Snooker - Shoot Out
New to the tour in 2011, this began as a 64-player event with all matches played over just one frame. Each match lasts no longer than 10 minutes, players lag for choice of break-off, there's a maximum of 20 seconds per shot (once the cue ball comes to rest) for the first five minutes and then 10 seconds for the second five mnutes. Players must pot a ball or make the cue or object ball hit a cushion on each shot, failure to do so means their opponent being able to place the white wherever he desires for his next shot. The venue from 2011-2015 was the Circus Arena in Blackpool. In 2016 it was staged at the Hexagon in Reading.
From 2017, when the Colosseum in Watford became its home, the Shoot-Out became a fully-fledged ranking tournament.
From 2017, when the Colosseum in Watford became its home, the Shoot-Out became a fully-fledged ranking tournament.
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 2011 | NIGEL BOND (Eng) | R Milkins (Eng) |
| 2012 | BARRY HAWKINS (Eng) | G Dott (Sco) |
| 2013 | MARTIN GOULD (Eng) | M Allen (Nir) |
| 2014 | DOMINIC DALE (Eng) | S Bingham (Eng) |
| 2015 | MICHAEL WHITE (Wal) | Xiao G (Chn) |
| 2016 | ROBIN HULL (Fin) | L Brecel (Bel) |
| 2017 | ANTHONY McGILL (Sco) | Xiao G (Chn) |
| 2018 | MICHAEL GEORGIOU (Cyp) | G Dott (Sco) |
| 2019 | TH'CHAIYA UN-NOOH (Tha) | M Holt (Eng) |
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