2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2022–23 season)

2023 Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates	25–28 January 2023
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	1–0 (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 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]

In the final of the event, Chris Wakelin faced Belgian teenager Julien Leclercq, who had turned professional at the beginning of the season. Both players contested their first ranking final.^[9] Wakelin won the final 1–0 with a 119 break, the highest of the four century breaks made in the tournament, to capture the first ranking title of his ten-year professional career.^[10]^[11]

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:^[12]

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

Tournament draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 1 frame		Last 64 1 frame		Last 32 1 frame		Last 16 1 frame



John Astley	36

Pang Junxu	32
		John Astley	7

		Dylan Emery	53
Joe O'Connor	20

Dylan Emery	28
				Dylan Emery	0

				Noppon Saengkham	120
Steven Hallworth	38

Stuart Carrington	18
		Steven Hallworth	23

		Noppon Saengkham	65
Andres Petrov	4

Noppon Saengkham	113
						Noppon Saengkham	36

						Daniel Wells	50
Peng Yisong	1

Daniel Wells	65
		Daniel Wells	38

		Riley Powell	2
Riley Powell	41

Kyren Wilson	31
				Daniel Wells	32

				Ben Woollaston	19
Ben Woollaston	64

Sanderson Lam	1
		Ben Woollaston	13

		Rory McLeod	9
Andy Hicks	4

Rory McLeod	60

Section 2

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Ross Muir	48

Wu Yize	10
		Ross Muir	22

		Tom Ford	29
Himanshu Jain	25

Tom Ford	61
				Tom Ford	91

				Vladislav Gradinari	28
Vladislav Gradinari	40

Ng On-yee	1
		Vladislav Gradinari	42

		Victor Sarkis	20
Mark Joyce	14

Victor Sarkis	18
						Tom Ford	20

						Ali Carter	14
Barry Pinches	16

Michael Judge	12
		Barry Pinches	22

		Cao Yupeng	42
Liam Graham	21

Cao Yupeng	43
				Cao Yupeng	0

				Ali Carter	129
Muhammad Asif	21

Gerard Greene	42
		Gerard Greene	37

		Ali Carter	55
Jack Borwick	11

Ali Carter	50

Section 3

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Joe Perry	85

Luca Brecel	0
		Joe Perry	30

		Jamie Jones	16
Jamie Jones	70

Jenson Kendrick	16
				Joe Perry	14

				Chris Wakelin	33
Farakh Ajaib	25

Chris Wakelin	30^[a]
		Chris Wakelin	49

		Alfie Burden	7
Alfie Burden	73

Ian Burns	0
						Chris Wakelin	38

						Jak Jones	35
Mark King	17

Jak Jones	29
		Jak Jones	54

		Michael Georgiou	32
Michael Georgiou	75

Tian Pengfei	1
				Jak Jones	28

				Xu Si	8
Xu Si	73

Matthew Selt	0
		Xu Si	46

		Xiao Guodong	30
Xiao Guodong	106

Anton Kazakov	1

Section 4

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Michael White	72

Mitchell Mann	1
		Michael White	39

		Callum Beresford	7
Zhang Anda	29

Callum Beresford	46
				Michael White	56

				Alexander Ursenbacher	31
Robert Milkins	47

Andy Lee	14
		Robert Milkins	4

		Alexander Ursenbacher	83
Alexander Ursenbacher	27

Aaron Hill	20
						Michael White	50

						David Grace	9
David Grace	37

Lyu Haotian	11
		David Grace	50

		Ashley Hugill	46
Andrew Pagett	20

Ashley Hugill	40
				David Grace	49

				David Lilley	5
David Lilley	32

Oliver Brown	16
		David Lilley	67

		Elliot Slessor	7
Elliot Slessor	43

Allan Taylor	42

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Liam Highfield	61

Florian Nüßle	1
		Liam Highfield	57

		Louis Heathcote	35
Louis Heathcote	66

Oliver Lines	8
				Liam Highfield	80

				Martin Gould	0
Jamie O'Neill	55

Ryan Thomerson	2
		Jamie O'Neill	12

		Martin Gould	44
Martin Gould	75

Jamie Clarke	20
						Liam Highfield	79

						Dechawat Poomjaeng	3
Mark Williams	98

Craig Steadman	0
		Mark Williams	45

		Dean Young	41
Sean O'Sullivan	13

Dean Young	26
				Mark Williams	12

				Dechawat Poomjaeng	53
Ian Martin	23

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	42
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	40

