2025 Snooker Shoot Out
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2025) |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 December 2025 |
| Venue | Tower Circus |
| City | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Defending champion |  Tom Ford (ENG) |
← 2024 | |
The 2025 Snooker Shoot Out is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that takes place from 10 to 13 December 2025 at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England, a move back to the original venue for the renewed tournament after ten years away. The tenth ranking event of the 2025–26 season, it is played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker, with every match contested over a single frame. The event is expected to be broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe and other broadcasters worldwide.
Tom Ford is the current defending champion, having defeated Liam Graham 31–28 in the previous final.
Format
[edit]The tournament was the seventeenth edition of the Snooker Shoot Out, first held as a non‑ranking event in 1990 before being revived in 2011 and since then having been held annually. It was promoted to a ranking event starting with the 2017 edition.
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 minutes had a 10‑second timer. The player who had the most points after the time ran out or after all balls had been pocketed (or after a foul on the final black), won the match. All foul shots awarded the opponent a ball in hand. Unlike traditional snooker, if a ball did not either hit a cushion or enter a pocket 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.[1]: 42–46
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Rules" (PDF). WPBSA. 31 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.