2012 Snooker Shoot-Out Total: £130,000 The draw for round 1 was made on 6 November 2011, on the second day of the World Seniors Championship. The draw for each round up to and including the semi-finals were random, conducted live at the venue. All matches were best of 1 . All times are GMT. 2012 Snooker Shoot-Out The 2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27–29 January 2012 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. The event was sponsored by PartyPoker.com. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. Nigel Bond was
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