2018 Northern Ireland Open

2018 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
Dates	12–18 November 2018
Venue	Waterfront Hall
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Li Hang (CHN) (145); Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (145)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–7
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The 2018 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2018 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 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.

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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]

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

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: 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, 0–73, 1–65, 112–12 (105), 117–6 (117), 41–78, 108–0 (108), 48–60 Evening: 24–68, 64–52, 73–33, 0–78, 0–134 (134), 92–0, 65–5, 79–0
117	Highest break	134
3	Century breaks	1

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

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

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"Trump Downs The Rocket In Thriller". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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"Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

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