2019 Northern Ireland Open

The 2019 Northern Ireland Open (also known as the 19.com Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 November 2019 in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] It was the sixth ranking event of the 2019/2020 season and a part of the Home Nations Series. It was the fourth edition of the Northern Ireland Open.

2019 Northern Ireland Open

Tournament information
Dates	11–17 November 2019
Venue	Waterfront Hall
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£405,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Stuart Bingham (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–7
← 2018 2020 →

Waterfront Hall (Belfast)

Defending champion Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7 in the 2018 final. In a rematch of the previous year's final, Trump successfully defended the championship, defeating O'Sullivan by the same scoreline.[2]

Stuart Bingham scored the highest break of the tournament and his sixth career maximum break in the first round match with Lu Ning. It was the third maximum of the season.

Prize fund

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

• Winner: £70,000
• Runner-up: £30,000
• Semi-final: £20,000
• Quarter-final: £10,000
• Last 16: £7,500
• Last 32: £4,000
• Last 64: £3,000
• Highest break: £5,000
• Total: £405,000

Tournament 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
	Judd Trump (1)	4
	James Cahill	3
					Judd Trump (1)	4
					Zhang Anda	1
	Zhang Anda	4
	Simon Lichtenberg	1
									Judd Trump (1)	4
									Si Jiahui	0
	Hossein Vafaei (32)	0
	Si Jiahui	4
					Si Jiahui	4
					Chen Zifan	1
	Chen Zifan	4
	Patrick Wallace	2
													Judd Trump (1)	4
													Yan Bingtao (17)	0
	Ali Carter (16)	4
	Robert Milkins	1
					Ali Carter (16)	4
					Li Hang	3
	Li Hang	4
	Elliot Slessor	1
									Ali Carter (16)	3
									Yan Bingtao (17)	4
	Yan Bingtao (17)	4
	Andy Hicks	2
					Yan Bingtao (17)	4
					Marco Fu	1
	Marco Fu	4
	Gerard Greene	1

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
	Ashley Carty	1
	Rod Lawler	4
					Rod Lawler	2
					Andrew Higginson	4
	Tom Ford (24)	0
	Andrew Higginson	4
									Andrew Higginson	3
									Anthony Hamilton	4
	Thor Chuan Leong	1
	Jak Jones	4
					Jak Jones	0
					Anthony Hamilton	4
	David Gilbert (9)	3
	Anthony Hamilton	4
													Anthony Hamilton	4
													Kyren Wilson (8)	3
	Liang Wenbo	4
	Kurt Maflin	1
					Liang Wenbo	2
					Tian Pengfei	4
	Lyu Haotian (25)	1
	Tian Pengfei	4
									Tian Pengfei	2
									Kyren Wilson (8)	4
	Peter Ebdon	4
	Jimmy White	2
					Peter Ebdon	1
					Kyren Wilson (8)	4
	Kyren Wilson (8)	4
	Alan McManus	0

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
	Mark Selby (5)	4
	Xu Si	2
					Mark Selby (5)	4
					Matthew Stevens	1
	Matthew Stevens	4
	Chris Wakelin	1
									Mark Selby (5)	4
									Luca Brecel	2
	Matthew Selt (28)	4
	Daniel Wells	2
					Matthew Selt (28)	0
					Luca Brecel	4
	Adam Stefanow	0
	Luca Brecel	4
													Mark Selby (5)	4
													Ken Doherty	1
	Jack Lisowski (12)	3
	Soheil Vahedi	4
					Soheil Vahedi	0
					Ken Doherty	4
	Ken Doherty	4
	Michael Georgiou	2
									Ken Doherty	4
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (21)	3
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (21)	4
	Mark King	2
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (21)	4
					Mei Xiwen	2
	Peter Lines	1
	Mei Xiwen	4

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
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Liam Highfield	1
					Mitchell Mann	1
					Harvey Chandler	4
	Ryan Day (20)	1
	Harvey Chandler	4
									Harvey Chandler	2
									Stephen Maguire (13)	4
	Mike Dunn	2
	Mark Davis	4
					Mark Davis	2
					Stephen Maguire (13)	4
	Stephen Maguire (13)	4
	Declan Lavery	0
													Stephen Maguire (13)	3
													John Higgins (4)	4
	Chen Feilong	4
	Kishan Hirani	2
					Chen Feilong	3
					Billy Joe Castle	4
	Noppon Saengkham (29)	3
	Billy Joe Castle	4
									Billy Joe Castle	1
									John Higgins (4)	4
	Riley Parsons	3
	Kacper Filipiak	4
					Kacper Filipiak	1
					John Higgins (4)	4
	John Higgins (4)	4
	Chang Bingyu	2

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
	Neil Robertson (3)	3
	Mark Joyce	4
					Mark Joyce	4
					Jackson Page	2
	Jackson Page	4
	Barry Pinches	3
									Mark Joyce	3
									Robbie Williams	4
	Anthony McGill (30)	1
	Robbie Williams	4
					Robbie Williams	4
					Hammad Miah	1
	Hammad Miah	4
	Martin Gould	1
													Robbie Williams	1
													Joe Perry (14)	4
	Joe Perry (14)	4
	Zhao Xintong	2
					Joe Perry (14)	4
					Ross Bulman	2
	Ross Bulman	4
	Zhang Jiankang	1
									Joe Perry (14)	4
									Graeme Dott (19)	1
	Graeme Dott (19)	4
	Duane Jones	2
					Graeme Dott (19)	4
					Craig Steadman	1
	Bai Langning	1
	Craig Steadman	4

