames were subject to a 20-second shot clock in the first five minutes and to a 15-second shot clock in the last 5 minutes. Clock started when the player had taken the cue ball. Players had to hit a cushion (with the cue ball OR the object ball) or pot a ball on every shot. Players lagged for who breaks and the winner decided. All foul resulted in ball in hand. After 10 minutes, the player with the most points won. If the score was tied, then a blue ball shoot out decided.[10][11]

Draw

The draw for round 1 was made on 28 November 2010, just before the final of the Premier League. The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, made just before the round began.[12][13] All times are GMT.

Round one

Friday, 28 January – 18:00[14] Tony Drago w/o–w/d Liang Wenbo[15] Mark Allen 31–74 Ryan Day Stephen Lee 62–34 Michael Holt Nigel Bond 46–24 Joe Jogia Stephen Hendry 29–55 Fergal O'Brien Robert Milkins 82–6 Martin Gould Andrew Higginson 27–16 Jamie Burnett Tom Ford 84–0 Stephen Maguire Ding Junhui 15–71 Dominic Dale Jimmy White 28–62 Ali Carter Michael Judge 26–72 Alan McManus Mark Williams 7–93 John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 113–0 Marco Fu Peter Ebdon 24–72 Steve Davis Jimmy Michie 21–32 Marcus Campbell Mark King 79–0 Jimmy Robertson

Saturday, 29 January – 12:00[16] Barry Pinches 15–106 Neil Robertson Peter Lines 65–24 Barry Hawkins Shaun Murphy 28–30 Rory McLeod Alfie Burden 106–0 Matthew Selt Ricky Walden 0–130 Joe Perry Judd Trump 52–31 Dave Harold Graeme Dott 99–16 Matthew Couch Jamie Cope 1–81 Ken Doherty Adrian Gunnell 85–30 David Morris Gerard Greene 38–55 Rod Lawler Matthew Stevens 36–67 Mike Dunn Stuart Pettman 41–35 Bjorn Haneveer Joe Swail 6–49 Mark Davis Andy Hicks 34–44 Mark Selby Anthony Hamilton 70–31 Anthony McGill Stuart Bingham 46–31 Ian McCulloch

Round two

Saturday, 29 January – 18:00[16] Nigel Bond 96–0 Stephen Lee Mark Davis 30–31 Judd Trump Marcus Campbell 67–1 Andrew Higginson Mike Dunn 66–59 Alfie Burden Robert Milkins 54–9 Tom Ford Stuart Bingham 37–34 Adrian Gunnell Rory McLeod 61–57 Tony Drago Mark Selby 89–6 Stuart Pettman

Saturday, 29 January – 18:00[16] Peter Lines 54–47 John Higgins Alan McManus 49–50 Neil Robertson Rod Lawler 34–93 Ronnie O'Sullivan Ali Carter 48–57 Fergal O'Brien Dominic Dale 15–52 Anthony Hamilton Mark King 120–0 Steve Davis Joe Perry 25–83 Ken Doherty Ryan Day 53–40 Graeme Dott

Round three

Sunday, 30 January – 14:00[17] Mark King 61–5 Fergal O'Brien Nigel Bond 47–45 Rory McLeod Stuart Bingham 6–52 Mike Dunn Judd Trump 39–37 Peter Lines

Sunday, 30 January – 14:00[17] Ryan Day 22–48 Robert Milkins Neil Robertson 63–13 Ken Doherty Ronnie O'Sullivan 129–0 Mark Selby Marcus Campbell 88–0 Anthony Hamilton

Quarter-finals

Sunday, 30 January – 19:00[17] Robert Milkins 50–27 Judd Trump Mark King 23–29 Nigel Bond

Sunday, 30 January – 19:00[17] Neil Robertson 49–57 Marcus Campbell Ronnie O'Sullivan 94–14 Mike Dunn

Semi-finals

• Sunday, 30 January – 19:00[17]
  • Nigel Bond 55–14 Marcus Campbell
  • Robert Milkins 72–35 Ronnie O'Sullivan

Final

• Sunday, 30 January – 19:00[17]
  • Nigel Bond 62–23[1][18] Robert Milkins

Century breaks

• 129, 113 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 112 Mark King
• 106 Alfie Burden

References

1. Snooker Shoot-Out Final Robert Milkins V/s Nigel Bond HD on YouTube
2. "Hearn Launches One Frame Shoot-Out". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
3. "Caesarscasino.com To Sponsor Snooker Shoot-Out". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
4. Turner, Chris. "One Frame Shoot-Out". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
5. "Caesarscasino.com To Sponsor Snooker Shoot-Out". Sky Sports. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
6. "Bond wins Snooker Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
7. "Shoot-Out – Prize Money". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
8. "Sky to televise World Snooker Shoot-Out". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
9. "Sky to televise World Seniors Championship". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
10. "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
11. "Shoot Out 2011". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
12. "Caesarscasino.com World Snooker Shoot Out". WWW Snooker. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
13. "Match Schedule". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
14. "Day One". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
15. "Liang Withdraws". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
16. "Day Two". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
17. "Day Three In Blackpool". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
18. Hall of Fame

External links

• Facebook: 28 January 2011
• Facebook: 29 January 2011 – Last 64
• Facebook: 29 January 2011 – Last 32
• Facebook: 30 January 2011 – Quarter-finals