The 2011 Shoot Out (officially the 2011 CaesarsCasino.com Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking

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tournament that took place between 28 and 30 January 2011 at the Circus Arena in

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, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was last held in

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, where

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defeated

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2–1 in the final.

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won the final 1–0 (62–23) against

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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 (with the cue ball OR the object ball) 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

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. The draw for each round including the semi-finals was random, made just before the round began.

Main draw

Top half

Bottom half

Final

Century breaks

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*112 Mark King *106

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References

External links

Facebook: 28 January 2011

Facebook: 29 January 2011 – Last 64

Facebook: 29 January 2011 – Last 32

Facebook: 30 January 2011 – Quarter-finals
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