2014888casinoSnooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	24–26 January 2014 (2014-01-24 –2014-01-26)
Venue	Circus Arena
City	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£130,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	Ryan Day (WAL) (101)
Final
Champion	Dominic Dale (WAL)
Runner-up	Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Score	77–19 (one frame)
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The2014 Shoot Out (officially the2014 888casino Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-rankingsnooker tournament that took place between 24 and 26 January 2014 at theCircus Arena inBlackpool. It was played under avariation of the standard rules of snooker.

Martin Gould was the defending champion,^[1] but he lost 14–40 againstZhang Anda in round one.

Dominic Dale won the final 77–19 againstStuart Bingham.^[2]

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 singleframe, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes. The event featured a variableshot clock; shots played in the first five minutes were allowed 15 seconds while the final five had a 10-second timer. Allfoul shots awarded the opponent aball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball did not hit acushion on every shot, it was a foul. Rather than acoin toss, alag was used to choose which playerbreaks. In the event of a draw, each player received a shot at theblue ball this is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player whopotted the ball with thecue ball from inside theD and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing won the match.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[3]

• Total: £130,000

The draw for round one was made on 8 December 2013 and was broadcast live byTalksport.^[4] The draw for each round including the semi-finals was made at random, conducted live at the venue.

There was only one century break during the tournament.Ryan Day made a 101 break againstKurt Maflin.^[5]

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

•  Ryan Day (WAL) 6–64 Dominic Dale (WAL)
•  Graeme Dott (SCO) 0–62 Stuart Bingham (ENG)

Final: 1 frame. Referee:Michaela Tabb Circus Arena,Blackpool, England, 26 January 2014 – 21:00
Dominic Dale  Wales	77–19	Stuart Bingham  England

Only one century break was made during the tournament.^[5]

• 101 –Ryan Day

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