2024 Snooker Shoot Out


The 2024 Snooker Shoot Out was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 4 to 7 December 2024 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, England. The tenth ranking event of the 2024–25 [snooker season|202425 season], it was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, with every match contested over a single. The event was broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe and other broadcasters worldwide.
Mark Allen was the defending champion, having defeated Cao Yupeng 654 in the 2023 Snooker [Shoot Out (2023–24 season)|previous final], becoming the first player in the history of the event to win the title while ranked within the world's top 16. Allen was defeated by Si Jiahui in the second round.
Tom Ford won the tournament, defeating Liam Graham 3128 in the final and capturing his maiden ranking title. Zhou Yuelong made the highest break of the tournament, a 101, which was also the only century break of the event.

Format

The tournament was the sixteenth edition of the Snooker Shoot Out, first held as a nonranking event in 1990 before being revived in 2011 and since then having been held annually. It was promoted to a ranking event starting with the 2017 edition. It was the tenth ranking event of the 202425 season following the 2024 UK Championship and preceding the 2024 Scottish Open. The event was held at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, England, from 47 December 2024.
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, 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 minutes had a 10second timer. The player who had the most points after the time ran out or after all balls had been pocketed, won the match. All awarded the opponent a. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball did not either hit a or enter a pocket on every shot, it was a foul. Rather than a coin toss, a was used to choose which player. In the event of a draw, each player received a shot at the. This is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who the ball with the from inside and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing won the match.

Amateur nominations

The World Professional [Billiards and Snooker Association] nominated the following eight amateur players to participate alongside the professionals:
  • Vladislav Gradinari, reigning European Billiards and Snooker Association Under-16 Champion and Under-18 Snooker Championship|Under-18] Finalist
  • Riley Powell, EBSA Under-16 Finalist
  • Sophie Nix, ranked first in the World Women's Snooker Under-21 list
  • Joel Connolly, Irish Under-21 Champion
  • Sion Stuart, Welsh Under-16 Champion
  • Daniel Boyes, English Under-18 Champion
  • Steven Wardropper, Scottish Under-16 Champion
  • Joe Shannon, Irish Under-16 Champion

Broadcasters

The event was broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe ; by the CBSAWPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSAWPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by True Sport in Thailand; by TAP in the Philippines; and by Sportcast in Taiwan. It was available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories.

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event was £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:
  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £20,000
  • Semi-final: £8,000
  • Quarter-final: £4,000
  • Last 16: £2,000
  • Last 32: £1,000
  • Last 64: £500
  • Last 128: £250
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £171,000

Tournament draw

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarterfinals, semifinals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.
Before the start of the tournament Ricky Walden, Barry Hawkins, and Ken Doherty withdrew. They were replaced by Gerard Greene, Sean O'Sullivan, and Kayden Brierley respectively.

Round 1

Match results as follows:

4 December – 13:00

  • 0–68 46–34
  • 7–58 65–28 45–42 65–31
  • 20–23 74–1
  • 33–46
  • 1–51 66–14 40–7 39–12
  • 8–79
  • 13–80
  • 8–'''33'''

4 December – 19:00

75–30 57–49
  • 33–65
  • 16–40
  • 0–97
  • 14–72 74–15 23–11 24–18
  • 1–42
  • 33–36
  • 28–60 46–44 34–3 30–17 43–13

5 December – 13:00

85–17
  • 11–14 18–7 37–3
  • 13–24 101–0
  • 12–27 71–26 56–40 47–36 52–2 69–31 44–30 35–23
  • 13–21 69–13

5 December – 19:00

73–14
  • 33–50
  • 13–62
  • 11–39 80–5 59–7 50–17
  • 24–66 52–29 84–1
  • 21–33 53–51
  • 1–7
  • 53–74
  • 22–66 17–2

Round 2

Match results as follows:

6 December – 13:00

  • 7–71
  • 17–39
  • 45–73
  • 13–26 65–12 50–12
  • 15–45
  • 55–57 52–51
  • 19–55
  • 13–14
  • 1–69
  • 13–57
  • 16–64 59–49
  • 8–'''36'''

6 December – 19:00

  • 0–73
  • 0–63 48–37
  • 28–50 60–21
  • 23–39 47–30
  • 17–83
  • 41–58
  • 15–18 62–21 72–10 57–46 115–0 50–19 73–8

Round 3

Match results as follows:

7 December – 13:00

  • 2–48
  • 8–50
  • 38–39
  • 21–39 85–9 49–16 42–26
  • 20–36 26–7 43–37
  • 37–42
  • 7–51 30–10 49–42 81–0 56–21

Round 4

Match results as follows:

7 December – 19:00

80–0
  • 18–30
  • 3–42
  • 43–46
  • 31–56
  • 11–50
  • 26–55
  • 7–'''59'''

Quarter-finals

Match results as follows:

7 December – 21:00

104–1 71–6
  • 13–19 64–23

Semi-finals

Match results as follows:

7 December – 22:00

38–20 37–32

High breaks

Only one century break was made during the tournament.