2018 Northern Ireland Open

The 2018 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12–18 November 2018 in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] It was the eighth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

Northern Ireland Open

Tournament information
Dates	12–18 November 2018
Venue	Waterfront Hall
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Li Hang (145) Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (145)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score	9–7
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Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he was beaten 3–4 by Ali Carter in the second round.[2]

Judd Trump won his ninth professional ranking title with a 9–7 final victory against Ronnie O'Sullivan.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £30,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £10,000 Last 16: £6,000 Last 32: £3,500 Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000 Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Williams (1)	4
	Alfie Burden	2
					Mark Williams (1)	3
					Ali Carter	4
	Paul Davison	1
	Ali Carter	4
									Ali Carter	4
									Xiao Guodong	2
	Fan Zhengyi	0
	Sunny Akani	4
					Sunny Akani	3
					Xiao Guodong	4
	Xiao Guodong	4
	Harvey Chandler	3
													Ali Carter	3
													Eden Sharav	4
	Joe Perry (16)	2
	Nigel Bond	4
					Nigel Bond	2
					Joe Swail	4
	Luke Simmonds	1
	Joe Swail	4
									Joe Swail	2
									Eden Sharav	4
	Mark Joyce	0
	Michael White	4
					Michael White	2
					Eden Sharav	4
	Eden Sharav	4
	Li Yuan	3

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Adam Duffy	0
	Sam Craigie	4
					Sam Craigie	2
					Li Hang	4
	Zhang Yong	3
	Li Hang	4
									Li Hang	4
									Neil Robertson (9)	0
	Ashley Carty	0
	Kurt Maflin	4
					Kurt Maflin	3
					Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Ben Woollaston	3
													Li Hang	1
													Peter Ebdon	4
	Mark Davis	4
	Noppon Saengkham	3
					Mark Davis	4
					Luo Honghao	1
	Luo Honghao	4
	Lyu Haotian	2
									Mark Davis	1
									Peter Ebdon	4
	Peter Ebdon	4
	Patrick Wallace	0
					Peter Ebdon	4
					Lee Walker	3
	Kyren Wilson (8)	3
	Lee Walker	4

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Judd Trump (5)	4
	Matthew Selt	2
					Judd Trump (5)	4
					Stuart Carrington	0
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Xu Si	1
									Judd Trump (5)	4
									Jack Lisowski	0
	Liam Highfield	4
	James Wattana	2
					Liam Highfield	3
					Jack Lisowski	4
	Jack Lisowski	4
	Hossein Vafaei	0
													Judd Trump (5)	4
													Luca Brecel (12)	2
	Luca Brecel (12)	4
	Raymond Fry	1
					Luca Brecel (12)	4
					Ian Burns	0
	Ian Burns	4
	Farakh Ajaib	1
									Luca Brecel (12)	4
									Gary Wilson	2
	Zhao Xintong	1
	Daniel Wells	4
					Daniel Wells	3
					Gary Wilson	4
	Gary Wilson	4
	Adam Stefanow	3

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Jordan Brown	1
	Robin Hull	4
					Robin Hull	4
					Tian Pengfei	1
	Tian Pengfei	4
	Mike Dunn	3
									Robin Hull	3
									Ryan Day (13)	4
	Zhang Anda	4
	Yan Bingtao	3
					Zhang Anda	3
					Ryan Day (13)	4
	Ryan Day (13)	4
	Michael Georgiou	1
													Ryan Day (13)	4
													Andrew Higginson	0
	Jamie Clarke	1
	Yuan Sijun	4
					Yuan Sijun	3
					Andrew Higginson	4
	Andrew Higginson	w/o
	Liang Wenbo	w/d
									Andrew Higginson	4
									Billy Joe Castle	2
	Graeme Dott	3
	Billy Joe Castle	4
					Billy Joe Castle	4
					Rory McLeod	1
	John Higgins (4)	2
	Rory McLeod	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
	Soheil Vahedi	0
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
					Mei Xiwen	1
	Mei Xiwen	4
	Zhang Jiankang	0
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
									Tom Ford	0
	Thor Chuan Leong	1
	Chris Wakelin	4
					Chris Wakelin	3
					Tom Ford	4
	Tom Ford	4
	Rod Lawler	3
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
													Zhou Yuelong	1
	Stephen Maguire (14)	2
	Michael Holt	4
					Michael Holt	4
					Mark King	3
	Mark King	4
	John Astley	0
									Michael Holt	3
									Zhou Yuelong	4
	Zhou Yuelong	4
	Lukas Kleckers	1
					Zhou Yuelong	4
					Kishan Hirani	0
	Kishan Hirani	4
	Jak Jones	3

