2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates28–30 January 2011 (2011-01-28 – 2011-01-30)
VenueCircus Arena
CityBlackpool
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£130,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (123)
Final
Champion Nigel Bond (ENG)
Runner-up Robert Milkins (ENG)
Score62–23 (one frame)
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The 2011 Shoot Out (officially the 2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 and 30 January 2011 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

The event was last held in 1990, where Darren Morgan defeated Mike Hallett 2–1 (frames) in the final.[1]

Nigel Bond won the final 62–23 against Robert Milkins.[2][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 20 seconds while the final five had a 15-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.

64 players contested the tournament, which was shown on Sky, the first time that Sky has shown a World Snooker event live since 2004.[5][6][7][8]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]

  • 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

Tournament 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.[10][11] All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.[12][13][14]
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over

Round one

28 January – 18:00

29 January – 12:00

Round two

29 January – 18:00

Round three

30 January – 14:00

Quarter-finals

30 January – 19:00

Semi-finals

30 January – 20:30

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Michaela Tabb
Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 30 January 2011 – 21:00
Nigel Bond
 England		 62–23 Robert Milkins
 England

Century breaks

A total of four century breaks were made during the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Chris. "One Frame Shoot-Out". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ↑ Snooker Shoot-Out Final Robert Milkins v/s Nigel Bond HD on YouTube
  3. ↑ "Caesarscasino.com To Sponsor Snooker Shoot-Out". Sky Sports. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bond wins Snooker Shoot-Out". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sky to televise World Snooker Shoot-Out". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Sky to televise World Seniors Championship". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Rules". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Shoot Out 2011". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Shoot-Out – Prize Money". World Snooker. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Caesarscasino.com Snooker Shoot-Out". snooker.org. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Match Schedule". World Snooker. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  12. ↑ "Blackpool Day One". World Snooker. 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  13. ↑ "Day Two". World Snooker. 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  14. ↑ "Day Three In Blackpool". World Snooker. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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