Snooker Shoot-Out 2017: Updated Scores, Draw and Schedule After Friday's Results
Shaun Murphy and Ken Doherty both survived tough clashes in the first round of the 2017 Snooker Shoot-out on Friday, as the opening round came to an end in the afternoon session. The two also advanced from the second round during the evening session.
Former champion Martin Gould was eliminated, losing to Noppon Saengkham, and Stuart Bingham also suffered an upset loss at the hands of Hamza Akbar.
Here's a look at the results from the first round:
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| Duane Jones | 0-1 | Akani Songsermsawad |
| Zhou Yuelong | 0-1 | Jack Lisowski |
| Sanderson Lam | 0-1 | Bradley Jones |
| Liam Highfield | 1-0 | Oliver Brown |
| Ian Burns | 0-1 | Daniel Wells |
| Nigel Bond | 1-0 | Mark Allen |
| Igor Figueiredo | 0-1 | John J Astley |
| James Cahill | 1-0 | Robbie Williams |
| Mark Joyce | 1-0 | Joe Perry |
| Alex Borg | 0-1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Anthony McGill | 1-0 | Oliver Lines |
| Michael White | 1-0 | Alan McManus |
| Liang Wenbo | 1-0 | Matthew Stevens |
| Craig Steadman | 0-1 | Jak Jones |
| Boonyarit Keattikun | 0-1 | Steven Hallworth |
| Darryl Hill | 1-0 | Kurt Maflin |
| Kyren Wilson | 0-1 | David Grace |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1-0 | Ryan Day |
| Scott Donaldson | 1-0 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Cao Yupeng | 1-0 | Marc J Davis |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 0-1 | Dominic Dale |
| Michael Holt | 1-0 | Joshua Thomond |
| David John | 1-0 | Charlie Walters |
| Michael Collumb | 0-1 | Joe Swail |
| Eden Sharav | 1-0 | Gareth Allen |
| Zhang Anda | 0-1 | Shaun Murphy |
| Aditya Mehta | 0-1 | Ken Doherty |
| Michael Wild | 0-1 | Daniel Womersley |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 1-0 | Sam Baird |
| Lee Walker | 0-1 | Luca Brecel |
| Sam Craigie | 1-0 | Mike Dunn |
| Adam Stefanow | 0-1 | Fang Xiongman |
| Josh Boileau | 0-1 | Zhang Yong |
| Sydney Wilson | 0-1 | Andy Hicks |
| Rod Lawler | 0-1 | Xiao Guodong |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 0-1 | Fraser Patrick |
| Mei Xi Wen | 0-1 | Robin Hull |
| Chris Wakelin | 1-0 | Tom Ford |
| Itaro Santos | 0-1 | Chen Zhe |
| Yan Bingtao | 0-1 | Hossein Vafaei Ayouri |
| Andrew Higginson | 1-0 | Ian Preece |
| Rhys Clark | 1-0 | Rory McLeod |
| Graeme Dott | 1-0 | Mitchell Mann |
| Louis Heathcote | 0-1 | Jimmy White |
| Matthew Selt | 0-1 | Jason Weston |
| Zak Surety | 0-1 | Robert Milkins |
| Ross Muir | 1-0 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Kurt Dunham | 0-1 | Stuart Carrington |
| Jamie Jones | 0-1 | Mark Williams |
| Alfie Burden | 1-0 | Ben Woollaston |
| David Gilbert | 1-0 | Wang Yuchen |
| Hatem Yassen | 0-1 | Barry Hawkins |
| Hamza Akbar | 1-0 | Stuart Bingham |
| Tian Pengfei | 1-0 | Peter Lines |
| Jimmy Robertson | 1-0 | Elliot Slessor |
| Allan Taylor | 1-0 | Christopher Keogan |
| Noppon Saengkham | 1-0 | Martin Gould |
| Jamie Cope | 0-1 | Michael Georgiou |
| Mark King | 1-0 | Adam Duffy |
| Zhao Xintong | 1-0 | Mark Davis |
| Ashley Hugill | 1-0 | Paul S Davison |
| Li Hang | 1-0 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Hammad Miah | 0-1 | Ricky Walden |
| Gary Wilson | 0-1 | Anthony Hamilton |
The results and remaining matches for the second round:
| Jimmy White | 1-0 | Chen Zhe |
| David Gilbert | 1-0 | Akani Songsermsawad |
| Rhys Clark | 0-1 | Jimmy Robertson |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 0-1 | Anthony McGill |
| David John | 0-1 | Liam Highfield |
| Mark King | 1-0 | Andrew Higginson |
| Zhao Xintong | 0-1 | Ken Doherty |
| Chris Wakelin | 0-1 | Jack Lisowski |
| Jason Weston | 0-1 | Alfie Burden |
