Shoot Out 2025 | WPBSA Nominations
The WPBSA has today announced its eight amateur player nominations who will compete at this season’s Shoot Out from 10-13 December 2025.
Won last season by Tom Ford, the ranking event will be return to the Tower Circus in Blackpool for the first time in a decade with 128 players set to feature. As usual it will feature a unique set of rules, with all matches played over a maximum of ten minutes, and a shot clock of 15 seconds for the first five minutes and ten seconds for the last five.
Eight talented amateurs have been nominated to compete in the event by the WPBSA:
- Kaylan Patel – 2025 WSF Junior Championship Runner-Up
- Ethan Llewellyn – 2025 EBSA European Under-18 Championship Runner-Up
- Ellise Scott – WWS Tour Under-21 World Number 1*
- Joel Connolly – Northern Ireland Under-21 Championship Winner
- Vladislav Gradinari – English Under-18 Championship Winner
- Steven Wardropper – Scottish Under-18 Championship Winner
- Jack O’Brien – Ireland Under-18 Championship Winner
- Riley Powell – Welsh Under-18 Championship Winner
*at the time of nomination
The WPBSA Group continues to work alongside its global partners to deliver inspirational opportunities for elite juniors to showcase their talent on the World Snooker Tour.
Tickets for the four-day tournament are on sale now and offer the chance to see a wide range of top players and experience the unique atmosphere which only this event can offer. For details click here.
