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2013 Snooker Shoot-Out

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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out

|logo= Snooker Shoot-Out 2013 Logo.png

|dates={{Start and end dates|2013|01|25|2013|01|27|df=y}}

|venue=Circus Arena

|location=Blackpool

|country=England

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=£130,000

|winners_share=£32,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} (125)

|winner={{flagathlete|Martin Gould|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}}

|score=104–0 (one frame)

|previous=2012

|next=2014

}}

The 2013 Shoot Out (officially the 2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 27 January 2013 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,{{cite web|title=Hawkins wins Snooker Shoot-Out|url=http://eurosport.yahoo.com/29012012/58/hawkins-wins-snooker-shoot.html|publisher=Eurosport UK|accessdate=29 January 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711130637/http://eurosport.yahoo.com/29012012/58/hawkins-wins-snooker-shoot.html|archive-date=2012-07-11|url-status=dead}} but he lost 38–58 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.

Martin Gould won the final 104–0 against Mark Allen.{{cite web|title=Gould beats Allen in shoot-out final |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-gould-beats-allen-shoot-final-201226499.html |publisher=Eurosport UK |accessdate=27 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233742/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-gould-beats-allen-shoot-final-201226499.html |archivedate=30 December 2013 }}{{cite web|title=Gould is top gun in Shoot Out|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/8447349/gould-is-top-gun-in-shoot-out|publisher=Sporting Life|accessdate=27 January 2013|archive-date=31 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131083315/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/8447349/gould-is-top-gun-in-shoot-out|url-status=dead}}

Tournament format

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 {{cuegloss|frame}}, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes. The event featured a variable {{cuegloss|shot clock}}; shots played in the first five minutes were allowed 15 seconds while the final five had a 10-second timer. All {{cuegloss|foul shots}} awarded the opponent a {{cuegloss|ball in hand}}. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball did not hit a {{cuegloss|cushion}} on every shot, it was a foul. Rather than a coin toss, a lag was used to choose which player {{cuegloss|break off|breaks}}. In the event of a draw, each player received a shot at the {{cuegloss|blue ball}} this is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who {{cuegloss|pots|potted}} the ball with the {{cuegloss|cue ball}} from inside the {{cuegloss|D}} and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing won the match.

=Prize fund=

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=Prize Money|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WorldSnookerShoot-OutArticle/0,,13165~3051746,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=24 January 2013}}

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  • 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

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  • Total: £130,000

Tournament draw

The draw for round 1 was made on 9 November 2012 and was broadcast live by Talksport.{{cite web|title=Betfair Shoot Out draw|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/SnookerShootOutArticle/0,,13165~2976048,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=5 December 2012}} The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, conducted live at the venue. The shot clock was reduced from 20 to 15 seconds per shot for the first 5 minutes and from 15 to 10 seconds for the last 5 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WorldSnookerShoot-OutArticle/0,,13165~2270050,00.html |title=Rules |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=20 January 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609123521/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WorldSnookerShoot-OutArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2270050%2C00.html |archivedate=9 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Rules |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/SnookerShootOutArticle/0,,13165~2591265,00.html |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=24 January 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414085058/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/SnookerShootOutArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2591265%2C00.html |archivedate=14 April 2013 |url-status=dead }} There was only one century break in the tournament. Mark Selby compiled a 125 break against Ken Doherty in round 1.{{cite web|title=Betfair Shoot Out 2013: century breaks |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13300 |work=worldsnookerdata.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=19 February 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225221457/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13300 |archivedate=25 February 2014 |url-status=live }} All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.{{cite web|title=Betfair Shoot Out 2013 Playing Schedule|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/SnookerShootOutArticle/0,,13165~2980594,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=5 December 2012}}{{cite web|title=Betfair Snooker Shoot-Out (2013)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=218|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=5 December 2012}}

=Round one=

==25 January – 18:00==

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==26 January – 12:00==

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=Round two=

==26 January – 18:00==

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=Round three=

==27 January – 14:00==

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=Quarter-finals=

==27 January – 19:00==

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=Semi-finals=

==27 January – 20:30==

=Final=

==27 January – 21:00==

=Final=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: 1 frame. Referee: Colin Humphries
Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 27 January 2013 – 21:00
width="230" align="right" | Mark Allen
{{NIR}}

| width="100" align="center" | 0–104

| width="230" | Martin Gould
{{ENG}}

Century breaks

Only one century break was made during the tournament.

References

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{{Snooker season 2012/2013}}

{{Snooker Shoot Out}}

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Category:Sport in Blackpool

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