2020 Northern Ireland Open

The 2020 Northern Ireland Open (also known as the Matchroom.Live Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 November 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2020–21 season and a part of the Home Nations Series. It was the fifth edition of the Northern Ireland Open.

2020 Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
Dates16–22 November 2020 (2020-11-16 2020-11-22)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Judd Trump (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score9–7
2019
2021

For the third consecutive edition of the tournament, Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7 in final, winning his 19th ranking title.[2] He is the first player to win a ranking event three times in a row since Stephen Hendry won the UK Championship from 1994 to 1996. He's also the first to win four Home Nations Series titles, and the second (after Mark Selby) to win two Home Nations events in a single season. During this tournament, he made the fifth maximum break of his career in the third frame of his second-round match with Gao Yang.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • 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
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £405,000

Main draw

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene (NIR)1
 
Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Gao Yang0
 
 Mitchell Mann (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Gao Yang (CHN)4
 
Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Luca Brecel (32)3
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (32)4
 
 
 
 Kacper Filipiak (POL)0
 
Luca Brecel (32)4
 
 
 
Rod Lawler1
 
 Simon Lichtenberg (GER)1
 
 
 
 Rod Lawler (ENG)4
 
Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Martin Gould1
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (16)1
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)4
 
Ashley Carty1
 
 
 
Andy Hicks4
 
 Paul Davison (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Andy Hicks (ENG)4
 
Andy Hicks3
 
 
 
Martin Gould4
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (17)2
 
 
 
 Rory McLeod (JAM)4
 
Rory McLeod1
 
 
 
Martin Gould4
 
 Martin Gould (ENG)4
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL)0
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)w/d
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)w/o
 
Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
Zhou Yuelong (24)3
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (24)4
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)0
 
Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
Stephen Maguire (9)0
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)4
 
 
 
 Lei Peifan (CHN)2
 
Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
 
 
Stephen Maguire (9)4
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (9)4
 
 
 
 Alex Borg (MLT)2
 
Noppon Saengkham2
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson (25)4
 
 Chen Zifan (CHN)1
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN)4
 
Xu Si3
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson (25)4
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (25)4
 
 
 
 Sean Maddocks (ENG)1
 
Scott Donaldson (25)4
 
 
 
Mark Allen (8)1
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)0
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)4
 
Robert Milkins2
 
 
 
Mark Allen (8)4
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (8)4
 
 
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)0
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
 David Lilley (ENG)0
 
Kyren Wilson (5)4
 
 
 
Ken Doherty3
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL)4
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)1
 
Kyren Wilson (5)2
 
 
 
Michael Holt (28)4
 
 Michael Holt (ENG) (28)4
 
 
 
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)1
 
Michael Holt (28)4
 
 
 
Louis Heathcote3
 
 Brandon Sargeant (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)4
 
Michael Holt (28)3
 
 
 
David Grace4
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (12)1
 
 
 
 David Grace (ENG)4
 
David Grace4
 
 
 
Sam Craigie3
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Amine Amiri (MAR)0
 
David Grace4
 
 
 
Michael White3
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (21)4
 
 
 
 Alan McManus (SCO)2
 
Barry Hawkins (21)3
 
 
 
Michael White4
 
 Iulian Boiko (UKR)0
 
 
 Michael White (WAL)4
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Barry Pinches (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Liam Highfield (ENG)2
 
Barry Pinches4
 
 
 
Anthony McGill (20)3
 
Anthony McGill (20)w/o
 
 
 
 Riley Parsons (ENG)w/d
 
Barry Pinches1
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao (13)4
 
 Jamie Wilson (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Nigel Bond (ENG)4
 
Nigel Bond1
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao (13)4
 
 Yan Bingtao (CHN) (13)4
 
 
 
 Peter Lines (ENG)1
 
Yan Bingtao (13)4
 
 
 
Zhao Xintong (29)3
 
 Mark King (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Zak Surety (ENG)4
 
Zak Surety1
 
 
 
Zhao Xintong (29)4
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (29)4
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN)2
 
Zhao Xintong (29)4
 
 
 
Lukas Kleckers0
 
 Lukas Kleckers (GER)4
 
 
 
 Chang Bingyu (CHN)1
 
Lukas Kleckers4
 
 
 
