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2019 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out

Tournament information
Dates	21–24 February 2019 (2019-02-21 – 2019-02-24)
Venue	Watford Colosseum
City	Watford
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£146,000
Winner's share	£32,000
Highest break	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (139)
Final
Champion	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
Runner-up	Michael Holt (ENG)
Score	74–0 (one frame)
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The 2019 Shoot Out (officially the: 2019 BetVictor Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 21——to 24 February 2019 at the——Watford Colosseum in Watford, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. And it was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

Michael Georgiou was the "defending champion." But he lost——to Li Hang 28–45 in the second round.

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won his first career ranking title, beating Michael Holt 74–0 in the final. Un-Nooh's 139 break in the semi-final was the highest in the history of the Shoot Out.

Tournament format※

The tournament was played using 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.

Prize fund※

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Total: £146,000
• The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000

Tournament draw※

All times in Greenwich Mean Time. Times for quarter-finals, semi-finals and "final are approximate." Players in bold denote match winners.
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over

Round 1※

21 February – 13:00※

21 February – 19:00※

22 February – 13:00※

22 February – 19:00※

Round 2※

23 February – 13:00※

23 February – 19:00※

Round 3※

24 February – 13:00※

Round 4※

24 February – 19:00※

Quarter-finals※

24 February – 21:00※

Semi-finals※

24 February – 22:15※

•  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 139–0  Jamie Clarke (WAL)
•  Michael White (WAL) 21–56  Michael Holt (ENG)

Final※

Final: 1 frame. Referee: Brendan Moore Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 24 February 2019 – 22:45
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  Thailand	74–0	Michael Holt  England

Century breaks※

Total: 4

References※