Northern Ireland Open ( snooker ) - wikipedia Northern Ireland Open ( snooker ) Not to be confused with Irish Masters or Irish Professional Championship. For the previous tournament held in Belfast, see Northern Ireland Trophy. For the previous tournament held in Tallaght, see Irish Open ( snooker ). Northern Ireland Open Tournament information Location Belfast Country Northern Ireland Established 2016 Organisation ( s ) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Format Ranking event Total prize fund £ 366,000 Current champion ( s ) Mark Williams The Northern Ireland Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History On April 29, 2015, World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn announced it would be added to the main tour in 2016 as the `` Northern Ireland Open '' at a Belfast venue, as part of a new Home Nations Series with the existing Welsh Open and new English Open and Scottish Open tournaments. Winners Year Winner Runner - up Final score Sponsor Venue Season Northern Ireland Open ( ranking ) 2016 Mark King Barry Hawkins 9 -- 8 Coral Belfast 2016 / 17 2017 Mark Williams Yan Bingtao 9 -- 8 Dafabet 2017 / 18 See also Malta Cup Irish Masters Irish Professional Championship Northern Ireland Trophy 2011 Alex Higgins International Trophy References Jump up ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/irish-open-2016/ Jump up ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/32519199 Jump up ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/hearn-announces-new-five-year-plan/ External links Chris Turner 's Snooker Archive : Major European Tournaments Home Nations Series English Open 2016 2017 Northern Ireland Open 2016 2017 Scottish Open 2016 2017 Welsh Open 2017 2018 Active professional snooker tournaments Ranking events Riga Masters China Championship Paul Hunter Classic Indian Open World Open European Masters English Open International Championship Shanghai Masters Northern Ireland Open UK Championship Scottish Open German Masters Snooker Shoot - Out World Grand Prix Welsh Open Gibraltar Open Players Championship China Open World Snooker Championship Non-ranking events World Cup ( team event ) Hong Kong Masters World Games CVB Snooker Challenge ( team event ) Haining Open Champion of Champions The Masters Championship League World Seniors Tour UK Seniors Championship Seniors Irish Masters World Seniors Championship The Seniors Masters Variant events Six - red World Championship Pro-am events Vienna Snooker Open Belgium Snooker Open Pink Ribbon Related articles World Snooker Tour Triple Crown Q School List of snooker ranking tournaments List of ranking title winners Withdrawn tournaments Current season Current world rankings ranking points Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ireland_Open_(snooker)&oldid=828579343 '' Categories : Northern Ireland Open ( snooker ) Home Nations Series 2016 establishments in Northern Ireland Snooker ranking tournaments Snooker competitions in Northern Ireland Recurring sporting events established in 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская Български Deutsch Français Norsk Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 3 March 2018, at 13 : 10. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who won the northern ireland open snooker championship
Answer: Mark Williams