2015 Snooker Shoot-Out
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–6 March 2015 |
| Venue | Circus Arena |
| City | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Total prize fund | £130,000 |
| Winner's share | £32,000 |
| Highest break | 116 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Michael White |
| Runner-up |
 Xiao Guodong |
| Score | 54–48 |
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The 2015 Betway Snooker Shoot-Out was a cue sport tournament played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker that took place between 4–6 March 2015 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England.[1] This was the first time that Betway sponsored the event.[2]
Dominic Dale was the defending champion,[3] but he lost 20–65 against Luca Brecel in round one.[4]
Michael White won his first professional title by defeating Xiao Guodong 54–48 in the final.[5][6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7][8]
- Winner: £32,000
- Runner-up: £16,000
- Semi-final: £8,000
- Quarter-final: £4,000
- Last 16: £2,000
- Last 32: £1,000
- Last 64: £500
- Highest break: £2,000
- Total: £130,000
Draw
The draw for round one was made on 12 February 2015 and was broadcast live by Talksport.[9] All times are GMT.[7][10] There were two century breaks during the tournament. Martin Gould made a 116 break in round two, and Shaun Murphy made a 105 break in round three.[11]
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
- Friday, 6 March – 19:00
- Jamie Jones 18–19 Xiao Guodong
Kyren Wilson 53–76 Michael White
Final
- Friday, 6 March – 19:00
- Xiao Guodong 48–54 Michael White
References
- ↑ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Betway To Sponsor Shoot-Out And Seniors". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dale shoots down title rivals". sportinglife.com. Sky. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Shoot-Out Blackpool: Brecel in sneltempo voorbij Dale". Sportwereld (in Dutch). Corelio. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ↑ "The White Stuff". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ↑ "Michael White beat Xiao Guodong with just six seconds remaining in their Snooker Shoot-Out match". Sky Sports. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Betway Snooker Shoot-Out (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Shaw, Jamie (4 March 2015). "Snooker Shoot-Out 2015 live scores and tournament schedule of play". snooker-news.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ↑ World Snooker [WorldSnooker1] (12 February 2015). "Balls: Draw for the Shoot-Out coming up soon on @talksport" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 March 2015 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Snooker Shoot Out 2015 playing schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Shoot Out: century breaks". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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