2022 Snooker Shoot Out

2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates20–23 January 2022 (2022-01-20 – 2022-01-23)
VenueMorningside Arena
CityLeicester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£171,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (123)
Final
Champion Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
Runner-up Mark Williams (WAL)
Score71–0 (one frame)
← 2021

The 2022 Snooker Shoot Out (officially the 2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 20 to 23 January 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was the fourth of eight events sponsored by BetVictor, making up the 2022 European Series.[1]

Ryan Day was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Selby 67–24 in the 2021 final, but he was defeated in the first round by Jak Jones.

Hossein Vafaei won the first professional title of his career, beating Mark Williams 71–0 in the final.

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 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 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 (prize money at this stage did not count towards the world rankings)
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £171,000

Tournament draw

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.

Round 1

20 January – 13:00

20 January – 19:00

21 January – 13:00

21 January – 19:00

Round 2

22 January – 13:00

22 January – 19:00

Round 3

23 January – 13:00

Round 4

23 January – 19:00

Quarter-finals

23 January – 21:00

Semi-finals

23 January – 22:15

Final

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Tatiana Woollaston
Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 23 January 2022 – 22:45
Mark Williams
 Wales 		0–71 Hossein Vafaei
 Iran

Century breaks

Total: 2[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Yuan Sijun defeated Tom Ford in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 21–21.
  2. ^ Lukas Kleckers defeated Tian Pengfei in a sudden death blue ball shootout after the match finished level at 12–12.

References

  1. ^ "BetVictor Extends Involvement with WST". World Snooker. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ "BetVictor Shoot Out 2022 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 20–23 January 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.