Summary
The 2016 Shoot Out (officially the 2016 Ladbrokes Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 14 February 2016 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–14 February 2016 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £130,000 |
| Winner's share | £32,000 |
| Highest break |  David Gilbert (ENG) (127) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Robin Hull (FIN) |
| Runner-up |  Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| Score | 50–36 (one frame) |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Michael White was the defending champion, but he lost 1–66 against Ben Woollaston in round two.
Robin Hull won the final 50–36 against Luca Brecel.[1][2]
Tournament format edit
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.
Prize fund edit
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- 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
- Highest break: £2,000
- Total: £130,000
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.[1]
Round 1 edit
12 February – 18:30 edit
Michael White (WAL) 73–0 
Mark King (ENG)- Mark Davis (ENG) 31–55 Gary Wilson (ENG)
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 70–19 Michael Georgiou (ENG)
Ken Doherty (IRE) 29–38 Tom Ford (ENG)- Ali Carter (ENG) 57–0 Liam Highfield (ENG)
Graeme Dott (SCO) 30–70 Ben Woollaston (ENG)- Joe Perry (ENG) 79–17 Cao Yupeng (CHN)
- David Gilbert (ENG) 127–0 Mark Joyce (ENG)
- Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 96–0 David Grace (ENG)
Mark Allen (NIR) 65–20 Yu Delu (CHN)- Alan McManus (SCO) 0–84 David Morris (IRE)
- Stuart Bingham (ENG) 54–38 Ricky Walden (ENG)
Luca Brecel (BEL) 48–37 Mike Dunn (ENG)- Ryan Day (WAL) 55–34 Michael Holt (ENG)
- Jack Lisowski (ENG) 50–7 Sam Baird (ENG)
- Shaun Murphy (ENG) 112–24 Dominic Dale (WAL)
13 February – 12:30 edit
- John Higgins (SCO) 10–62 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
- Peter Lines (ENG) 56–33
Kurt Maflin (NOR) - Robert Milkins (ENG) 53–38
Marco Fu (HKG) - Mark Williams (WAL) 70–43 Rory McLeod (ENG)
- Tian Pengfei (CHN) 16–56 Joe Swail (NIR)
- Jamie Jones (WAL) 1–97 Martin Gould (ENG)
- Liang Wenbo (CHN) 52–60 Anthony McGill (SCO)
Robin Hull (FIN) 41–35 Craig Steadman (ENG)- Rod Lawler (ENG) 23–1
Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) - Kyren Wilson (ENG) 55–14 Li Hang (CHN)
- Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 50–56 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
- Stuart Carrington (ENG) 62–7 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
- Barry Hawkins (ENG) 0–48 Peter Ebdon (ENG)
- Xiao Guodong (CHN) 38–25 Matthew Selt (ENG)
- Oliver Lines (ENG) 26–59 Ian Burns (ENG)
- Judd Trump (ENG) 74–22 Gerard Greene (NIR)
Round 2 edit
13 February – 18:30 edit
- Stuart Bingham (ENG) 0–69 Rod Lawler (ENG)
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 36–60 Ian Burns (ENG)
- Luca Brecel (BEL) 46–20 Xiao Guodong (CHN)
- Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 85–0 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
- Ali Carter (ENG) 85–5 Peter Lines (ENG)
- Mark Williams (WAL) 58–32 David Gilbert (ENG)
- Kyren Wilson (ENG) 38–52 Ryan Day (WAL)
- Joe Swail (NIR) 39–1 Anthony McGill (SCO)
- Robin Hull (FIN) 70–6 Judd Trump (ENG)
- Andrew Higginson (ENG) 85–10 Martin Gould (ENG)
- Peter Ebdon (ENG) 9–43 David Morris (IRE)
- Joe Perry (ENG) 46–38 Tom Ford (ENG)
- Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 0–67 Jack Lisowski (ENG)
- Gary Wilson (ENG) 62–21 Stuart Carrington (ENG)
- Mark Allen (NIR) 56–61 Robert Milkins (ENG)
- Michael White (WAL) 1–66 Ben Woollaston (ENG)
Round 3 edit
14 February – 13:30 edit
- Rod Lawler (ENG) 61–24 Ali Carter (ENG)
- Ian Burns (ENG) 21–49 Robin Hull (FIN)
- Gary Wilson (ENG) 16–22 Joe Swail (NIR)
- Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 36–57 Ryan Day (WAL)
- Jack Lisowski (ENG) 12–72 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
- Ben Woollaston (ENG) 31–47 Luca Brecel (BEL)
- Robert Milkins (ENG) 102–17 David Morris (IRE)
- Mark Williams (WAL) 42–13 Joe Perry (ENG)
Quarter-finals edit
14 February – 18:30 edit
- Ryan Day (WAL) 7–78 Robin Hull (FIN)
- Rod Lawler (ENG) 18–27 Luca Brecel (BEL)
- Mark Williams (WAL) 39–20 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
- Robert Milkins (ENG) 8–23 Joe Swail (NIR)
Semi-finals edit
14 February – 20:00 edit
- Joe Swail (NIR) 34–38 Luca Brecel (BEL)
- Mark Williams (WAL) 41–62 Robin Hull (FIN)
Final edit
| Final: 1 frame. Referee: Colin Humphries The Hexagon, Reading, England, 14 February 2016 – 20:30 | ||
| Luca Brecel Belgium
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36–50 | Robin Hull Finland
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Century breaks edit
Only one century break was made during the tournament.[3]
- 127 – David Gilbert
References edit
- ^ a b "2016 Coral Snooker Shoot-Out". snooker.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Newman, Stuart (14 February 2016). "Snooker Shoot-Out 2016: Final Score, Full Results, Prize Money and Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Shoot Out: centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.