Northern Ireland Open 2019

Northern Ireland Open 2019
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	129
Venue:	Waterfront Hall, Belfast , Northern Ireland
Opening:	November 11, 2019
Endgame:	17th November 2019
Winner:	Judd Trump
Finalist:	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Highest Break:	147 ( Stuart Bingham )
← 2018

The 19.com Northern Ireland Open in 2019 were a world ranking tournament at the Snooker - season 2019/20 and the second tournament of the Home Nations series this season. For the third time, the Waterfront Hall in the Northern Irish capital Belfast was the venue where the title was played from November 11th to 17th.

Judd Trump came to Northern Ireland as defending champion, reigning world champion and world number one . He reached the final again, he met Ronnie O'Sullivan like last year and, like last year, defeated him 9: 7. He won his 14th rankings title, the third this season.

Prize money

The fourth year of the Home Nations series saw higher prizes for the first time, with the total in the money pot increasing by £ 39,000 per tournament. However, nothing changed in the front ranks. It wasn't until the round of 16 that there was £ 1,500 more, the two rounds below that were upgraded by £ 500 each.

	Prize money
winner	£ 70,000
finalist	£ 30,000
Semi-finalist	£ 20,000
Quarter finalist	£ 10,000
Round of 16	£ 7,500
Last 32	£ 4,000
Last 64	£ 3,000
Highest break	£ 5,000
All in all	£ 405,000

The winner of the English Open was Mark Selby , so he still had the opportunity to win the special prize of 1 million pounds, which was awarded to the winner of all four tournaments in the Home Nations series (English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open, Welsh Open) were exposed in one season. However, Selby lost 4-5 to John Higgins in the quarterfinals and was eliminated from the tournament.

Tournament results

This year, for the first time, four instead of two wildcards were given to amateur players. Were selected

• the 50-year-old ex-professional Patrick Wallace , who was there last year
• the 35 year old Northern Irish amateur champion Declan Lavery
• 18-year-old Ross Bulman, number 1 on the Q School Order of Merit, is the only one of the four from the Republic of Ireland
• 15-year-old Robbie McGuigan, stepson of Mark Allen , as the best-placed Northern Irishman in the Challenge Tour

Since there were a total of 129 participants with the four players, two players were drawn from them who had previously had to play an elimination match.

Up to the round of 16, all games were decided on four winning frames ( Best of 7 mode ).