| Shaun Murphy | 1-0 | John J Astley |
| Mark Joyce | 0-1 | Sam Craigie |
| Daniel Wells | 0-1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Michael Holt | 0-1 | Ross Muir |
| Dominic Dale | 1-0 | Hossein Vafaei Ayouri |
| Cao Yupeng | 1-0 | Liang Wenbo |
| Ashley Hugill | v | Stuart Carrington |
| Joe Swail | v | Allan Taylor |
| Li Hang | v | Graeme Dott |
| Andy Hicks | v | Mark Williams |
| Luca Brecel | v | Scott Donaldson |
| Steven Hallworth | v | Michael White |
| Noppon Saengkham | v | James Cahill |
| Fraser Patrick | v | Jak Jones |
| Darryl Hill | v | Bradley Jones |
| Daniel Womersley | v | Robert Milkins |
| Robin Hull | v | Fergal O'Brien |
| Tian Pengfei | v | David Grace |
| Barry Hawkins | v | Eden Sharav |
| Hamza Akbar | v | Xiao Guodong |
| Michael Georgiou | v | Ricky Walden |
| Fang Xiongman | v | Anthony Hamilton |
| Nigel Bond | v | Zhang Yong |
Recap
The shoot-out remains a unique event on the snooker calendar, and with ranking points on offer in 2017, the players took it a little more serious than they have in the past.
Murphy was one of the standout performers of the afternoon session, winning a close match against Zhang Anda. Both men spent plenty of time at the table―a rarity in the shoot-out―but it was the more experienced player who pulled through in the end.
As shared by World Snooker, Murphy was on point with his long potting:
The Magician has long been one of the most vocal proponents of the shoot-out format, and he took to Twitter on Friday to reaffirm his love of the tournament:
Doherty also booked his spot in the second round, narrowly surviving a comeback from Aditya Mehta. The Indian had battled his way to within 10 points when he missed a blue, and Doherty took care of business the rest of the way.
Last year's finalist Luca Brecel played out another close and exciting match, beating Lee Walker 50-44 with some excellent shot-making. The Belgian seems to relish the shoot-out format, and a good run in Watford could boost his ranking tremendously.
Liang Wenbo also advanced, landing a superb 79 break to finish with a great score of 109 to just the single point for Matthew Stevens.
Saengkham caused one of the biggest shocks of the day, knocking out 2013 champion Gould. The 24-year-old played with seemingly no pressure on his shoulders, converting some high-difficulty shots he likely wouldn't have taken on in a standard match.
And there was one more major shock to come, as Akbar completed a comeback to beat 2015 world champion Bingham. The veteran had a chance with the final ball, attempting a trick-shot on pink that would have given him the win had it gone in.
The second round kicked off during the evening session, and Murphy continued his fine play, easily taking care of John Ashtley. Doherty was barely troubled in his win over Zhao Xintong, courtesy of some patient break-building and smart safety play at the right times.
Jimmy Robertson enjoyed one of the most dominant outings of the session, beating Rhys Clark 72-1, and Mark King took advantage of a poor miss from Andrew Higginson to book his spot in the next round.
The fans were anxious to see legendary player Jimmy White in action, and he didn't disappoint, playing out the tightest match of the evening against Chen Zhe.
The 23-year-old appeared to have the match won when he had a relatively easy shot on the pink with under a minute left to play, but a miss set up a very tense finale in which a tactical blunder nearly cost White the win.
World Snooker shared the thrilling finish to the match:
Anthony McGill cleverly played the clock in his win over Jamie Curtis-Barrett, and Cao Yupeng caused a minor shock with his win over compatriot Wenbo.
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