THE Northern Ireland Open is underway with some of snooker’s biggest names set to compete.
Belfast hosts the second Home Nations Series event of the season after September’s English Open.
Judd Trump is the reigning Northern Ireland Open champion[/caption]
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.
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Rocket hasn’t played since his shock defeat to He Guoqiang in the first round of the English Open in September.
Since then, O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the British Open and Wuhan Open due to medical reasons.
But Rocket is set to return in Belfast and SunSport has all the information you need ahead of the huge tournament.
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?
- The Northern Ireland Open will be broadcast live on Eurosport.
- Customers can live stream all the action via the discovery+ app/website.
- Alternatively, SunSport’s live blog will provide day-to-day coverage of the huge tournament in Belfast.
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
Last 64 (unless stated)
Sunday, October 20
- 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
- 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
- Ali Carter v Ma Hailong
- Kyren Wilson v David Grace
- Chris Wakelin v Bulcsu Revesz
- Mark Williams v Jamie Clarke
- Noppon Saengkham v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Judd Trump v Matthew Selt
- Tian Pengfei v Robert Milkins
- Louis Heathcote v Jimmy Robertson
- Zhou Yuelong v Shaun Murphy
- Stuart Bingham v Mark Davis
- Wednesday, October 23: Last-32
- Thursday, October 24: Last-16
- Friday, October 25: Quarter-Finals
- Saturday, October 26: Semi-Finals
- Sunday, October 27: Final
