2011 Snooker Shoot-Out


The 2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28–30 January 2011 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. The event was sponsored by CaesarsCasino.com.
It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.
The event was last held in 1990 under traditional format, where Darren Morgan defeated Mike Hallett 2–1 in the final.
Nigel Bond won the final 1-0 against Robert Milkins.

Prize fund



Winner: £32,000

Runner-up: £16,000

Semi-finals: £8,000

Quarter-finals: £4,000

Last 16: £2,000

Last 32: £1,000

Last 64: £500
Highest break: £2,000

Total: £130,000

Format and rules

It was a one frame shoot out with a random draw. 64 players contested the tournament, which was shown on Sky, the first time that Sky has shown a World Snooker event live since 2004. Frames were subject to a 20-second shot clock in the first five minutes and to a 15-second shot clock in the last 5 minutes. Clock started when the player had taken the cue ball. Players had to hit a cushion or pot a ball on every shot. Players for who breaks and the winner decided. All foul resulted in ball in hand. After 10 minutes, the player with the most points won. If the score was tied, then a blue ball shoot out decided.

Draw

The draw for round 1 was made on 28 November 2010, just before the final of the Premier League. The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, made just before the round began. All times are GMT.

Round one