Northern Ireland Open snooker: Draw, schedule, results, dates, how to watch, Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan

ByEurosport

Updated 08/10/2021 at 15:11 GMT

All you need to know ahead of the 2021 Northern Ireland Open with Judd Trump having triumphed for the third year on the bounce in the last edition when overcoming Ronnie O'Sullivan. Watch the Northern Ireland Open and the snooker Home Nations series live on Eurosport, eurosport.co.uk and the Eurosport app.

All you need to know ahead of the 2021 Northern Ireland Open with Judd Trump having triumphed for the third year on the bounce in the last edition, having overcome Ronnie O'Sullivan.

When is the Northern Ireland Open and how to watch?

The Northern Ireland Open main draw runs from October 9 to October 17 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.

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Check here for TV listings, or alternatively here for details on how to stream the event live on eurosport.co.uk and the app. In addition to the live streaming, daily reports and highlights will be published online on the Eurosport website.

Context

The Northern Ireland Open is the first of the 2021/22 season’s Home Nations events and will be followed by the subsequent tournaments in England, Scotland and Wales.

Judd Trump won the tournament for a third successive year in 2020 as the Bristolian overcame Ronnie O’Sullivan 9-7 in the showpiece final.

Trump also beat The Rocket in the final in Belfast in both 2018 and 2019 and is now seeking a fourth crown on the bounce.

Prior to that, Mark Williams was the victor in 2017 and Mark King claimed a famous win back in 2016.

The tournament features 128 of the world’s top players, battling for the famous Alex Higgins Trophy and hoping to make a fast start to the Home Nations series.

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What is the format?

All matches are played over best-of-seven frames until the quarter-finals, which increases to best-of-nine.

The semi-finals are contested over the best-of-11 frames, with the best-of-17 frames final on Sunday 17 October.

What is the prize money on offer?

Stage	Prize money
Winner	£70,000
Runner-up	£30,000
Semi-final	£20,000
Quarter-final	£10,000
Last 16	£7,500
Last 32	£4,000
Last 64	£3,000

Qualifying

The first set of qualifying matches took place in Leicester from August 23-27.

The second set of qualifying matches followed in Barnsley from September 17-22.

A third run of qualifying matches continued in Barnsley from September 24-29.

Tickets

For full details on tickets for the Northern Ireland Open, check out the official World Snooker website.

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