Snooker Shoot Out 2024: Full schedule and results as Mark Allen looks to defend title and claim £50,000 prize this week

THE Snooker Shoot Out returns TODAY with some huge names in action in Leicester.

In form Neil Robertson will make his first appearance in the unique tournament for 13 years as he looks to claim the huge £50,000 jackpot.

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Mark Allen won the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out[/caption]

Reigning champion Mark Allen will attempt to defend his crown after he beat Cao Yupeng 65-4 to claim his 10th-ranking title last year.

Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby and Jimmy White also feature in the star-studded 128-player field, but Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will not compete in Leicester.

SunSport brings you all the information you need ahead of the 2024 edition of Snooker Shoot Out.

When is Snooker Shoot Out 2024?

• Snooker Shoot Out 2024 begins on Wednesday, December 4.
• The fast-paced tournament will conclude on Saturday, December 7.
• The Mattioli Arena in Leicester will host.

What TV channel is Snooker Shoot Out 2024 on and can it be live streamed?

• Snooker Shoot Out 2024 will be broadcast live on Eurosport.
• You can live stream the event via the discovery+ app/website.
• Alternatively, you can follow SunSport’s live blog to keep up to date with all the action from Leicester.

Snooker Shoot Out 2024 rules and format

Snooker Shoot Out is a unique tournament which puts players up against the clock.

Matches last a maximum of 10 minutes, with a shot clock of 15 seconds for the first five minutes and just 10 seconds for the final five.

Here are the key rules:

• Each frame lasts a maximum of 10 minutes.
• Shot clock stops players from wasting time.
• The first five minutes of the frame = 15 seconds per shot.
• The second five minutes of the frame = 10 seconds per shot.
• Five-point penalty (or value of pink or black if attempted) for failing to play a shot within the allocated time.
• Players must hit a cushion with any ball or pot a ball with every shot.
• All fouls give the opponent the ball in hand.
• Similar to pool, players “lag” for break-off with white played from the baulk line off the top cushion.
• The nearest to the baulk cushion wins the lag.
• A blue ball shoot-out settles tied matches with players aiming to pot blue off its spot from within the “D” to a top pocket.
• Flukes do not count on the final blue.

Snooker Shoot Out 2024 schedule

Here is the full schedule for the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out:

Play starts at 1pm GMT each day

• Wednesday, December 4: First round
• Thursday, December 5: First round
• Friday, December 6: Second round
• Saturday, December 7: Third round, fourth round, quarter-finals, semi-final, final

Snooker Shoot Out 2024 draw

Wednesday, December 4

From 1pm GMT

• Ross Muir v Mark Allen
• Hossein Vafaei v Julien Leclercq
• Jiang Jun v Antoni Kowalski
• Lyu Haotian v Tian Pengfei
• Robert Milkins v Joe Shannon
• Louis Heathcote v Ahmed Elsayed
• Jonas Luz v Paul Deaville
• David Gilbert v David Grace
• Matthew Selt v Ryan Day
• Dean Young v Florian Nuessle
• Fan Zhengyi v Wang Yuchen
• Daniel Boyes v Wu Yize
• Anthony McGill v Sophie Nix
• Joel Connolly v Aaron Hill
• Joe Perry v Gong Chenzhi
• Reanne Evans v Gary Wilson
• Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Jimmy White
• Zhou Yuelong v Andrew Pagett
• Pang Junxu v Zak Surety
• Haris Tahir v David Lilley
• Jordan Brown v Si Jiahui
• Ka Wai Cheung v Andrew Higginson
• Huang Jiahao v Hammad Miah
• Xiao Guodong v Anthony Hamilton
• Matthew Stevens v Yuan Sijun
• Daniel Womersley v Long Zehuang
• Chris Totten v Duane Jones
• Ian Burns v Ma Hailong
• Joe O’Connor v Sanderson Lam
• Haydon Pinhey v Mitchell Mann
• Noppon Saengkham v Liu Hongyu
• Ashley Carter v Kayden Brierley

Thursday, December 5

From 1pm GMT

• Mark Selby v Baipat Siripaporn
• Stan Moody v Riley Powell
• Lewis Ullah v Steven Wardropper
• Jackson Page v Manasawin Phetmalaikul
• Mink Nutcharut v Liam Graham
• Zhang Anda v Hatem Yassen
• Sion Stuart v Martin O’Donnell
• Alfie Burden v Ben Woollaston
• Graeme Dott v Ben Mertens
• Yulu Bai v Jamie Clarke
• Vladislav Gradinari v Daniel Wells
• Tom Ford v Xing Zihao
• Robbie Williams v Michael Holt
• Bulcsu Revesz v Farakh Ajaib
• Jimmy Robertson v Liam Pullen
• Sean O’Sullivan v Shaun Murphy
• Neil Robertson v Simon Blackwell
• Oliver Lines v Allan Taylor
• Stuart Carrington v Dylan Emery
• Mark Davis v Liam Davies
• Iulian Boiko v Jack Lisowski
• Ishpreet Singh Chadha v Amir Sarkhosh
• Mark Joyce v Joshua Thomond
• Gerard Greene v Robbie McGuigan
• He Guoqiang v Stuart Bingham
• Jamie Jones v Rory Thor
• Anton Kazakov v Artemijs Zizins
• Kreishh Gurbaxani v Lei Peifan
• Mostafa Dorgham v Elliot Slessor
• Alexander Ursenbacher v Xu Si
• Joshua Cooper v Jak Jones
• Ali Carter v Chris Wakelin