Mark Selby (4)0
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (4)4
 
 
 Andrew Higginson (ENG)1
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Neil Robertson (3)w/o
 
 
 
 Declan Lavery (NIR)w/d
 
Neil Robertson (3)2
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)3
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
Liang Wenbo (30)2
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN) (30)4
 
 
 
 Steven Hallworth (ENG)3
 
Liang Wenbo (30)4
 
 
 
Jak Jones1
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN)0
 
 
 
 Jak Jones (WAL)4
 
Ben Woollaston2
 
 
 
Ali Carter (19)4
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (14)4
 
 
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL)2
 
Mark Williams (14)2
 
 
 
Dominic Dale4
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)4
 
Dominic Dale2
 
 
 
Ali Carter (19)4
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (19)4
 
 
 
 Ben Hancorn (ENG)1
 
Ali Carter (19)4
 
 
 
Xiao Guodong1
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)4
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)1
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani (THA)4
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR)3
 
Sunny Akani2
 
 
 
Igor Figueiredo4
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO) (22)2
 
 
 
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)4
 
Igor Figueiredo4
 
 
 
Zhao Jianbo3
 
 Zhao Jianbo (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Brian Ochoiski (FRA)1
 
Zhao Jianbo4
 
 
 
Stuart Bingham (11)2
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG)1
 
Igor Figueiredo1
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin (27)4
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL)3
 
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)4
 
Jackson Page0
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin (27)4
 
 Kurt Maflin (NOR) (27)4
 
 
 
 Fraser Patrick (SCO)1
 
Kurt Maflin (27)4
 
 
 
Ryan Day1
 
 James Cahill (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)1
 
James Cahill3
 
 
 
Ryan Day4
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6)0
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL)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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (7)4
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL)0
 
John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
Patrick Wallace2
 
 Patrick Wallace (NIR)4
 
 
 
 Farakh Ajaib (ENG)1
 
John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
Matthew Selt (26)0
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (26)4
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)3
 
Matthew Selt (26)4
 
 
 
Stuart Carrington0
 
 Stuart Carrington (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Billy Joe Castle (ENG)1
 
John Higgins (7)1
 
 
 
Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (10)4
 
 
 
 Eden Sharav (ISR)0
 
Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
Lu Ning1
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Lu Ning (CHN)4
 
Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
Yuan Sijun0
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (23)4
 
 
 
 Lee Walker (WAL)2
 
Tom Ford (23)2
 
 
 
Yuan Sijun4
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN)4
 
 
 Luo Honghao (CHN)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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Allan Taylor (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN)2
 
Allan Taylor4
 
 
 
Joe Perry (18)1
 
 Joe Perry (ENG) (18)4
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG)0
 
Allan Taylor0
 
 
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (15)4
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)4
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill (ENG)2
 
Fergal O'Brien1
 
 
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (15)4
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (15)4
 
 
 
 Peter Devlin (ENG)2
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (15)2
 
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Ian Burns (ENG)3
 
Mark Davis2
 
 
 
Matthew Stevens (31)4
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (31)4
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)2
 
Matthew Stevens (31)2
 
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Li Hang (CHN)1
 
Elliot Slessor1
 
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)4
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)1
 

Finals

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
Judd Trump (1)5
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson (25)1
 
Judd Trump (1)6
 
 
 
David Grace2
 
David Grace5
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao (13)2
 
Judd Trump (1)9
 
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)7
 
Ali Carter (19)5
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin (27)3
 
Ali Carter (19)3
 
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)6
 
Ding Junhui (10)2
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)5
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt.
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 22 November 2020.
Judd Trump (1)
 England
9–7 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
 England
Afternoon: 69–55, 77–47 (55), 41–64, 86–35 (69), 70–43, 13–70, 128–0 (128), 7–130 (130)
Evening: 89–55 (89, 51), 81–51 (55), 41–81, 37–72 (63), 115–0 (115), 7–93 (93), 0–74 (74), 89–32 (89)
128 Highest break 130
2 Century breaks 1
7 50+ breaks 5

Century breaks

A total of 68 century breaks were made during the competition.[3]

References

  1. "2020 Northern Ireland Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "Judd Trump edges out Ronnie O'Sullivan to win Northern Ireland Open". SKY Sports. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. "Northern Ireland Open 2020 – Centuries". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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