2024 Snooker Shoot Out
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–7 December 2024 |
| Venue | Mattioli Arena |
| City | Leicester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £171,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Defending champion |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
The 2024 Snooker Shoot Out is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that is due to take place from 4 to 7 December 2024 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, England. It will be played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, with every match contested over a single frame. The event will be broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+.
Mark Allen is the defending champion, having defeated Cao Yupeng 65–4 in the previous final, becoming the first player in the history of the event to win the title while ranked within the world's top 16.[1][2]
Tournament format
[edit]The tournament was played using a variation of the traditional snooker rules. All matches will be played over a single frame, each of which lasts up to 10 minutes. The event wil feature a variable shot clock; shots played in the first five minutes are allowed 15 seconds while the final five has a 10-second timer. All foul shots award the opponent a ball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball does not hit a cushion on every shot, it is a foul. Rather than a coin toss, a lag is used to choose which player breaks. In the event of a draw, each player receives a shot at the blue ball. This is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who pots the ball with the cue ball from inside the "D" and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing wins the match.[3]: 42–46
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association nominated the following eight amateur players to participate alongside the professionals:[4]
- Vladislav Gradinari, reigning European Billiards and Snooker Association (EBSA) Under-16 Champion and Under-18 Finalist
- Riley Powell, EBSA Under-16 Finalist
- Sophie Nix, ranked first in the World Women's Snooker Under-21 list
- Joel Connolly, Irish Under-21 Champion
- Sion Stuart, Welsh Under-16 Champion
- Daniel Boyes, English Under-18 Champion
- Steven Wardropper, Scottish Under-16 Champion
- Joe Shannon, Irish Under-16 Champion
Broadcasters
[edit]The event will be broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+.[5]
Prize fund
[edit]The total prize fund for the event is £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[5]
- 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
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £171,000
References
[edit]- ^ "Allen wins tenth ranking title with Shoot Out success". World Snooker Tour. 9 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Mark Allen: Northern Irishman becomes first top-16 player to win Shoot Out". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Official Rules" (PDF). WPBSA. 31 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "WPBSA Nominations For Shoot Out". World Snooker Tour. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Shoot Out". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 3 November 2024.