		Dechawat Poomjaeng	62
Dechawat Poomjaeng	33

Si Jiahui	14

Section 6

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Stephen Maguire	9

Ken Doherty	33
		Ken Doherty	0

		Dominic Dale	76
Matthew Stevens	49

Dominic Dale	54^[b]
				Dominic Dale	63

				Asjad Iqbal	30
Asjad Iqbal	35

David Gilbert	30
		Asjad Iqbal	73

		Jimmy Robertson	33
Jimmy Robertson	56

Ryan Day	1
						Dominic Dale	72

						Zhou Yuelong	0
Duane Jones	46

Zhou Yuelong	78
		Zhou Yuelong	52

		Robbie Williams	31
Robbie Williams	87

Mink Nutcharut	0
				Zhou Yuelong	76

				Gary Wilson	22
Ricky Walden	1

Gary Wilson	90
		Gary Wilson	83

		Reanne Evans	4
Stuart Bingham	8

Reanne Evans	60

Section 7

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Anthony Hamilton	21

Ben Mertens	34
		Ben Mertens	52

		Fan Zhengyi	55
Fan Zhengyi	68

Ding Junhui	21
				Fan Zhengyi	0

				Michael Holt	126
Lei Peifan	0

Michael Holt	116
		Michael Holt	37

		Robbie McGuigan	13
Robbie McGuigan	52

Hammad Miah	3
						Michael Holt	47

						Jack Lisowski	38
Hossein Vafaei	9

Shaun Murphy	33
		Shaun Murphy	0

		Mark Davis	89
Mark Davis	22

Mark Selby	20
				Mark Davis	22

				Jack Lisowski	62
Jack Lisowski	36

Mark Allen	29
		Jack Lisowski	53

		Adam Duffy	7
Jimmy White	7

Adam Duffy	44

Section 8

Last 128		Last 64		Last 32		Last 16



Luke Simmonds	21

Sam Craigie	45
		Sam Craigie	17

		Lukas Kleckers	87
Lukas Kleckers	52

Rod Lawler	1
				Lukas Kleckers	27

				Yuan Sijun	35
James Cahill	15

Jordan Brown	50
		Jordan Brown	0

		Yuan Sijun	68
Yuan Sijun	60

Rebecca Kenna	43
						Yuan Sijun	47

						Julien Leclercq	53
Barry Hawkins	1

Jackson Page	37
		Jackson Page	32

		Fergal O'Brien	69
Zak Surety	24

Fergal O'Brien	71
				Fergal O'Brien	21

				Julien Leclercq	39
Peter Lines	13

Julien Leclercq	34
		Julien Leclercq	93

		Haydon Pinhey	5
Mohamed Ibrahim	14

Haydon Pinhey	51

Finals

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Daniel Wells	57

Tom Ford	16
		Daniel Wells	23

		Chris Wakelin	46
Chris Wakelin	42

Michael White	22
				Chris Wakelin	119

				Julien Leclercq	0
Liam Highfield	32

Dominic Dale	75
		Dominic Dale	8

		Julien Leclercq	98
Michael Holt	23

Julien Leclercq	30

Final

Final: 1 frame Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 29 January 2023
Chris Wakelin England	1–0 (119–0)	Julien Leclercq Belgium

Notes

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

Century breaks

A total of four century breaks were made during the tournament.^[13]

119 – Chris Wakelin
117 – Ali Carter
116 – Michael Holt
106 – Xiao Guodong

References

^ "BetVictor Shoot Out". World Snooker. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "How To Watch The BetVictor Shoot Out". World Snooker. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "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)
^ ^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.
^ "Moldovan Sensation Sets New Record". World Snooker Tour. 25 January 2023.
^ "Gradinari, 14, sets record with Shoot Out win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "Landmark Win For Evans". World Snooker. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Evans claims historic victory over Bingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ Huart, Matt (29 January 2023). "Wakelin Wins Maiden Title In Style". WPBSA. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "Wakelin Wins Maiden Title In Style". World Snooker. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "Wakelin wins Shoot Out for first ranking title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "Prize Money World Rankings Schedule 2022/2023 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "BetVictor Shoot Out 2023 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 25–28 January 2023.

[13] Chris Wakelin beat Farakh Ajaib in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match frame finished level at 25–25.

[14] Dominic Dale beat Matthew Stevens in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match frame finished level at 49–49.

[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)

[:0-4] "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] Huart, Matt (29 January 2023). "Wakelin Wins Maiden Title In Style". WPBSA. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[10] "Wakelin Wins Maiden Title In Style". World Snooker. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[11] "Wakelin wins Shoot Out for first ranking title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[12] "Prize Money World Rankings Schedule 2022/2023 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[15] "BetVictor Shoot Out 2023 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 25–28 January 2023.

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