2018 Snooker Shoot Out

The 2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 8–11 February 2018 in Watford, England.[1] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates8–11 February 2018
VenueWatford Colosseum
CityWatford
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£146,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest break Michael Georgiou (109)
Final
Champion Michael Georgiou
Runner-up Graeme Dott
Score1–0 (67–56)
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Anthony McGill was the defending champion, but he lost to Mark Davis in the first round.[2]

Michael Georgiou won his first ever ranking title, beating Graeme Dott 1–0 (67–56) in the final.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000

Draw

All times are based on the venue's local time.

Round 1

Thursday, 8 February – 12:00

Thursday, 8 February – 19:00

Friday, 9 February – 12:00

Round 2

Friday, 9 February – 19:00

Saturday, 10 February – 19:00

Round 3

Sunday, 11 February – 12:00

Round 4

Sunday, 11 February – 18:00

Quarter-finals

Sunday, 11 February – 20:00

Semi-finals

Sunday, 11 February – 21:15

Final

Sunday, 11 February – 21:45

Notes
  1. Tian Pengfei beat Mark King in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 47–47.
  2. Joe Perry beat Mark Williams in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 56–56.
  3. Mark Davis beat Joe Perry in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 36–36.

Century breaks

Total: 2[5]

References
  1. "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. "Match Result - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. "Georgiou Wins Maiden Title In Dott Thriller". World Snooker. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. "Centuries - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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