The normal snooker is often regarded as a long game. With our tendencies growing more towards fast games, games like snooker can become boring for some. Or perhaps, too long to watch.
That’s why in the recent years we have seen a significantly smaller version of snooker, known as Snooker Shoot Out, became popular, especially in Britain.
So in this article, I’m going to discuss the rules of this relatively new format of snooker, and who have been the winners of Shoot-Out tournaments held in recent years.
But first, I think it’s important to give you a short background of this sport.
The first ever official tournament of snooker Shoot Out was played in 2011. However, before that, a similar tournament was played, in which except for the final, all matches were decided over a single frame. Though at that time, there was no such concept of snooker Shoot Out game, nor it had any name.
Because of being a short game, it grabbed the attention of players all over the world. In the first ever tournament of Snooker Shoot Out, the top 64 players in the world rankings participated. Renowned sports channels like Sky Sports and ITV4 televised the whole tournament live.
Since 2011, the tournament has been played regularly, once in a year. In 2017, it became a ranking event for the first time, and up to 128 professionals in the snooker rankings could participate in it by then.
To this date, it has become quite popular in countries where snooker is played. Because it’s quite different from snooker, you need to learn the format of the tournament and its rules in order to compete in it.
As compared to snooker, I believe snooker Shoot Out rules are much more simplified:
Easy, isn’t it?
So, with that being said, let’s have a look at all the major events held of Snooker Shoot Out and who were the winners of these tournaments.
Snooker Shoot Out winners of the events played in the recent years are as followed:
Year | First Player | Second Player | Score | Season |
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2011 | Nigel Bond | Robert Milkins | 1–0 (62–23) | 2010/11 |
2012 | Barry Hawkins | Graeme Dott | 1–0 (61–23) | 2011/12 |
2013 | Martin Gould | Mark Allen | 1–0 (104–0) | 2012/13 |
2014 | Dominic Dale | Stuart Bingham | 1–0 (77–19) | 2013/14 |
2015 | Michael White | Xiao Guodong | 1–0 (54–48) | 2014/15 |
2016 | Michael White | Xiao Guodong | 1–0 (54–48) | 2014/15 |
2016 | Robin Hull | Luca Brecel | 1–0 (50–36) | 2015/16 |
Year | First Player | Second Player | Score | Season |
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2017 | Anthony McGill | Xiao Guodong | 1–0 (67–19) | 2016/17 |
2018 | Michael Georgiou | Graeme Dott | 1–0 (67–56) | 2017/18 |
2019 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Michael Holt | 1–0 (74–0) | 2018/19 |
2020 | Michael Holt | Zhou Yuelong | 1–0 (64–1) | 2019/20 |
Yes, there’s no change in equipment when you move from traditional Snooker to Snooker Shoot Out. The specifications regarding the table size, cue sticks, ball size, etc. everything remains the same.
The only change between the normal and Shoot Out Snooker is the laws and format of the game, which we have discussed above.
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