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2023 Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates25–28 January 2023
VenueMorningside Arena
CityLeicester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£171,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Chris Wakelin (ENG) (119)
Final
Champion Chris Wakelin (ENG)
Runner-up Julien Leclercq (BEL)
Score1–0 (119 – 0)
← 2022

The 2023 Snooker Shoot Out (officially the 2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 25 to 28 January 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[1] Played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, with every match contested over a single frame, the tournament was the ninth ranking event of the 2022–23 snooker season and the sixth of eight events in the 2023 European Series. Sponsored by BetVictor, the event was broadcast by Eurosport in Europe and by multiple other broadcasters internationally.[2] The winner received £50,000 from a total prize fund of £171,000.

Hossein Vafaei was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0} in the 2022 final.[3] However, Vafaei lost 0–1 (9–33) to Shaun Murphy in the first round.[4] Aged 14 years and three months, Vladislav Gradinari became the youngest player to win a televised match at a ranking event when he defeated Ng On-yee in the first round.[4][5][6] Reanne Evans became the first woman to win a match in a Snooker Shoot Out event, as well as the first woman to win a televised match at any ranking event, when she defeated Stuart Bingham in the first round.[7][8]

Facing Julien Leclercq in the final, Chris Wakelin made the tournament's highest break of 119 to win the event and claim the first ranking title of his ten-year professional career.[9][10]

Tournament format

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event is £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

  • 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 will not count towards prize money rankings)
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £171,000

Draw

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Players in bold denote match winners.

Round 1

Wednesday, 25 January – 13:00

Wednesday, 25 January – 19:00

Thursday, 26 January – 13:00

Thursday, 26 January – 19:00

Round 2

Friday, 27 January – 13:00

Friday, 27 January – 19:00

Round 3

Saturday, 28 January – 13:00

Round 4

Saturday, 28 January – 19:00

Quarter-finals

Saturday, 28 January – 21:00

Semi-finals

Saturday, 28 January – 22:00

Final

Saturday, 28 January – 22:30

Notes

  1. ^ Dominic Dale beat Matthew Stevens in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 49–49.
  2. ^ Chris Wakelin beat Farakh Ajaib in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the ordinary match finished level at 25–25.

Century breaks

A total of four century breaks were made during the tournament.[11]

References

  1. ^ "BetVictor Shoot Out". World Snooker. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "How To Watch The BetVictor Shoot Out". World Snooker. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Hossein Vafaei stuns Mark Williams to win Snooker Shoot Out and become first Iranian to win ranking tournament". Eurosport. 24 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Shaun Murphy knocks out defending champion Hossein Vafaei, 14-year-old Vladislav Gradinari beats Ng On Yee". Eurosport. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Moldovan Sensation Sets New Record". World Snooker Tour. 25 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Gradinari, 14, sets record with Shoot Out win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Landmark Win For Evans". World Snooker. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Evans claims historic victory over Bingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Wakelin Wins Maiden Title In Style". World Snooker. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Wakelin wins Shoot Out for first ranking title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. ^ "BetVictor Shoot Out 2023 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 25–28 January 2023.
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