Snooker Shoot Out

The 2024 Snooker Shoot Out features a fast and frenetic four days of action in Leicester.

The unique shot-clock competition features 128 players competing for a £50,000 top prize at the Mattioli Arena from December 4-7.

The Shoot Out was confirmed as a ranking event in 2017, with prize money from the first six stagings having previously not counted towards the Order of Merit.

Mark Allen is the defending champion after he defeated Cao Yupeng 65-4 in last year’s final in Swansea.

No player has ever captured the Shoot Out title on more than one occasion since it began in 2011, while only 26 players have registered a century break, including Shaun Murphy – who made a sensational 147 in last year’s event.

The general rules of the Shoot-Out are the same as those in a traditional game of snooker, although there are several key variants that epitomise the uniqueness of the event.

These include all frames being capped at ten minutes, with the player scoring the most points declared the winner.

Players will lag to decide who breaks off and there will be a shot clock in operation, with the competitors having 15 seconds to complete each shot over the first five minutes of the frame, while just 10 seconds will be allocated during the last five minutes.

Players must hit a cushion or pot a ball with each they shot play otherwise it will be deemed a foul which, along with any other infringement, will result in the opponent being awarded the cue ball-in-hand.