2017 Snooker Shoot Out
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| Dates | 23–26 February 2017 |
| Venue | Watford Colosseum |
| City | Watford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £146,000 |
| Winner's share | £32,000 |
| Highest break |  Graeme Dott (96) |
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| 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 1–0 in the final (67–19).[2]
This was the first time that no century break was made in the competition. The highest break was a 96 from Graeme Dott.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.[3]
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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.
Round 1
Thursday, 23 February – 12:00
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Thursday, 23 February – 19:00
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Friday, 24 February – 12:00
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Round 2
Friday, 24 February – 19:00
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Saturday, 25 February – 19:00
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Round 3
Sunday, 26 February – 12:00
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Round 4
Sunday, 26 February – 18:00
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Quarter-finals
Sunday, 26 February – 20:00
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Semi-finals
Sunday, 26 February – 21:15
Xiao Guodong 73–0 
Andy Hicks- Shaun Murphy 41–64
Anthony McGill
Final
Sunday, 26 February – 21:45
- Xiao Guodong 19–67 Anthony McGill
References
- ^ "Coral Shoot Out Day Two Round Up - World Snooker". Worldsnooker.com. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Calendar 2017/2018 - World Snooker Live Scores". Livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Snooker Shoot Out 2017 : Competition Rules (Variations to the 'Rules of Snooker')" (PDF). Worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Calendar 2017/2018 - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "CORAL SHOOT OUT 2017 : Watford Colosseum, 23 – 26 February 2017" (PDF). Worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.