2017 Snooker Shoot-Out

Coral Snooker Shoot-Out

Tournament information
Dates	23–26 February 2017
Venue	Watford Colosseum
City	Watford
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£146,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	Graeme Dott (96)
Final
Champion	Anthony McGill
Runner-up	Xiao Guodong
Score	1–0 (67–19)
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The 2017 Coral Snooker Shoot-Out was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place at the Watford Colosseum in Watford from 23 to 26 February 2017. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. In 2017 it was extended from 64 to 128 players, and became a ranking tournament for the first time in its history. It was the 15th ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

Robin Hull was the defending champion, but he lost 18–25 to Fergal O'Brien in the second round.^[1]

Anthony McGill won his second ranking title, beating Xiao Guodong 67–19 in the final.^[2]

This was the first time that no century break was made in the competition. The highest break was 96 from Graeme Dott.

Prize fund

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

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000.

Format and rules

2017 rules.^[4]

Draw

Matches and session times are listed below.^[5][6] Matches began within approximately ten minutes intervals. Random draws were conducted prior to each round.

Century breaks

• No Century Breaks

References