2018 Snooker Shoot Out

The 2018 Shoot Out (officially the 2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 8–11 February 2018 in Watford, England. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, and was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out
Tournament information
Dates8–11 February 2018 (2018-02-08 2018-02-11)
VenueWatford Colosseum
CityWatford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£146,000
Winner's share£32,000
Highest break Michael Georgiou (CYP) (109)
Final
Champion Michael Georgiou (CYP)
Runner-up Graeme Dott (SCO)
Score67–56 (one frame)
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2019

Anthony McGill was the defending champion, but he lost to Mark Davis in the first round, after Davis made a break of 102.

Michael Georgiou won his first ever ranking title, beating Graeme Dott 67–56 in the final. None of the top five players in the world rankings at the time, (Mark Selby, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, Ding Junhui and John Higgins) had entered the tournament.

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