2015 Betway Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	4–6 March 2015 (2015-03-04 – 2015-03-06)
Venue	Circus Arena
City	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£130,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	Martin Gould ( ENG) (116)
Final
Champion	Michael White ( WAL)
Runner-up	Xiao Guodong ( CHN)
Score	54–48 (one frame)
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The 2015 Shoot Out (officially the 2015 Betway Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–6 March 2015 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

Dominic Dale was the defending champion, ^[1] but he lost 20–65 against Luca Brecel in round one. ^[2]

Michael White won his first professional title by defeating Xiao Guodong 54–48 in the final. ^{[3] [4]}

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: ^{[5] [6]}

• Total: £130,000

Tournament draw

The random draw for round one was made on 12 February 2015 and was broadcast live by Talksport. ^[7] There were two century breaks during the tournament. Martin Gould made a 116 break in round two, and Shaun Murphy made a 105 break in round three. ^[8]

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners. ^[9]

Round 1

4 March – 18:00

5 March – 12:00

Round 2

5 March – 18:00

Round 3

6 March – 14:00

Quarter-finals

6 March – 19:00

Semi-finals

6 March – 20:30

•   Jamie Jones ( WAL) 18–19   Xiao Guodong ( CHN)
•   Kyren Wilson ( ENG) 53–76   Michael White ( WAL)

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Brendan Moore Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 6 March 2015 – 21:00
Xiao Guodong   China	48–54	Michael White   Wales

Century breaks

Two century breaks were made during the tournament. ^[8]

• 116 – Martin Gould
• 105 – Shaun Murphy

References