# 2012 Snooker Shoot-Out

The 2012 Shoot Out (officially the 2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 and 29 January 2012 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.
Nigel Bond was the defending champion, but he lost in round one 15–30 against Robert Milkins in a repeat of the 2011 final.
Barry Hawkins won the final 61–23 against Graeme Dott.

## Tournament format

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 20 seconds while the final five had a 15-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.

### Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
* Winner: £32,000
* Runner-up: £16,000
* Semi-finals: £8,000
* Quarter-finals: £4,000
* Last 16: £2,000
* Last 32: £1,000
* Last 64: £500
* Highest break: £2,000
* Total: £130,000

## Tournament draw

The draw for round 1 was made on 6 November 2011, on the second day of the World Seniors Championship. The draws for each round up to and including the semi-finals were random, conducted live at the venue. All matches were a single frame. All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.

### Round one
#### 27 January – 18:00

* Robert Milkins (ENG) 30–15 Nigel Bond (ENG)
* Mark Williams (WAL) 72–0 Steve Davis (ENG)
* Stephen Maguire (SCO) 43–20 Anthony McGill (SCO)
* Graeme Dott (SCO) 62–38 Alan McManus (SCO)
* Stuart Bingham (ENG) 77–22 Liu Song (CHN)
* John Higgins (SCO) 62–16 Judd Trump (ENG)
* Gerard Greene (NIR) 36–27 Jamie Burnett (SCO)
* Ken Doherty (IRL) 58–6 Michael Holt (ENG)
* Ali Carter (ENG) 22–60 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
* Tom Ford (ENG) 50–44 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
* Mark Selby (ENG) 104–1 Joe Perry (ENG)
* Mark Allen (NIR) 46–19 Rory McLeod (ENG)
* Martin Gould (ENG) 62–46 Peter Ebdon (ENG)
* Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 71–14 Jimmy White (ENG)
* Mark Davis (ENG) 78–16 Mark Joyce (ENG)
* Stephen Lee (ENG) 60–37 Peter Lines (ENG)

#### 28 January – 12:00

* Tony Drago (MLT) 97–0 Andy Hicks (ENG)
* Ding Junhui (CHN) 27–53 Barry Hawkins (ENG)
* Ben Woollaston (ENG) 45–52 Alfie Burden (ENG)
* Ricky Walden (ENG) 122–3 Liu Chuang (CHN)
* Andrew Higginson (ENG) 9–74 Liang Wenbo (CHN)
* Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3–39 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
* Marcus Campbell (SCO) 60–13 Xiao Guodong (CHN)
* Jamie Cope (ENG) 22–81 Ian McCulloch (ENG)
* Mark King (ENG) 31–39 Dominic Dale (WAL)
* Marco Fu (HKG) 21–24 Barry Pinches (ENG)
* Dave Harold (ENG) 64–1 James Wattana (THA)
* Matthew Selt (ENG) 66–0 Rod Lawler (ENG)
* Mike Dunn (ENG) 50–37 Michael White (WAL)
* Stephen Hendry (SCO) 79–29 Jack Lisowski (ENG)
* Jamie Jones (WAL) 56–24 Adrian Gunnell (ENG)
* Ryan Day (WAL) 73–23 Joe Swail (NIR)

### Round two
#### 28 January – 18:00

* Robert Milkins (ENG) 64–6 Mike Dunn (ENG)
* Ryan Day (WAL) 81–0 Ian McCulloch (ENG)
* Dominic Dale (WAL) 31–22 Mark Selby (ENG)
* Marcus Campbell (SCO) 27–56 Martin Gould (ENG)
* Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 0–90 Barry Hawkins (ENG)
* Graeme Dott (SCO) 85–0 Ken Doherty (IRL)
* Stephen Maguire (SCO) 58–1 Alfie Burden (ENG)
* Mark Davis (ENG) 79–1 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)
* Dave Harold (ENG) 51–32 Tony Drago (MLT)
* Stuart Bingham (ENG) 8–78 Jamie Jones (WAL)
* Mark Williams (WAL) 28–50 Barry Pinches (ENG)
* Ricky Walden (ENG) 6–121 Stephen Lee (ENG)
* Gerard Greene (NIR) 69–30 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
* Tom Ford (ENG) 63–39 Matthew Selt (ENG)
* Liang Wenbo (CHN) 54–0 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
* John Higgins (SCO) 34–67 Mark Allen (NIR)

### Round three
#### 29 January – 14:00

* Ryan Day (WAL) 23–39 Dave Harold (ENG)
* Robert Milkins (ENG) 7–110 Graeme Dott (SCO)
* Stephen Maguire (SCO) 1–87 Barry Hawkins (ENG)
* Dominic Dale (WAL) 49–33 Stephen Lee (ENG)
* Martin Gould (ENG) 135–0 Jamie Jones (WAL)
* Tom Ford (ENG) 42–0 Gerard Greene (NIR)
* Liang Wenbo (CHN) 41–43 Barry Pinches (ENG)
* Mark Davis (ENG) 34–6 Mark Allen (NIR)

### Quarter-finals
#### 29 January – 19:00

* Dominic Dale (WAL) 0–95 Graeme Dott (SCO)
* Mark Davis (ENG) 12–77 Barry Hawkins (ENG)
* Martin Gould (ENG) 17–45 Dave Harold (ENG)
* Barry Pinches (ENG) 1–82 Tom Ford (ENG)

### Semi-finals
#### 29 January – 20:30

* Barry Hawkins (ENG) 56–30 Dave Harold (ENG)
* Tom Ford (ENG) 38–56 Graeme Dott (SCO)

### Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee:Paul Collier Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 29 January 2012 – 21:00 :
| Barry Hawkins England | 61–23 | Graeme Dott Scotland |

## Century breaks

A total of two century breaks were made during the tournament.
* 135 – Martin Gould
* 121 – Stephen Lee