2013 Snooker Shoot-Out

Betfair Snooker Shoot-Out
Tournament information
Dates 25–27 January 2013
Venue Circus Arena
City Blackpool
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Total prize fund £130,000
Winner's share £32,000
Highest break 125
Final
Champion England Martin Gould
Runner-up Northern Ireland Mark Allen
Score 104–0
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The 2013 Betfair Snooker Shoot-Out was a cue sport tournament played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker that took place between 25–27 January 2013 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England.[1] This was the first time that Betfair sponsored the event.[2]

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 38–58 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.

Martin Gould won in the final 104–0 against Mark Allen.[4][5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

Draw

The draw for round 1 was made on 9 November 2012 and was broadcast live by Talksport.[7] 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.[8][9] There has been only one century break in the tournament. Mark Selby compiled a 125 break against Ken Doherty in round 1.[10] All times are GMT.[11][12]

Round one

Round two

Round three

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

  1. ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Betfair Backing Shoot-Out". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hawkins wins Snooker Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Gould beats Allen in shoot-out final". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Gould is top gun in Shoot Out". Sporting Life. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Betfair Shoot Out draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Betfair Shoot Out 2013: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Betfair Shoot Out 2013 Playing Schedule". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Betfair Snooker Shoot-Out (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Betfair Shoot Out Day One". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Betfair Shoot Out Day Two". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 "Betfair Shoot Out Day Three". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 27 January 2013.