Snooker Shoot-Out Betting

The World Snooker Shoot-Out is one of the most unique snooker tournaments on the current calendar. Snooker Shoot-Out play is geared towards speed in an attempt to make snooker one of the most exciting sports to watch. Snooker Shoot-Out Betting can be very difficult to predict because in one frame shoot-outs anything can happen.

The Snooker Shoot-Out is played under slight variations of the classic rules of snooker in a bid to make the sport more watchable. Snooker Shoot-Out Betting will favour the players who are more used to playing their shots quickly and a total prize fund of £130,000 means the best ranked professionals in the game all take the tournament seriously.

History of the Snooker Shoot-Out

The history of the Snooker Shoot-Out began back in 1990 when a first version of the tournament was held. The final was contested between Darren Morgan and Mike Hallett with Morgan coming out the victor. Initially the Snooker Shoot-Out didn't go down well which meant the tournament was dropped after this first effort.

The history of the Snooker Shoot-Out was revitalised for the 2010-2011 season when the event was brought back with new rules and a new facelift. The event was staged in Blackpool with Nigel Bond eventually winning the final against Robert Milkins to become the current champion. The Shoot-Out went down well with sell-out crowds at the Circus Arena in Blackpool and with television coverage for most matches.

Rules of the Snooker Shoot-Out

The rules of the Snooker Shoot-Out are very simple to follow. The tournament is contested between the best 64 players in the world, a random draw is made and all matches are one frame shoot-outs. Each frame can last for a maximum of ten minutes with a 20 second shot clock for the first five minutes and a 15 second shot clock for the second five minutes. The rules of the Snooker Shoot-Out mean that Snooker Betting can be very difficult.

Unlike fouls in regular snooker where the ball is returned to the D, the rules of the Snooker Shoot-Out state that all fouls in shoot-out matches result in the player coming to the table having the ball in hand. This means that one mistake in the middle of a frame can cost a player a frame which makes live Sports Betting for this event more important.

One of the most important rules of the Snooker Shoot-Out is that players must hit a cushion or pot a ball with every shot. This is to maintain the emphasis on speed in matches and to ensure that there is no negative safety play in the middle of a frame.

Shoot-Out Betting

Shoot-out betting is still in its infancy in the respect that there is little history for punters to look into when they research the event. The random draw means that the best two players in the world could be drawn together meaning a difficult match where in-play Shoot-out betting will be the best tactic.

The fact Shoot-out betting is still young means the event is one of the few snooker betting markets where there should be a lot of value for the punter from the first round to the final. There are many free betting online offers which would be well used for this event. Free Bets have stakes which are not included in winnings so the whole point is to win as much as possible with the free bet stake.

Pot Black Snooker

Pot Black snooker is the only other tournament in the history of snooker which is similar to this event. Anyone thinking of betting on the Snooker Shoot-Out would be well advised to look into the history of Pot Black snooker. Pot Black was a tournament where professionals would play just one frame all the way up to the final. There wasn't the pressure from the shoot clock or the foul rules (in the Snooker Shoot-Out) but it's the only similar event.