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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–29 January 2012 |
| 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 |  Martin Gould (ENG) (135) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| Score | 61–23 (one frame) |
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The 2012 Shoot Out (officially the 2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 and 29 January 2012 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.
Nigel Bond was the defending champion,[1] but he lost in round one 15–30 against Robert Milkins in a repeat of the 2011 final.[2]
Barry Hawkins won the final 61–23 against Graeme Dott.[3]
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 single frame, each of which lasted up to 10 minutes. The event featured a variable shot clock; shots played in the first five minutes were allowed 20 seconds while the final five had a 15-second timer. All foul shots awarded the opponent a ball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball did not hit a cushion on every shot, it was a foul. Rather than a coin toss, a lag was used to choose which player breaks. In the event of a draw, each player received a shot at the blue ball. This is known as a "blue ball shootout". The player who potted the ball with the cue ball from inside the D 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:[4]
The draw for round 1 was made on 6 November 2011, on the second day of the World Seniors Championship. The draws for each round up to and including the semi-finals were random, conducted live at the venue.[5] All matches were a single frame. All times in Greenwich Mean Time.[6][7] Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are approximate. Players in bold denote match winners.[8][9][10]
Robert Milkins (ENG) 30–15 Nigel Bond (ENG)
Mark Williams (WAL) 72–0 Steve Davis (ENG) Stephen Maguire (SCO) 43–20 Anthony McGill (SCO) Graeme Dott (SCO) 62–38 Alan McManus (SCO) Stuart Bingham (ENG) 77–22 
Liu Song (CHN) John Higgins (SCO) 62–16 Judd Trump (ENG)
Gerard Greene (NIR) 36–27 Jamie Burnett (SCO)
Ken Doherty (IRL) 58–6 Michael Holt (ENG) Ali Carter (ENG) 22–60 Matthew Stevens (WAL) Tom Ford (ENG) 50–44 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) Mark Selby (ENG) 104–1 Joe Perry (ENG) Mark Allen (NIR) 46–19 Rory McLeod (ENG) Martin Gould (ENG) 62–46 Peter Ebdon (ENG) Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 71–14 Jimmy White (ENG) Mark Davis (ENG) 78–16 Mark Joyce (ENG) Stephen Lee (ENG) 60–37 Peter Lines (ENG)
Tony Drago (MLT) 97–0 Andy Hicks (ENG) Ding Junhui (CHN) 27–53 Barry Hawkins (ENG) Ben Woollaston (ENG) 45–52 Alfie Burden (ENG) Ricky Walden (ENG) 122–3 Liu Chuang (CHN) Andrew Higginson (ENG) 9–74 Liang Wenbo (CHN) Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3–39 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) Marcus Campbell (SCO) 60–13 Xiao Guodong (CHN) Jamie Cope (ENG) 22–81 Ian McCulloch (ENG)[a] Mark King (ENG) 31–39 Dominic Dale (WAL)
Marco Fu (HKG) 21–24 Barry Pinches (ENG) Dave Harold (ENG) 64–1 
James Wattana (THA) Matthew Selt (ENG) 66–0 Rod Lawler (ENG)[b] Mike Dunn (ENG) 50–37 Michael White (WAL) Stephen Hendry (SCO) 79–29 Jack Lisowski (ENG) Jamie Jones (WAL) 56–24 Adrian Gunnell (ENG) Ryan Day (WAL) 73–23 Joe Swail (NIR) Robert Milkins (ENG) 64–6 Mike Dunn (ENG) Ryan Day (WAL) 81–0 Ian McCulloch (ENG) Dominic Dale (WAL) 31–22 Mark Selby (ENG) Marcus Campbell (SCO) 27–56 Martin Gould (ENG) Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 0–90 Barry Hawkins (ENG) Graeme Dott (SCO) 85–0 Ken Doherty (IRL) Stephen Maguire (SCO) 58–1 Alfie Burden (ENG) Mark Davis (ENG) 79–1 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) Dave Harold (ENG) 51–32 Tony Drago (MLT) Stuart Bingham (ENG) 8–78 Jamie Jones (WAL) Mark Williams (WAL) 28–50 Barry Pinches (ENG) Ricky Walden (ENG) 6–121 Stephen Lee (ENG) Gerard Greene (NIR) 69–30 Stephen Hendry (SCO) Tom Ford (ENG) 63–39 Matthew Selt (ENG) Liang Wenbo (CHN) 54–0 Matthew Stevens (WAL) John Higgins (SCO) 34–67 Mark Allen (NIR) Ryan Day (WAL) 23–39 Dave Harold (ENG) Robert Milkins (ENG) 7–110 Graeme Dott (SCO) Stephen Maguire (SCO) 1–87 Barry Hawkins (ENG) Dominic Dale (WAL) 49–33 Stephen Lee (ENG) Martin Gould (ENG) 135–0 Jamie Jones (WAL) Tom Ford (ENG) 42–0 Gerard Greene (NIR) Liang Wenbo (CHN) 41–43 Barry Pinches (ENG) Mark Davis (ENG) 34–6 Mark Allen (NIR) Dominic Dale (WAL) 0–95 Graeme Dott (SCO) Mark Davis (ENG) 12–77 Barry Hawkins (ENG) Martin Gould (ENG) 17–45 Dave Harold (ENG) Barry Pinches (ENG) 1–82 Tom Ford (ENG) Barry Hawkins (ENG) 56–30 Dave Harold (ENG) Tom Ford (ENG) 38–56 Graeme Dott (SCO)| Final: 1 frame. Referee:Paul Collier[12] Circus Arena, Blackpool, England, 29 January 2012 – 21:00 | ||
| Barry Hawkins England
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61–23 | Graeme Dott Scotland
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A total of two century breaks were made during the tournament.[13]
