2022BetVictorSnooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	20–23 January 2022 (2022-01-20 –2022-01-23)
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	71–0 (one frame)
←2021 2023 (Jan) →

The2022 Snooker Shoot Out (officially the2022 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional rankingsnooker tournament that took place from 20 to 23 January 2022 at theMorningside Arena inLeicester, England. It was the eighthranking event of the2021–22 snooker season, played under avariation of the standard rules of snooker. The event was the fourth of eight events sponsored byBetVictor, making up the2022 European Series.^[1]

Ryan Day was the defending champion, having defeatedMark Selby 67–24 in the2021 final, but he was defeated in the first round byJak Jones.

Hossein Vafaei won the first professional title of his career, beatingMark Williams 71–0 in the final.^[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 total prize fund for the event was £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

• Total: £171,000

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

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

Total: 2^[3]

• 123 –Hossein Vafaei
• 103 –Allan Taylor

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