The Snooker Shoot-Out is a brand new event with an innovative format.
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BELOW ARE THE RULES USED FOR THE 2011 SHOOT-OUT
It will differ from traditional snooker and the action will be fast and furious! Here are the key rules:
Maximum ten minutes per frame
Shot clock: first five minutes at 20 seconds, next five minutes at 15 seconds
All fouls to result in opposing player having the ball in hand. Clock starts when the player takes the cueball.
Players must hit a cushion (with the cue ball OR the object ball) or pot a ball on every shot.
Players 'lag' for who breaks (winner decides)
Blue ball shoot out in event that points are tied in frame (winner of lag decides who goes first). Cueball placed in D.
