Snooker Shoot-Out 2017: Updated Scores, Draw, Schedule After Saturday's Results
Mark Williams was knocked out by amateur Andy Hicks at the 2017 Coral Snooker Shoot-Out in Watford on Sunday. Hicks beat the decorated Williams in the final match of the night to make it through to the third round, where he'll be joined by, among others, Anthony Hamilton, Ashley Hugill, 2016 runner-up Luca Brecel and Steven Hallworth.
The latter booked his place in Round 3 only after getting the better of Michael White, the man who won this tournament two years ago. Hicks and Hallworth both kept their composure in the often frenetic, one-frame, 10-minute format.
Shocks were also in store for former champions Nigel Bond and Graeme Dott. The pair were eliminated by Zhang Yong and Hang Li, respectively.
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A day of upsets also saw Robert Milkins beaten by amateur Daniel Womersley.
Here are the full results from Saturday's matches:
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
| Barry Hawkins | 0-1 | Eden Sharav |
| Fang Xiongman | 0-1 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Nigel Bond | 0-1 | Zhang Yong |
| Ashley Hugill | 1-0 | Stuart Carrington |
| Michael Georgiou | 1-0 | Ricky Walden |
| Hamza Akbar | 0-1 | Xiao Guodong |
| Joe Swail | 1-0 | Allan Taylor |
| Li Hang | 1-0 | Graeme Dott |
| Luca Brecel | 1-0 | Scott Donaldson |
| Steven Hallworth | 1-0 | Michael White |
| Noppon Saengkham | 0-1 | James Cahill |
| Fraser Patrick | 0-1 | Jak Jones |
| Darryl Hill | 1-0 | Bradley Jones |
| Daniel Womersley | 1-0 | Robert Milkins |
| Tian Pengfei | 0-1 | David Grace |
| Andy Hicks | 1-0 | Mark Williams |
Here's the draw for the last 32. Matches will start on Sunday:
| Player 1 | vs. | Player 2 |
| Zhang Yong | vs. | Andy Hicks |
| Joe Swail | vs. | Jak Jones |
| James Cahill | vs. | Ken Doherty |
| Cao Yupeng | vs. | Jimmy Robertson |
| David Grace | vs. | Dominic Dale |
| Fergal O'Brien | vs. | Liam Highfield |
| Luca Brecel | vs. | Anthony Hamilton |
| Anthony McGill | vs. | Mark King |
| Ashley Hugill | vs. | Michael Georgiou |
| Xiao Guodong | vs. | Daniel Womersley |
| Jack Lisowski | vs. | Eden Sharav |
| Darryl Hill | vs. | Li Hang |
| Alfie Burden | vs. | David Gilbert |
| Sam Craigie | vs. | Shaun Murphy |
| Ross Muir | vs. | Jimmy White |
| Daniel Wells | vs. | Steven Hallworth |
Saturday Recap
Williams was in trouble at 11-0 down with just under seven minutes left. The time made him opt for a very risky shot when he rolled off the cushion to try to kiss a red into the middle pocket.
Williams' miss should have let Hicks seal it, but the latter erred on black. Williams then got rolling with red, blue, red then black.
However, a miss on blue into the corner forced the players into a tradeoff of safety shots. The first opportunity came Williams' way, and he shaved the edge of a red to drop it into the middle, before sinking that pesky blue again.
The final twist came when Williams misjudged his position on pink. His subsequent overhit safety shot gave Hicks an opening into the middle.
He duly took it and wrapped up the match to send the former two-time world champion home.
Hallworth needed to sink some clutch pots to break White's resolve. The clock was ticking on seven-and-a-half minutes when the 21-year-old, who lost his tour card last year, made this special shot, per World Snooker:
The frame was Hallworth's not long after this emphatic pot. Based on this showing, the youngster who used to merit pro status still has the talent to cause an upset or two as this tournament progresses.
As impressive as Hallworth had been, Hamilton was even better. He ran up some spectacular scoring against a helpless Fang Xiongman.
Hamilton broke the frame his way with a pair of thrilling breaks:
An 84-break under these fast-paced conditions showed how quickly Hamilton can make work of the table. Such speed is an invaluable asset in this format.
However, this is also a format destined to promote some bold chances from the players. Hugill produced one such gambit to send him on his way to beating Stuart Carrington:
Amateur Hugill had pulled off a notable win over the skilled Carrington, but this was far from the main shock of the night.
That distinction belonged to Li, who saw off Dott by a comfortable 32-16 score, per Live Snooker, after Yong had already sent Bond packing.
Later in the session, Womersley continued the theme of shocks when he withstood a comeback bid from Milkins. Meanwhile, last year's finalist Brecel had already made it through, after the precocious 21-year-old Belgian produced an accomplished display to beat Scottish professional Scott Donaldson.
Williams and a host of other professional-ranked and former champion players going out will give genuine hope to the many amateurs left in the last-32 they can actually go on and win this tournament.
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