# 2013 Snooker Shoot-Out

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 Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he lost 38–58 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.
Martin Gould won the final 104–0 against Mark Allen.

## 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 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.

### 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 9 November 2012 and was broadcast live by Talksport. 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. There was only one century break in the tournament. Mark Selby compiled a 125 break against Ken Doherty in round 1. All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.

### Round one
#### 25 January – 18:00

* Steve Davis (ENG) 42–45 Barry Hawkins (ENG)
* 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)

#### 26 January – 12:00

* Mark Selby (ENG) 125–0 Ken Doherty (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)

### Round two
#### 26 January – 18:00

* Michael Holt (ENG) 40–31 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)

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

* Mark Allen (NIR) 92–15 Dominic Dale (WAL)
* 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)

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

* Andrew Higginson (ENG) 28–45 Martin Gould (ENG)
* Barry Hawkins (ENG) 38–58 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
* Mark Allen (NIR) 62–13 Kurt Maflin (NOR)
* Mark Williams (WAL) 28–36 Michael Holt (ENG)

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

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

### Final
#### 27 January – 21:00

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

### Final

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

## Century breaks

Only one century break was made during the tournament.
* 125 – Mark Selby