2018 Northern Ireland Open

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.

2018 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open

Tournament information
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)  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (145)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–7
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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
	Mark Williams (1)	4
	Alfie Burden	2
					Mark Williams (1)	3
					Ali Carter	4
	Paul Davison	1
	Ali Carter	4
									Ali Carter	4
									Xiao Guodong	2
	Fan Zhengyi	0
	Sunny Akani	4
					Sunny Akani	3
					Xiao Guodong	4
	Xiao Guodong	4
	Harvey Chandler	3
													Ali Carter	3
													Eden Sharav	4
	Joe Perry (16)	2
	Nigel Bond	4
					Nigel Bond	2
					Joe Swail	4
	Luke Simmonds	1
	Joe Swail	4
									Joe Swail	2
									Eden Sharav	4
	Mark Joyce	0
	Michael White	4
					Michael White	2
					Eden Sharav	4
	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
	Adam Duffy	0
	Sam Craigie	4
					Sam Craigie	2
					Li Hang	4
	Zhang Yong	3
	Li Hang	4
									Li Hang	4
									Neil Robertson (9)	0
	Ashley Carty	0
	Kurt Maflin	4
					Kurt Maflin	3
					Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Neil Robertson (9)	4
	Ben Woollaston	3
													Li Hang	1
													Peter Ebdon	4
	Mark Davis	4
	Noppon Saengkham	3
					Mark Davis	4
					Luo Honghao	1
	Luo Honghao	4
	Lyu Haotian	2
									Mark Davis	1
									Peter Ebdon	4
	Peter Ebdon	4
	Patrick Wallace	0
					Peter Ebdon	4
					Lee Walker	3
	Kyren Wilson (8)	3
	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
	Judd Trump (5)	4
	Matthew Selt	2
					Judd Trump (5)	4
					Stuart Carrington	0
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Xu Si	1
									Judd Trump (5)	4
									Jack Lisowski	0
	Liam Highfield	4
	James Wattana	2
					Liam Highfield	3
					Jack Lisowski	4
	Jack Lisowski	4
	Hossein Vafaei	0
													Judd Trump (5)	4
													Luca Brecel (12)	2
	Luca Brecel (12)	4
	Raymond Fry	1
					Luca Brecel (12)	4
					Ian Burns	0
	Ian Burns	4
	Farakh Ajaib	1
									Luca Brecel (12)	4
									Gary Wilson	2
	Zhao Xintong	1
	Daniel Wells	4
					Daniel Wells	3
					Gary Wilson	4
	Gary Wilson	4
	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
	Jordan Brown	1
	Robin Hull	4
					Robin Hull	4
					Tian Pengfei	1
	Tian Pengfei	4
	Mike Dunn	3
									Robin Hull	3
									Ryan Day (13)	4
	Zhang Anda	4
	Yan Bingtao	3
					Zhang Anda	3
					Ryan Day (13)	4
	Ryan Day (13)	4
	Michael Georgiou	1
													Ryan Day (13)	4
													Andrew Higginson	0
	Jamie Clarke	1
	Yuan Sijun	4
					Yuan Sijun	3
					Andrew Higginson	4
	Andrew Higginson	w/o
	Liang Wenbo	w/d
									Andrew Higginson	4
									Billy Joe Castle	2
	Graeme Dott	3
	Billy Joe Castle	4
					Billy Joe Castle	4
					Rory McLeod	1
	John Higgins (4)	2
	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
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
	Soheil Vahedi	0
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
					Mei Xiwen	1
	Mei Xiwen	4
	Zhang Jiankang	0
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
									Tom Ford	0
	Thor Chuan Leong	1
	Chris Wakelin	4
					Chris Wakelin	3
					Tom Ford	4
	Tom Ford	4
	Rod Lawler	3
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
													Zhou Yuelong	1
	Stephen Maguire (14)	2
	Michael Holt	4
					Michael Holt	4
					Mark King	3
	Mark King	4
	John Astley	0
									Michael Holt	3
									Zhou Yuelong	4
	Zhou Yuelong	4
	Lukas Kleckers	1
					Zhou Yuelong	4
					Kishan Hirani	0
	Kishan Hirani	4
	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
	Alan McManus	4
	Allan Taylor	0
					Alan McManus	1
					Lu Ning	4
	Craig Steadman	3
	Lu Ning	4
									Lu Ning	4
									Hammad Miah	2
	Hammad Miah	4
	Basem Eltahhan	2
					Hammad Miah	4
					Niu Zhuang	0
	Mark Allen (11)	1
	Niu Zhuang	4
													Lu Ning	0
													David Gilbert	4
	Ricky Walden	3
	Matthew Stevens	4
					Matthew Stevens	4
					Gerard Greene	1
	Gerard Greene	4
	Oliver Lines	0
									Matthew Stevens	2
									David Gilbert	4
	David Gilbert	4
	Fergal O'Brien	1
					David Gilbert	4
					Chen Zifan	2
	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
	Shaun Murphy (7)	2
	Sam Baird	4
					Sam Baird	3
					Chris Totten	4
	Dominic Dale	3
	Chris Totten	4
									Chris Totten	1
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Robert Milkins	0
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
					Ross Muir	0
	Elliot Slessor	1
	Ross Muir	4
													Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
													Robbie Williams	0
	Stuart Bingham (10)	2
	Peter Lines	4
					Peter Lines	2
					Robbie Williams	4
	Simon Lichtenberg	0
	Robbie Williams	4
									Robbie Williams	4
									Sanderson Lam	1
	Andy Lee	1
	Sean O'Sullivan	4
					Sean O'Sullivan	3
					Sanderson Lam	4
	Sanderson Lam	4
	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
	David Lilley	4
	Duane Jones	2
					David Lilley	2
					Scott Donaldson	4
	Ken Doherty	1
	Scott Donaldson	4
									Scott Donaldson	1
									Martin O'Donnell	4
	Jimmy White	3
	Martin O'Donnell	4
					Martin O'Donnell	4
					Chen Feilong	1
	Marco Fu (15)	2
	Chen Feilong	4
													Martin O'Donnell	2
													Mark Selby (2)	4
	Anthony McGill	0
	Alexander Ursenbacher	4
					Alexander Ursenbacher	3
					Hamza Akbar	4
	Ashley Hugill	2
	Hamza Akbar	4
									Hamza Akbar	0
									Mark Selby (2)	4
	Jimmy Robertson	4
	James Cahill	1
					Jimmy Robertson	0
					Mark Selby (2)	4
	Mark Selby (2)	4
	Anthony Hamilton	1

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Eden Sharav	5
	Peter Ebdon	4
					Eden Sharav	3
					Judd Trump (5)	6
	Judd Trump (5)	5
	Ryan Day (13)	3
									Judd Trump (5)	9
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	7
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	5
	David Gilbert	2
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	6
					Mark Selby (2)	5
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3
	Mark Selby (2)	5

Final

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