2018 Northern Ireland Open

2018 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open
	File:BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Logo.png
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); File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (145)
Final
Champion	File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	File:Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–7
	← 2017 2019 →

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 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



Wales Mark Williams (1)	4

England Alfie Burden	2
		Wales Mark Williams (1)	3

		England Ali Carter	4
England Paul Davison	1

England Ali Carter	4
				England Ali Carter	4

				Xiao Guodong	2
Fan Zhengyi	0

Thailand Sunny Akani	4
		Thailand Sunny Akani	3

		Xiao Guodong	4
Xiao Guodong	4

England Harvey Chandler	3
						England Ali Carter	3

						Israel Eden Sharav	4
England Joe Perry (16)	2

England Nigel Bond	4
		England Nigel Bond	2

		Northern Ireland Joe Swail	4
England Luke Simmonds	1

Northern Ireland Joe Swail	4
				Northern Ireland Joe Swail	2

				Israel Eden Sharav	4
England Mark Joyce	0

Wales Michael White	4
		Wales Michael White	2

		Israel Eden Sharav	4
Israel 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



England Adam Duffy	0

England Sam Craigie	4
		England Sam Craigie	2

		Li Hang	4
Zhang Yong	3

Li Hang	4
				Li Hang	4

				Australia Neil Robertson (9)	0
England Ashley Carty	0

Norway Kurt Maflin	4
		Norway Kurt Maflin	3

		Australia Neil Robertson (9)	4
Australia Neil Robertson (9)	4

England Ben Woollaston	3
						Li Hang	1

						England Peter Ebdon	4
England Mark Davis	4

Thailand Noppon Saengkham	3
		England Mark Davis	4

		Luo Honghao	1
Luo Honghao	4

Lyu Haotian	2
				England Mark Davis	1

				England Peter Ebdon	4
England Peter Ebdon	4

Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace	0
		England Peter Ebdon	4

		Wales Lee Walker	3
England Kyren Wilson (8)	3

Wales 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



England Judd Trump (5)	4

England Matthew Selt	2
		England Judd Trump (5)	4

		England Stuart Carrington	0
England Stuart Carrington	4

Xu Si	1
				England Judd Trump (5)	4

				England Jack Lisowski	0
England Liam Highfield	4

Thailand James Wattana	2
		England Liam Highfield	3

		England Jack Lisowski	4
England Jack Lisowski	4

Iran Hossein Vafaei	0
						England Judd Trump (5)	4

						Belgium Luca Brecel (12)	2
Belgium Luca Brecel (12)	4

Northern Ireland Raymond Fry	1
		Belgium Luca Brecel (12)	4

		England Ian Burns	0
England Ian Burns	4

England Farakh Ajaib	1
				Belgium Luca Brecel (12)	4

				England Gary Wilson	2
Zhao Xintong	1

Wales Daniel Wells	4
		Wales Daniel Wells	3

		England Gary Wilson	4
England Gary Wilson	4

Poland 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



Northern Ireland Jordan Brown	1

Finland Robin Hull	4
		Finland Robin Hull	4

		Tian Pengfei	1
Tian Pengfei	4

England Mike Dunn	3
				Finland Robin Hull	3

				Wales Ryan Day (13)	4
Zhang Anda	4

Yan Bingtao	3
		Zhang Anda	3

		Wales Ryan Day (13)	4
Wales Ryan Day (13)	4

Cyprus Michael Georgiou	1
						Wales Ryan Day (13)	4

						England Andrew Higginson	0
Wales Jamie Clarke	1

Yuan Sijun	4
		Yuan Sijun	3

		England Andrew Higginson	4
England Andrew Higginson	w/o

Liang Wenbo	w/d
				England Andrew Higginson	4

				England Billy Joe Castle	2
Scotland Graeme Dott	3

England Billy Joe Castle	4
		England Billy Joe Castle	4

		England Rory McLeod	1
Scotland John Higgins (4)	2

England 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



England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4

Iran Soheil Vahedi	0
		England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4

		Mei Xiwen	1
Mei Xiwen	4

Zhang Jiankang	0
				England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4