WC = Wildcard player of the Northern Irish Association NIBSA

Wildcard match

game Player 1 Result Player 2 1 (WC)  Patrick Wallace  04 : 04th  Robbie McGuigan  (toilet) First round to round of 16 Upper half 1   First round best of 7 frames   Second round best of 7 frames   Third round best of 7 frames   Round of 16 best of 7 frames                                       1 Judd Trump 4th                   112 James Cahill 3   1 Judd Trump 4th   71 Zhang Anda 1   71 Zhang Anda 4th   108 Simon Lichtenberg 1   1 Judd Trump 4th   98 Si Jiahui 0   32 Hossein Vafaei 0         98 Si Jiahui 4th   98 Si Jiahui 4th   109 Chen Zifan 1   109 Chen Zifan 4th   WC Patrick Wallace 2   1 Judd Trump 4th   17th Yan Bingtao 0 16 Ali Carter 4th               44 Robert Milkins 1   16 Ali Carter 4th   41 Li Hang 3   41 Li Hang 4th   72 Elliot Slessor 1   16 Ali Carter 3   17th Yan Bingtao 4th   17th Yan Bingtao 4th         118 Andy Hicks 2   17th Yan Bingtao 4th   56 Marco Fu 1   56 Marco Fu 4th   110 Gerard Greene 1   Upper half 2   First round best of 7 frames   Second round best of 7 frames   Third round best of 7 frames   Round of 16 best of 7 frames                                       80 Ashley Carty 1                   113 Rod Lawler 4th   113 Rod Lawler 2   58 Andrew Higginson 4th   24 Tom Ford 0   58 Andrew Higginson 4th   58 Andrew Higginson 3   57 Anthony Hamilton 4th   83 Thor Chuan Leong 1         70 Jak Jones 4th   70 Jak Jones 0   57 Anthony Hamilton 4th   9 David Gilbert 3   57 Anthony Hamilton 4th   57 Anthony Hamilton 4th   8th Kyren Wilson 3 39 Liang Wenbo 4th               40 Kurt Maflin 1   39 Liang Wenbo 2   64 Tian Pengfei 4th   25th Lü Haotian 1   64 Tian Pengfei 4th   64 Tian Pengfei 2   8th Kyren Wilson 4th   52 Peter Ebdon 4th         116 Jimmy White 2   52 Peter Ebdon 1   8th Kyren Wilson 4th   8th Kyren Wilson 4th   53 Alan McManus 0   Upper half 3   First round best of 7 frames   Second round best of 7 frames   Third round best of 7 frames   Round of 16 best of 7 frames                                       5 Mark Selby 4th                   96 Xu Si 2   5 Mark Selby 4th   42 Matthew Stevens 1   42 Matthew Stevens 4th   45 Chris Wakelin 1   5 Mark Selby 4th   33 Luca Brecel 2   28 Matthew Selt 4th         55 Daniel Wells 2   28 Matthew Selt 0   33 Luca Brecel 4th   90 Adam Stefanów 0   33 Luca Brecel 4th   5 Mark Selby 4th   63 Ken Doherty 1 12 Jack Lisowski 3               115 Sohail Vahedi 4th   115 Sohail Vahedi 0   63 Ken Doherty 4th   63 Ken Doherty 4th   47 Michael Georgiou 2   63 Ken Doherty 4th   21st Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3   21st Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4th         34 Mark King 2   21st Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4th   66 Mei Xiwen 2   117 Peter Lines 1   66 Mei Xiwen 4th   Upper half 4   First round best of 7 frames   Second round best of 7 frames   Third round best of 7 frames   Round of 16 best of 7 frames                                       97 Mitchell Mann 4th                   54 Liam Highfield 1   97 Mitchell Mann 1   81 Harvey Chandler 4th   20th Ryan Day 1   81 Harvey Chandler 4th   81 Harvey Chandler 2   13 Stephen Maguire 4th   65 Mike Dunn 2         35 Mark Davis 4th   35 Mark Davis 2   13 Stephen Maguire 4th   13 Stephen Maguire 4th   WC Declan Lavery 2   13 Stephen Maguire 3   4th John Higgins 4th 88 Chen Feilong 4th               89 Kishan Hirani 2   88 Chen Feilong 3   121 Billy Joe Castle 4th   29 Noppon Saengkham 3   121 Billy Joe Castle 4th   121 Billy Joe Castle 1   4th John Higgins 4th   124 Riley Parsons 3         114 Kacper Filipiak 4th   114 Kacper Filipiak 1   4th John Higgins 4th   4th John Higgins 4th   91 Chang Bingyu 2   Lower half 1   First round best of 7 frames   Second round best of 7 frames   Third round best of 7 frames   Round of 16 best of 7 frames                                       3 Neil Robertson 3                   51 Mark Joyce 4th   51 Mark Joyce 4th   99 Jackson Page 2   99 Jackson Page 4th   102 Barry Pinches 3   51 Mark Joyce 3   61 Robbie Williams 4th   30th Anthony McGill 1         61 Robbie Williams 4th   61 Robbie Williams 4th   85 Hammad Miah 1   85 Hammad Miah 4th   50 Martin Gould 1   61 Robbie Williams 1   14th Joe Perry 4th 14th Joe Perry 4th               43 Zhao Xintong 2   14th Joe Perry 4th   WC Ross Bulman 1   WC Ross Bulman 4th   87 Zhang Jiankang 1   14th Joe Perry 4th   19th Graeme Dott 1   19th Graeme Dott 4th         107 Duane Jones 1   19th Graeme Dott 4th   73 Craig Steadman 1   106 Bai Langning 1   73 Craig Steadman 4th   Lower half 2   First round best of 7 frames   Second round best of 7 frames   Third round best of 7 frames   Round of 16 best of 7 frames                                       78 Lee Walker 3                   38 Martin O'Donnell 4th   38 Martin O'Donnell 3   101 Alexander Ursenbacher 4th   22nd Xiao Guodong 2   101 Alexander Ursenbacher 4th   101 Alexander Ursenbacher 4th   11 Stuart Bingham 2   77 Jordan Brown 4th         82 James Wattana 2   77 Jordan Brown 1   11 Stuart Bingham 4th   11 Stuart Bingham 4th   59 Lu Ning 3   101 Alexander Ursenbacher 4th   27 Mark Allen 3 104 Ian Burns 4th               94 Andy Lee 0   104 Ian Burns 3   27 Scott Donaldson 4th   27 Scott Donaldson 4th   75 Alfie Burden 1   27 Scott Donaldson 0   6th Mark Allen 4th   111 Jamie O'Neill 4th         49 Akani Songsermsawad 2   111 Jamie O'Neill 0   6th Mark Allen 4th   6th Mark Allen 4th   62 Sam Craigie 1   Lower half 3   First round best of 7 frames   Second round best of 7 frames   Third round best of 7 frames   Round of 16 best of 7 frames                                       7th Shaun Murphy 