| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11 February 2018 |
| Venue | Watford Colosseum |
| City | Watford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £146,000 |
| Winner's share | £32,000 |
| Highest break |  Michael Georgiou (CYP) (109) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Michael Georgiou (CYP) |
| Runner-up |  Graeme Dott (SCO) |
| Score | 67–56 (one frame) |
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The 2018 Shoot Out (officially the 2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 8–11 February 2018 in Watford, England.[1] It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker,[2] and was the fourteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
Anthony McGill was the defending champion, but he lost to Mark Davis in the first round, after Davis made a break of 102.[3][4]
Michael Georgiou won his first ever ranking title, beating Graeme Dott 67–56 in the final.[5][6] None of the top five players in the world rankings at the time, (Mark Selby, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, Ding Junhui and John Higgins) had entered the tournament.[7]
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- ^ Ramage, Ben (7 April 2018). "Totten aiming to beat the clock and take big scalps at Snooker Shoot-Out". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Match Result - World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Newstead, Simon (8 February 2018). "Ton-up Davis beats defending champ". Bexhill-on-Sea Observer.
- ^ "Georgiou Wins Maiden Title In Dott Thriller". World Snooker. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Georgiou takes the win in Shoot Out final". 12 February 2018. p. 36.
- ^ "McGill: I got my shot at Shoot Out glory". The Daily Record. 8 February 2018. p. 55.