2018 Northern Ireland Open Explained
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.
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 4
Bottom half
Section 8
Finals
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler.
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 18 November 2018. |
Judd Trump (5)
| 9–7 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)
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Afternoon:,,,,,,,
Evening: 24–68, 64–52,,,,,, |
| 117 | Highest break | 134 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 1 | |
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Calendar 2018/2019_November. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 September 2018. 3 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003204642/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/?year=2018&month=11. dead.
- Web site: Ali Carter ends Mark Williams' title defence in Belfast. Eurosport. 14 November 2018.
- Web site: Trump Downs The Rocket In Thriller. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 November 2018. 19 November 2018.
- Web site: Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. 23 September 2018.