4th                   120 Fraser Patrick 0   7th Shaun Murphy 4th   68 Luo Honghao 1   86 Dominic Dale 2   68 Luo Honghao 4th   7th Shaun Murphy 4th   26th Ricky Walden 3   26th Ricky Walden 4th         119 Alex Borg 0   26th Ricky Walden 4th   74 Sam Baird 1   74 Sam Baird 4th   93 Nigel Bond 2   7th Shaun Murphy 4th   10 Barry Hawkins 2 10 Barry Hawkins 4th               122 Eden Sharav 3   10 Barry Hawkins 4th   36 Michael Holt 3   36 Michael Holt 4th   60 Michael White 2   10 Barry Hawkins 4th   67 Fergal O'Brien 2   23 Jimmy Robertson 4th         103 Igor Figueiredo 3   23 Jimmy Robertson 3   67 Fergal O'Brien 4th   95 Fan Zhengyi 2   67 Fergal O'Brien 4th   Lower half 4   First round best of 7 frames   Second round best of 7 frames   Third round best of 7 frames   Round of 16 best of 7 frames                                       105 Brandon Sargeant 2                   69 Joe O'Connor 4th   69 Joe O'Connor 2   48 Yuan Sijun 4th   18th Gary Wilson 2   48 Yuan Sijun 4th   48 Yuan Sijun 4th   37 Ben Woollaston 3   84 Jamie Clarke 2         37 Ben Woollaston 4th   37 Ben Woollaston 4th   123 David Lilley 2   15th Ding Junhui 2   123 David Lilley 4th   48 Yuan Sijun 1   2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4th 76 John Astley 1               46 Stuart Carrington 4th   46 Stuart Carrington 4th   31 Zhou Yuelong 0   31 Zhou Yuelong 4th   100 David Grace 0   46 Stuart Carrington 1   2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4th   92 Louis Heathcote 2         125 Lei Peifan 4th   125 Lei Peifan ' 2   2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4th   2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 4th   79 Oliver Lines 2   Quarter-finals to finals   Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames Semi-final best of 11 frames Final Best of 17 frames                               1 Judd Trump 5         57 Anthony Hamilton 1   1 Judd Trump 6th   4th John Higgins 3   5 Mark Selby 4th 4th John Higgins 5   1 Judd Trump 9   2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 7th 14th Joe Perry 5     101 Alexander Ursenbacher 3   14th Joe Perry 1   2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 6th   7th Shaun Murphy 1   2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5   Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Colin Humphries Waterfront Center,  Belfast , Northern Ireland , 17th November 2019 Judd Trump 9 : 7 Ronnie O'Sullivan Afternoon games: 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 games: 16: 75 , 123 : 0 (106), 113 : 0 (113), 0: 73 (72), 55: 76 (Trump 55, O'Sullivan 76), 129 : 0 ( 124), 0: 135 (135), 84 : 0 (84) 124 Highest break 135 4th Century breaks 2 11 50+ breaks 5 Century breaks 41 players achieved a total of 76 breaks of 100 or more points. The most successful player was the tournament winner Judd Trump , who managed 11 century breaks alone , 4 of them in the final. There he was on the way to a maximum break , but failed with the last, 15th red ball. In the previous frame he was already on the way to a maximum, but pretended to be on the 10th red ball. On the other hand, Stuart Bingham achieved a maximum in the first round match against the Chinese Lu Ning . It was the 154th official 147 break in snooker history and the third of the season. It was the 6th maximum in Bingham's career, only three players had achieved more by then. This also gave him an extra £ 5,000 for the highest tournament break. Stuart Bingham 147 Zhang Anda 139, 132 Mark Joyce 137, 114 Matthew Stevens 136, 134 Judd Trump 136, 125, 124, 123, 122, 113, 111, 106 (3 ×), 105 Zhao Xintong 136 Ronnie O'Sullivan 135, 127, 126, 101 Joe Perry 134 Ken Doherty 132 Sam Baird 132 Matthew Selt 130 Yan Bingtao 129, 127, 101 Barry Hawkins 129, 119, 101 Tian Pengfei 129 Luca Brecel 128, 113, 102 Liang Wenbo 126, 102 Scott Donaldson 123 Shaun Murphy 122, 104, 103 Thor Chuan Leong 122 Mark Allen 118, 103, 101 (2 ×) Yuan Sijun 118 John Higgins 117, 115, 112, 110 Ricky Walden 116 Mark Selby 115, 109, 101 Robbie Williams 114, 101 Jack Lisowski 112 Billy Joe Castle 109 Chen Zifan 109 Zhou Yuelong 108 Anthony Hamilton 107 Ali Carter 106 Chang Bingyu 105 Luo Honghao 105 Mitchell Mann 105 Stuart Carrington 104 Alexander Ursenbacher 103, 102 Ben Woollaston 102 Michael White 101 Graeme Dott 100 Hammad Miah 100 Lei Peifan 100 swell ^ Strong Line-Up For Snooker In Belfast. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , October 30, 2019, accessed November 7, 2019 .  ↑ 19.com Northern Ireland Open Updated format. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , November 6, 2019, accessed November 7, 2019 .  ↑ Prize Money World Rankings Schedule 2019/2020 Season. (PDF; 144 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , September 19, 2019, accessed November 7, 2019 .  ↑ Teenagers McGuigan And Bulman Handed Places In Northern Ireland Open. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , November 1, 2019, accessed November 7, 2019 .  ↑ 19.com Northern Ireland Open 2019 Draw. (PDF; 453 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , November 4, 2019, accessed on November 7, 2019 .  ↑ Home Nations Series - Northern Ireland Open 2019 - Provisional Format of Play. (PDF; 143 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , November 6, 2019, accessed on November 7, 2019 (English).  ↑ 19.com Northern Ireland Open (2019). In: snooker.org. Accessed November 17, 2019 .  ↑ 19.com Northern Ireland Open (2019) Century Breaks. In: worldsnooker. Accessed November 17, 2019 .  ^ Bingham Makes Sixth Career Maximum. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , November 12, 2019, accessed November 18, 2019 .