Snooker Shoot-Out 2012 - Day 1

Milkins sends defending champion home

The second edition of Snooker Shoot-Out tournament started today with a very big surprise. 

The defending champion, Nigel Bond experienced an early exit after losing 30-15 to Robert Milkins. The irony is that Milking was actually the runner-up of last year's Shoot-Out.

Legends Steve Davis and Jimmy White followed Bond footsteps and left the competition, while John Higgins, Mark Selby, Ken Doherty and Mark Davis booked themselves a place in the Last 32.

If last year Nigel Bond was defeating Robert Milkins 58-23 to lift the Shoot-Out’s first trophy, this year the situation was reversed and Milkins beat him 38-15 after showing a more stable form and a superior cue style.

Davis is smilling, but unfortunately he's also going home

Minutes after, the six-time world champion Steve Davis was also being forced to leave the competition after Mark Williams hit a break of 66 and ended the match on a remarkable result of 72-0. 'The Nugget" didn't even pot a ball.

"The people's champion" Jimmy White was eliminated, Anthony Hamilton proving to be one hell of a sheriff and forcing Jimmy to "get out of town" with a 71-14 scoreline.

A very interesting match was the one who brought together the 2011 World Championship finalists: John Higgins and Judd Trump. Although many snooker fans had bet on Trump to take revenge, but also because he's a most suitable player for this fast format, Higgins proved them wrong.

Higgins beats Trump once more

The Scottish player ended the battle at 62-16 after hitting a 33 break. Trump seemed not very focus and missed a lot of long pots, which in his situation (he pots the unpottable) was a bit weird.

An all Scottish-affair was going on between Stephen Maguire and young Anthony McGill, with the first named one winning 43-20, but also between Graeme Dott and Alan McManus, Dotty booking himself a place in the next round after winning the cues' battle by 62-33.

World number one, M.Selby in the Last 32

The 1997 world champion, Ken Doherty is also going to delight us with his snooker skills during the next round as he beat Michael Holt 58-6, the Welshman Matthew Stevens saw off "Captain" Ali Carter 60-22, world number one Mark Selby moved pass Joe Perry 104-1, while Mark Davis ended on a 78-16 result with Mark Joyce.



Below you can check Day One list of results: