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2021 Snooker Shoot Out

{{Short description|Snooker tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2021 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out

|logo=Snooker Shoot Out 2020 Logo.png

|dates={{Start and end dates|2021|02|4|2021|02|7|df=y}}

|venue=Marshall Arena

|location=Milton Keynes

|country=England

|organisation=World Snooker Tour

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£171,000

|winners_share=£50,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} (142)

|winner={{flagathlete|Ryan Day|WAL}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

|score=67–24 (one frame)

|previous=2020

|next=2022

}}

The 2021 Shoot Out (officially the 2021 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 4 to 7 February 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was the fourth of six events sponsored by BetVictor, making up the 2020-21 European Series.{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/betvictor-european-series-set-for-second-season/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828131331/https://wst.tv/betvictor-european-series-set-for-second-season/|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2020|title=BetVictor European Series Set For Second Season|publisher=World Snooker|date=28 August 2020}}

Michael Holt was the defending champion, having defeated Zhou Yuelong 64–1 in the 2020 final.{{cite web |title=Holt Lands First Ranking Title |url=https://wst.tv/holt-lands-first-ranking-title/ |publisher=World Snooker |date=23 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224082223/https://wst.tv/holt-lands-first-ranking-title/ |archive-date=24 February 2020 |url-status=dead}} In 2021, Holt was defeated by Matthew Stevens in the second round.

Ryan Day won the tournament for his third career ranking title, defeating Mark Selby 67–24 in the final.

Tournament format

The tournament was played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules.{{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|access-date=20 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609123521/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WorldSnookerShoot-OutArticle/0,,13165~2270050,00.html|archive-date=9 June 2012}} The draw was randomised before each round. All matches were played over a single {{cuegloss|frame}}, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Click-here-for-the-rules.pdf |title=Snooker Shoot Out Competition Rules |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213015026/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Click-here-for-the-rules.pdf |archive-date=13 February 2020}} 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}} award the opponent a {{cuegloss|ball in hand}}. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball does not hit a {{cuegloss|cushion}} on every shot, it is a foul. Rather than a coin toss, a lag is used to choose which player {{cuegloss|break off|breaks}}. In the event of a draw, each player receives a shot at the {{cuegloss|blue ball}} this is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who {{cuegloss|pots|pots}} the ball with the {{cuegloss|cue ball}} from inside the {{cuegloss|D}} and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing wins the match. The event was broadcast by Eurosport.

=Prize fund=

The total prize fund for the event was £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000.{{Cite web |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/PrizeMoney/Tournament/14174/betvictor-shoot-out-2021 |title=BetVictor Shoot Out 2021 {{!}} Tournament Prize Money |publisher=World Snooker |access-date=2 February 2021 |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206185943/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/PrizeMoney/Tournament/14174/betvictor-shoot-out-2021 |url-status=dead }} The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

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  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £20,000
  • 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 the world rankings)
  • Highest break: £5,000

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  • Total: £171,000

Tournament draw

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.

=Round 1=

==4 February – 13:00==

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==4 February – 19:00==

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==5 February – 13:00==

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==5 February – 19:00==

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=Round 2=

==6 February – 13:00==

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==6 February – 19:00==

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=Round 3=

==7 February – 13:00==

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=Round 4=

==7 February – 19:00==

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=Quarter-finals=

==7 February – 21:00==

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=Semi-finals=

==7 February – 22:15==

=Final=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: 1 frame. Referee: Andy Yates
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 7 February 2021 – 22:45
width="230" align="right" | Ryan Day
{{WAL}}

| width="100" align="center" |67–24

| width="230" | Mark Selby
{{ENG}}

Century breaks

Total: 1{{cite web |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14174/betvictor-shoot-out-2021 |title=BetVictor Shoot Out 2021 {{!}} Centuries |publisher=World Snooker |date=4–7 February 2021 |access-date=5 February 2021 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227001621/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14174/betvictor-shoot-out-2021 |url-status=dead }}

  • 142{{Cite web |url=https://wst.tv/allen-makes-record-shoot-out-break/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205003245/https://wst.tv/allen-makes-record-shoot-out-break/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2021 |title=Allen Makes Record Shoot Out Break |publisher=World Snooker |date=4 February 2021}} {{ndash}} Mark Allen

Notes

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References

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{{Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out}}

{{European Series}}

{{2020–21 snooker season}}

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