2011 Snooker Shoot-Out
The 2011 Shoot Out (officially the 2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 and 30 January 2011 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was last held in 1990, where Darren Morgan defeated Mike Hallett 2–1 in the final. Nigel Bond won the final 1–0 (62–23) against Robert Milkins. Prize fund. 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 Format and rules. It was a one frame shoot out with a random draw. 64 players contested the tournament, which was shown on Sky, the first time that Sky has shown a World Snooker event live since 2004. Frames were subject to a 20-second shot clock in the first five minutes and to a 15-second shot clock in the last 5 minutes. Clock started when the player had taken the cue ball. Players had to hit a cushion (with the cue ball OR the object  ball) or pot a ball on every shot. Players for who breaks and the winner decided. All foul resulted in ball in hand. After 10 minutes, the player with the most points won. If the score was tied, then a blue ball shoot out decided. Draw. The draw for round 1 was made on 28 November 2010, just before the final of the Premier League. The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, made just before the round began.