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
	Lee Walker	3
	Martin O'Donnell	4
					Martin O'Donnell	3
					Alexander Ursenbacher	4
	Xiao Guodong (22)	2
	Alexander Ursenbacher	4
									Alexander Ursenbacher	4
									Stuart Bingham (11)	2
	Jordan Brown	4
	James Wattana	2
					Jordan Brown	1
					Stuart Bingham (11)	4
	Stuart Bingham (11)	4
	Lu Ning	3
													Alexander Ursenbacher	4
													Mark Allen (6)	3
	Ian Burns	4
	Andy Lee	0
					Ian Burns	3
					Scott Donaldson (27)	4
	Scott Donaldson (27)	4
	Alfie Burden	1
									Scott Donaldson (27)	0
									Mark Allen (6)	4
	Jamie O'Neill	4
	Sunny Akani	2
					Jamie O'Neill	0
					Mark Allen (6)	4
	Mark Allen (6)	4
	Sam Craigie	1

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)	4
	Fraser Patrick	0
					Shaun Murphy (7)	4
					Luo Honghao	1
	Dominic Dale	2
	Luo Honghao	4
									Shaun Murphy (7)	4
									Ricky Walden (26)	3
	Ricky Walden (26)	4
	Alex Borg	0
					Ricky Walden (26)	4
					Sam Baird	1
	Sam Baird	4
	Nigel Bond	2
													Shaun Murphy (7)	4
													Barry Hawkins (10)	2
	Barry Hawkins (10)	4
	Eden Sharav	3
					Barry Hawkins (10)	4
					Michael Holt	3
	Michael Holt	4
	Michael White	2
									Barry Hawkins (10)	4
									Fergal O'Brien	2
	Jimmy Robertson (23)	4
	Igor Figueiredo	3
					Jimmy Robertson (23)	3
					Fergal O'Brien	4
	Fan Zhengyi	2
	Fergal O'Brien	4

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
	Brandon Sargeant	2
	Joe O'Connor	4
					Joe O'Connor	2
					Yuan Sijun	4
	Gary Wilson (18)	2
	Yuan Sijun	4
									Yuan Sijun	4
									Ben Woollaston	3
	Jamie Clarke	2
	Ben Woollaston	4
					Ben Woollaston	4
					David Lilley	2
	Ding Junhui (15)	2
	David Lilley	4
													Yuan Sijun	1
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
	John Astley	1
	Stuart Carrington	4
					Stuart Carrington	4
					Zhou Yuelong (31)	0
	Zhou Yuelong (31)	4
	David Grace	0
									Stuart Carrington	1
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
	Louis Heathcote	2
	Lei Peifan	4
					Lei Peifan	2
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
	Oliver Lines	2

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Judd Trump (1)	5
	Anthony Hamilton	1
					Judd Trump (1)	6
					John Higgins (5)	3
	Mark Selby (5)	4
	John Higgins (4)	5
									Judd Trump (1)	9
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	7
	Joe Perry (14)	5
	Alexander Ursenbacher	3
					Joe Perry (14)	1
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	6
	Shaun Murphy (7)	1
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17 November 2019.
Judd Trump (1)  England	9–7	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)  England
Afternoon: 81–6 (68), 108–1 (56), 7–126 (126), 123–0 (123), 24–89 (89), 113–0 (57, 56), 88–0 (88), 5–86 Evening: 16–75, 123–0 (106), 113–0 (113), 0–73 (72), 55–76 (55, 76), 129–0 (124), 0–135 (135), 84–0 (84)
124	Highest break	135
4	Century breaks	2
11	50+ breaks	5

Qualifying

A qualifying match was played between two of the local wildcards on 11 December.

 Patrick Wallace (NIR) 4–0  Robbie McGuigan (NIR)

Century breaks

A total of 76 century breaks were made during the competition. The highest break was a maximum break scored by Stuart Bingham.[3]

• 147 Stuart Bingham
• 139, 132 Zhang Anda
• 137, 114 Mark Joyce
• 136, 134 Matthew Stevens
• 136, 125, 124, 123, 122, 113, 111, 106, 106, 106, 105 Judd Trump
• 136 Zhao Xintong
• 135, 127, 126, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 134 Joe Perry
• 132 Sam Baird
• 132 Ken Doherty
• 130 Matthew Selt
• 129, 127, 101 Yan Bingtao
• 129, 119, 101 Barry Hawkins
• 129 Tian Pengfei
• 128, 113, 102 Luca Brecel
• 126, 102 Liang Wenbo
• 123 Scott Donaldson
• 122, 104, 103 Shaun Murphy
• 122 Thor Chuan Leong
• 118, 103, 101, 101 Mark Allen
• 118 Yuan Sijun
• 117, 115, 112, 110 John Higgins
• 116 Ricky Walden
• 115, 109, 101 Mark Selby
• 114, 101 Robbie Williams
• 112 Jack Lisowski
• 109 Billy Joe Castle
• 109 Chen Zifan
• 108 Zhou Yuelong
• 107 Anthony Hamilton
• 106 Ali Carter
• 105 Chang Bingyu
• 105 Luo Honghao
• 105 Mitchell Mann
• 104 Stuart Carrington
• 103, 102 Alexander Ursenbacher
• 102 Ben Woollaston
• 101 Michael White
• 100 Graeme Dott
• 100 Lei Peifan
• 100 Hammad Miah

References

1. "2019 Northern Ireland Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
2. "NI Open final reaction - Trump wins 14th ranking title with Northern Ireland Open success". Eurosport. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
3. "19.com Northern Ireland Open 2019 – Centuries". World Snooker. Retrieved 11 November 2019.