The 2019 Shoot Out (officially the 2019 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 21 to 24 February 2019 at the Watford Colosseum in Watford, England.[1][2] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and it was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 21–24 February 2019 |
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 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (139) |
Final | |
Champion | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) |
Runner-up | Michael Holt (ENG) |
Score | 74–0 (one frame) |
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Michael Georgiou was the defending champion, but he lost to Li Hang 28–45 in the second round.[3]
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won his first career ranking title, beating Michael Holt 74–0 in the final. Un-Nooh's 139 break in the semi-final was the highest in the history of the Shoot Out.[4]
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.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]
All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over
Final: 1 frame. Referee: Brendan Moore Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 24 February 2019 – 22:45 | ||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand |
74–0 | Michael Holt England |
Total: 4[6]