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2015 Snooker Shoot-Out
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 formatThe 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 fundThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5][6]
Tournament drawThe 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 14 March – 18:00
5 March – 12:00
Round 25 March – 18:00
Round 36 March – 14:00
Quarter-finals6 March – 19:00
Semi-finals6 March – 20:30
Final
Century breaksTwo century breaks were made during the tournament.[8]
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