2014 888casino Snooker 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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The 2014 Shoot Out (officially the 2014 888casino Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 26 January 2014 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker.

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

Dominic Dale won the final 77–19 against Stuart 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 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 15 seconds while the final five had a 10-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: ^[3]

• Total: £130,000

The draw for round one was made on 8 December 2013 and was broadcast live by Talksport. ^[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 against Kurt Maflin. ^[5]

All times in Greenwich 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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