Mark Allen won his 16th career trophy after defeating Yupeng Cao 65-4 in the final of the Snooker Shoot Out.

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Mark Allen defeated Yupeng Cao in the Snooker Shoot Out final

The Northern Irishman clearly outplayed the player from China, who failed to capitalize on the opportunities that opened up in front of him. Pistolet won its 10th ranking tournament title.

After this tournament, Mark Allen will receive a check for £50,000 and Yupeng Cao will go home with £20,000.

Video source: Eurosport

Mark Allen’s path to winning the Snooker Shoot Out:

52-15 v Ben Woollaston

69-1 against Oliver Brown

58-36 vs. Sanderson Lam

19-10 against Oliver Lines

52-18 against Xi Jiahui

60-8 v Stephen Hallworth / semi-final

65-4 vs Yupeng Cao / final.

To find out about Snooker Shout Out:

The Snooker Shoot Out (season 2023-2024) took place from 6 to 9 December at the Swansea Arena. It was included in the “Ranking Event” category, and the Englishman Chris Wakelin became the champion of the title.

As the basic rules, you should know the following: plays one frame lasting up to 10 minutes.

During the first five minutes, players have 15 seconds to make a shot, and after five minutes they will only have 10 seconds to hit the bat.

The player with the most points on the table wins the match.

Who won the Snooker Shoot Out over time

1990 – Darren Morgan

2011 – Nigel Bond

2012 – Barry Hawkins

2013 – Martin Gould

2014 – Dominic Dale

2015 – Michael White

2016 – Robin Hull

2017 – Anthony McGill

2018 – Michael Georgiou

2019 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

2020 – Michael Holt

2021 – Ryan Day

2022 – Hossein Vafaei 2022

2023 (January) – Chris Wakelin

2023 (December) – Mark Allen.