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2013 Snooker Shoot-Out

2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	25–27 January 2013 (2013-01-25 – 2013-01-27)
Venue	Circus Arena
City	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£130,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	Mark Selby (ENG) (125)
Final
Champion	Martin Gould (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Allen (NIR)
Score	104–0 (one frame)
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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 ArenainBlackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,^[1] but he lost 38–58 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.

Martin Gould won the final 104–0 against Mark Allen.^[2][3]

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:^[4]

• Total: £130,000

The draw for round 1 was made on 9 November 2012 and was broadcast live by Talksport.^[5] 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.^[6][7] There was only one century break in the tournament. Mark Selby compiled a 125 break against Ken Doherty in round 1.^[8] All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.^[9][10]

 Mark Williams (WAL) 73–0  Mike Dunn (ENG)

 Tom Ford (ENG) 11–63  Mark Allen (NIR)

 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 8–84  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)

 Joe Perry (ENG) 17–64  Michael White (WAL)

 Marcus Campbell (SCO) 63–1  Matthew Stevens (WAL)

 Graeme Dott (SCO) 17–58  Matthew Selt (ENG)

 Adam Duffy (ENG) 35–61  Jack Lisowski (ENG)

 David Gilbert (ENG) 43–48  Ricky Walden (ENG)

 Jamie Jones (WAL) 67–9  Mark King (ENG)

 Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6–31  Dominic Dale (WAL)

 Robert Milkins (ENG) 43–30  Ali Carter (ENG)

 Jamie Burnett (SCO) 10–54  Michael Holt (ENG)

 Jimmy White (ENG) 36–69  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)

 Paul Davison (ENG) 14–50  Ben Woollaston (ENG)

 Alan McManus (SCO) 61–13  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)

 Nigel Bond (ENG) 44–40  Cao Yupeng (CHN)

 Ding Junhui (CHN) 1–115  Robbie Williams (ENG)

 Mark Davis (ENG) 52–29  Yu Delu (CHN)

 Liang Wenbo (CHN) 32–47  Stephen Maguire (SCO)

 Aditya Mehta (IND) 46–51  Mark Joyce (ENG)

 Tian Pengfei (CHN) 61–65  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)

 Peter Lines (ENG) 96–1  John Higgins (SCO)

 Kurt Maflin (NOR) 71–14  Jamie Cope (ENG)

 Martin Gould (ENG) 49–45  Rory McLeod (ENG)

 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 29–64  Liu Chuang (CHN)

 Dave Harold (ENG) 67–0  Rod Lawler (ENG)

 Gerard Greene (NIR) 80–42  Alfie Burden (ENG)

 Andy Hicks (ENG) 40–52  Andrew Higginson (ENG)

 Anthony McGill (SCO) 101–11  Barry Pinches (ENG)

 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 0–62  Ryan Day (WAL)

 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 8–67  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)

 Mark Williams (WAL) 45–37  Jamie Jones (WAL)

 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 48–41  Robbie Williams (ENG)

 Mark Davis (ENG) 16–57  Kurt Maflin (NOR)

 Liu Chuang (CHN) 58–18  Ricky Walden (ENG)

 Mark Joyce (ENG) 1–61  Martin Gould (ENG)

 Mark Allen (NIR) 65–8  Peter Lines (ENG)

 Nigel Bond (ENG) 67–33  Mark Selby (ENG)

 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 73–1  Anthony McGill (SCO)

 Dave Harold (ENG) 61–36  Gerard Greene (NIR)

 Alan McManus (SCO) 41–42  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)

 Marcus Campbell (SCO) 17–61  Dominic Dale (WAL)

 Robert Milkins (ENG) 29–45  Andrew Higginson (ENG)

 Ben Woollaston (ENG) 33–82  Michael White (WAL)

 Stephen Maguire (SCO) 59–30  Matthew Selt (ENG)

 Kurt Maflin (NOR) 71–20  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)

 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 7–69  Michael Holt (ENG)

 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 60–15  Liu Chuang (CHN)

 Nigel Bond (ENG) 24–88  Martin Gould (ENG)

 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 8–106  Mark Williams (WAL)

 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 43–39  Michael White (WAL)

 Dave Harold (ENG) 1–32  Stephen Maguire (SCO)

 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 38–58  Stephen Maguire (SCO)

 Mark Allen (NIR) 62–13  Kurt Maflin (NOR)

 Mark Williams (WAL) 28–36  Michael Holt (ENG)

•  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 53–60  Mark Allen (NIR)
•  Michael Holt (ENG) 6–77  Martin Gould (ENG)

•  Mark Allen (NIR) 0–104  Martin Gould (ENG)

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Colin Humphries Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 27 January 2013 – 21:00
Mark Allen  Northern Ireland	0–104	Martin Gould  England

Only one century break was made during the tournament.

• 125 – Mark Selby