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Alan McManus	4
	Allan Taylor	0
					Alan McManus	1
					Lu Ning	4
	Craig Steadman	3
	Lu Ning	4
									Lu Ning	4
									Hammad Miah	2
	Hammad Miah	4
	Basem Eltahhan	2
					Hammad Miah	4
					Niu Zhuang	0
	Mark Allen (11)	1
	Niu Zhuang	4
													Lu Ning	0
													David Gilbert	4
	Ricky Walden	3
	Matthew Stevens	4
					Matthew Stevens	4
					Gerard Greene	1
	Gerard Greene	4
	Oliver Lines	0
									Matthew Stevens	2
									David Gilbert	4
	David Gilbert	4
	Fergal O'Brien	1
					David Gilbert	4
					Chen Zifan	2
	Barry Hawkins (6)	3
	Chen Zifan	4

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Shaun Murphy (7)	2
	Sam Baird	4
					Sam Baird	3
					Chris Totten	4
	Dominic Dale	3
	Chris Totten	4
									Chris Totten	1
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Robert Milkins	0
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
					Ross Muir	0
	Elliot Slessor	1
	Ross Muir	4
													Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
													Robbie Williams	0
	Stuart Bingham (10)	2
	Peter Lines	4
					Peter Lines	2
					Robbie Williams	4
	Simon Lichtenberg	0
	Robbie Williams	4
									Robbie Williams	4
									Sanderson Lam	1
	Andy Lee	1
	Sean O'Sullivan	4
					Sean O'Sullivan	3
					Sanderson Lam	4
	Sanderson Lam	4
	Joe O'Connor	3

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	David Lilley	4
	Duane Jones	2
					David Lilley	2
					Scott Donaldson	4
	Ken Doherty	1
	Scott Donaldson	4
									Scott Donaldson	1
									Martin O'Donnell	4
	Jimmy White	3
	Martin O'Donnell	4
					Martin O'Donnell	4
					Chen Feilong	1
	Marco Fu (15)	2
	Chen Feilong	4
													Martin O'Donnell	2
													Mark Selby (2)	4
	Anthony McGill	0
	Alexander Ursenbacher	4
					Alexander Ursenbacher	3
					Hamza Akbar	4
	Ashley Hugill	2
	Hamza Akbar	4
									Hamza Akbar	0
									Mark Selby (2)	4
	Jimmy Robertson	4
	James Cahill	1
					Jimmy Robertson	0
					Mark Selby (2)	4
	Mark Selby (2)	4
	Anthony Hamilton	1

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Eden Sharav	5
	Peter Ebdon	4
					Eden Sharav	3
					Judd Trump (5)	6
	Judd Trump (5)	5
	Ryan Day (13)	3
									Judd Trump (5)	9
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	7
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	5
	David Gilbert	2
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	6
					Mark Selby (2)	5
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3
	Mark Selby (2)	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler. Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 18 November 2018.
Judd Trump (5)  England	9–7	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)  England
Afternoon: 76–64 (O'Sullivan 64), 0–73 (69), 1–65 (65), 112–12 (105), 117–6 (117), 41–78 (58), 108–0 (108), 48–60 (58) Evening: 24–68 (61), 64–52, 73–33 (51), 0–78 (78), 0–134 (134), 92–0 (54), 65–5, 79–0 (79)
117	Highest break	134
3	Century breaks	1
6	50+ breaks	8

Century breaks

Total: 71

• 145, 139, 137, 115, 112 Li Hang
• 145, 138, 104 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 142, 121 Eden Sharav
• 142, 119 Hammad Miah
• 140, 126 Ryan Day
• 137, 120, 117, 115, 112, 108, 108, 107, 105 Judd Trump
• 136, 101 Noppon Saengkham
• 135, 134, 132, 119, 116, 114, 112, 111, 108, 102 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 134, 121, 102 Zhou Yuelong
• 132 Luca Brecel
• 132 Tian Pengfei
• 131, 118 Lu Ning
• 128, 127, 122, 122, 101 Mark Selby
• 127 James Wattana
• 125 Neil Robertson
• 124, 113, 102 David Gilbert
• 122 Niu Zhuang
• 120, 110 Jimmy Robertson
• 118, 109 Daniel Wells
• 115 Sam Craigie
• 113 Robin Hull
• 113 Joe O'Connor
• 113 Ben Woollaston
• 111 Zhang Yong
• 110 Mark King
• 107 Peter Ebdon
• 105 Sam Baird
• 102 Harvey Chandler
• 102 Tom Ford
• 102 Luo Honghao
• 101 Ian Burns
• 101 Andrew Higginson
• 100 Zhang Anda

References

1. "Calendar 2018/2019_November". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
2. "Ali Carter ends Mark Williams' title defence in Belfast". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
3. "Trump Downs The Rocket In Thriller". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.