THE Northern Ireland Open is underway NOW – with some of snooker’s biggest names competing.
Belfast hosts the second Home Nations Series event of the season after September’s English Open.
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Neil Robertson was victorious in Brentwood, beating Wu Yize 9-7 in a breathtaking final.
The Aussie star is leading the way for the huge £150,000 BetVictor bonus, with three Home Nations events still to play.
Judd Trump is the reigning Northern Ireland Open champion after he claimed the Alex Higgins Trophy for a fourth time by beating Chris Wakelin 9-3 in last year’s final.
The World No1 returns in 2024 as part of a star-studded line-up, but snooker icon Ronnie O’Sullivan withdrew late on Sunday night and will miss a third successive tournament because of medical reasons.
LIVE: NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN LATEST
Rocket hasn’t played since his shock defeat to He Guoqiang in the first round of the English Open in September.
When is the Northern Ireland Open 2024?
- The final rounds of the Northern Ireland Open 2024 begin on Sunday, October 20.
- The tournament will run until Sunday, October 27.
- Waterfront Hall in Belfast will host.
What TV channel is the Northern Ireland Open 2024 on and can it be live streamed?
Northern Ireland Open 2024 format
- Rounds 1 to 5: all matches are the best of 7 frames
- Quarter-finals: best of 9 frames (with mid-session interval)
- Semi-finals: best of 11 frames (with mid-session interval)
- Final: best of 17 frames – two sessions with scheduled mid-session intervals
Northern Ireland Open 2024 schedule/results
Sunday, October 20 (Last 64)
- Judd Trump 4-0 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
- Lyu Haotian 1-4 Matthew Selt
- Stuart Bingham 4-1 Scott Donaldson
- Gary Wilson 1-4 Mark Davis
- Zhou Yuelong 4-3 Dominic Dale
- Shaun Murphy 4-2 Jiang Jun
- Mark Selby 3-4 Louis Heathcote
- Robert Milkins 4-2 Jordan Brown
- David Gilbert 2-4 Lei Peifan
- Pang Junxu 4-3 Yuan Sijun
- Luca Brecel 4-3 He Guoqiang
- Ryan Day 3-4 Stan Moody
- Jak Jones 4-0 Alexander Ursenbacher
- Oliver Lines 4-2 Joshua Cooper (qualifier)
Monday, October 21 (Last 64)
- Ronnie O’Sullivan (withdrew) vs Long Zehuang (walkover)
- Joe O’Connor 2-4 Elliot Slessor
- Si Jiahui 2-4 Tian Pengfei
- Tom Ford 4-2 Rory Thor
- Xiao Guodong 2-4 Jimmy Robertson
- Neil Robertson 4-3 Graeme Dott
- Zhang Anda 3-4 Martin O’Donnell
- Hossein Vafaei 2-4 Jimmy White
- Ricky Walden 2-4 Oliver Lines (qualifier)
- Mark Allen 4-0 Liu Hongyu
- Stephen Maguire 1-4 Anthony McGill
- Barry Hawkins 4-2 Matthew Stevens
- John Higgins 4-2 Fan Zhengyi
- Jack Lisowski 3-4 Wang Yuchen
Tuesday, October 22 (Last 64 / Last 32)
- Wu Yize 1-4 Oliver Lines (last 64)
- Ali Carter 1-4 Ma Hailong (last 64)
- Kyren Wilson 4-3 David Grace (last 64)
- Chris Wakelin 4-2 Bulcsu Revesz (last 64)
- Mark Williams 4-0 Jamie Clarke (last 64)
- Noppon Saengkham 4-3 Thepchaiya Un-nooh (last 64)
- Judd Trump 4-2 Matthew Selt (last 32)
- Tian Pengfei 4-1 Robert Milkins (last 32)
- Louis Heathcote 4-1 Jimmy Robertson (last 32)
- Stuart Bingham 4-0 Mark Davis (last 32)
- Zhou Yuelong 2-4 Shaun Murphy (last 32)
Wednesday, October 23 (Last 32)
- Pang Junxu 4-1 Luca Brecel
- Lei Peifan 4-1 Tom Ford
- Jimmy White 2-4 Martin O’Donnell
- Elliot Slessor 4-2 Long Zehuang
- Mark Allen 3-4 Oliver Lines
- John Higgins 2-4 Barry Hawkins
- Ma Hailong 4-1 Chris Wakelin
- Anthony McGill 3-4 Kyren Wilson
- Neil Robertson 4-0 Wang Yuchen
- Mark Williams 4-1 Noppon Saengkham
- Stan Moody 4-0 Jak Jones
Thursday, October 24 (Last 16)
- Martin O’Donnell 0-4 Pang Junxu
- Stuart Bingham 3-4 Shaun Murphy
- Stan Moody 1-4 Kyren Wilson
- Oliver Lines 1-4 Neil Robertson
- Lei Peifan 1-4 Elliot Slessor
- Louis Heathcote vs Tian Pengfei
- Judd Trump vs Barry Hawkins
- Mark Williams 4-2 Ma Hailong
Friday, October 25 (quarter-finals)
- Neil Robertson vs Pang Junxu
- Mark Williams vs Kyren Wilson
- Louis Heathcote vs Elliot Slessor
- Judd Trump vs Shaun Murphy
- Saturday, October 26: Semi-Finals
- Sunday, October 27: Final