				England Tom Ford	0
Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong	1

England Chris Wakelin	4
		England Chris Wakelin	3

		England Tom Ford	4
England Tom Ford	4

England Rod Lawler	3
						England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4

						Zhou Yuelong	1
Scotland Stephen Maguire (14)	2

England Michael Holt	4
		England Michael Holt	4

		England Mark King	3
England Mark King	4

England John Astley	0
				England Michael Holt	3

				Zhou Yuelong	4
Zhou Yuelong	4

Germany Lukas Kleckers	1
		Zhou Yuelong	4

		Wales Kishan Hirani	0
Wales Kishan Hirani	4

Wales 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



Scotland Alan McManus	4

England Allan Taylor	0
		Scotland Alan McManus	1

		Lu Ning	4
England Craig Steadman	3

Lu Ning	4
				Lu Ning	4

				England Hammad Miah	2
England Hammad Miah	4

Egypt Basem Eltahhan	2
		England Hammad Miah	4

		Niu Zhuang	0
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (11)	1

Niu Zhuang	4
						Lu Ning	0

						England David Gilbert	4
England Ricky Walden	3

Wales Matthew Stevens	4
		Wales Matthew Stevens	4

		Northern Ireland Gerard Greene	1
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene	4

England Oliver Lines	0
				Wales Matthew Stevens	2

				England David Gilbert	4
England David Gilbert	4

Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien	1
		England David Gilbert	4

		Chen Zifan	2
England 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



England Shaun Murphy (7)	2

England Sam Baird	4
		England Sam Baird	3

		Scotland Chris Totten	4
Wales Dominic Dale	3

Scotland Chris Totten	4
				Scotland Chris Totten	1

				Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
England Robert Milkins	0

Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
		Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

		Scotland Ross Muir	0
England Elliot Slessor	1

Scotland Ross Muir	4
						Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

						England Robbie Williams	0
England Stuart Bingham (10)	2

England Peter Lines	4
		England Peter Lines	2

		England Robbie Williams	4
Germany Simon Lichtenberg	0

England Robbie Williams	4
				England Robbie Williams	4

				England Sanderson Lam	1
Hong Kong Andy Lee	1

England Sean O'Sullivan	4
		England Sean O'Sullivan	3

		England Sanderson Lam	4
England Sanderson Lam	4

England 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



England David Lilley	4

Wales Duane Jones	2
		England David Lilley	2

		Scotland Scott Donaldson	4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	1

Scotland Scott Donaldson	4
				Scotland Scott Donaldson	1

				England Martin O'Donnell	4
England Jimmy White	3

England Martin O'Donnell	4
		England Martin O'Donnell	4

		Chen Feilong	1
Hong Kong Marco Fu (15)	2

Chen Feilong	4
						England Martin O'Donnell	2

						England Mark Selby (2)	4
Scotland Anthony McGill	0

Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher	4
		Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher	3

		Pakistan Hamza Akbar	4
England Ashley Hugill	2

Pakistan Hamza Akbar	4
				Pakistan Hamza Akbar	0

				England Mark Selby (2)	4
England Jimmy Robertson	4

England James Cahill	1
		England Jimmy Robertson	0

		England Mark Selby (2)	4
England Mark Selby (2)	4

England Anthony Hamilton	1

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames



Israel Eden Sharav	5

England Peter Ebdon	4
		Israel Eden Sharav	3

		England Judd Trump (5)	6
England Judd Trump (5)	5

Wales Ryan Day (13)	3
				England Judd Trump (5)	9

				England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	7
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	5

England David Gilbert	2
		England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	6

		England Mark Selby (2)	5
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3

England Mark Selby (2)	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler. Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 18 November 2018.
Judd Trump (5) File:Flag of England.svg England	9–7	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) File:Flag of England.svg 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

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

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2018 Northern Ireland Open

Contents

Prize fund

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Final

Century breaks

References

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Tournament information
File:BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Logo.png
Dates	12–18 November 2018 (2018-11-12 – 2018-11-18)
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) File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (145)
Final
Champion	File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	File:Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–7
← 2017 2019 →

2018 Northern Ireland Open

Prize fund

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Final

Century breaks

References

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