[5] His 1996 victory, at the age of 18, made him the youngest winner of the English Amateur Championship, which had been running since 1888, and he turned professional directly after the win.

Although Shutt professed to dislike the format, he won the title, qualifying second from his group behind Devendra Joshi.

He beat Ashok Shadliya 8–4 in the last 16, Peter Gilchrist 9–6 in the quarter final and Paul Bennett 10–2 in the semi-final.

[6] At the 2005 WPBSA World Professional Billiards Championship, Shutt emerged top of his qualifying group, with wins over David Causier, Devendra Joshi, and Clive Everton.

He then recorded wins over Steve Mifsud in the quarter-final, and Causier in the semi-final, to play Mike Russell for the title.