2023BetVictorSnooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	6–9 December 2023 (2023-12-06 –2023-12-09)
Venue	Swansea Arena
City	Swansea
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£171,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Highest break	Shaun Murphy (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up	Cao Yupeng (CHN)
Score	65–4 (one frame)
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The2023 Snooker Shoot Out (officially the2023 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professionalsnooker tournament that took place from 6 to 9 December 2023 at theSwansea Arena inSwansea, South Wales. Played under avariation of the standard rules of snooker, with every match contested over a singleframe, the tournament was the ninthranking event of the2023–24 snooker season and the fifth of eight events in the2024 European Series. Sponsored byBetVictor, the event was broadcast byEurosport andDiscovery+ in Europe.^[1]

Chris Wakelin was the defending champion, having defeatedJulien Leclercq 119‍–‍0 in theprevious final,^[2] but he lost 44‍–‍46 in the second round toJoe O'Connor. Shaun Liu, who had turned 13 in July 2023, defeatedIshpreet Singh Chadha 57‍–‍52 and became the youngest winner of a televised match in a ranking event.^[3] In the first round match againstBulcsú Révész,Shaun Murphy made his eighth careermaximum break, the first ever compiled at theShoot Out.^[4]

In the final of the event, world number fourMark Allen defeatedCao Yupeng 65‍–‍4 to capture his tenth ranking title. He became the first player in the history of the event to win the title while ranked within the world's top 16.^[5] "It's just so hard," Allen said after the match, "the easiest of shots turns into the most difficult and you feel more pressure here in a 10‍–‍minute frame than you would do in the final frame of a big ranking tournament final at 9‍–‍9 or something. It just does crazy things to your brain."^[6]

The tournament was played using a variation of the traditionalsnooker rules. The draw was randomised before each round. All matches were played over a singleframe, each of which lasts up to 10 minutes. The event featured a variableshot clock; shots played in the first five minutes are allowed 15 seconds while the final five has a 10-second timer. Allfoul shots award the opponent aball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball does not hit acushion on every shot, it is a foul. Rather than acoin toss, alag is used to choose which playerbreaks. In the event of a draw, each player receives a shot at theblue ball. This is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player whopots the ball with thecue ball from insidethe "D" and the blue ball on its spot with the opponent missing wins the match.^{[7]: 42–46}

The event was broadcast byEurosport andDiscovery+ in Europe (including the UK and Ireland);Migu [zh],Youku, andHuya inMainland China;Now TV in Hong Kong;Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei;TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.^[8]

The total prize fund for the event is £171,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:^[1][9]

• Total: £171,000

All times inGreenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.^[10][11][12] The draw is listed in the order of play.^[13]

Final: 1 frame. Referee:Alex Crișan Swansea Arena,Swansea, Wales, 9 December 2023 – 22:30[6]
Cao Yupeng  China	4–65	Mark Allen  Northern Ireland

A total of 2 century breaks were made during the tournament.^[14]

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