# 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. It was the eighth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he was beaten 3–4 by Ali Carter in the second round.
Judd Trump won his ninth professional ranking title with a 9–7 final victory against Ronnie O'Sullivan.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000

## Main draw
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Williams (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 2 | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 2 | Mark Williams (1) | 3 | | |
| | | Ali Carter | 4 | | |
| Paul Davison | 1 | Ali Carter | 4 | | |
| Ali Carter | 4 | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 4 | | | Ali Carter | 4 |
| | | | | Xiao Guodong | 2 |
| Fan Zhengyi | 0 | | | Xiao Guodong | 2 |
| Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 4 | Sunny Akani | 3 | | |
| | | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | |
| Harvey Chandler | 3 | | | | | | |
| Harvey Chandler | 3 | | | | | Ali Carter | 3 |
| | | | | | | Eden Sharav | 4 |
| Joe Perry (16) | 2 | | | | | Eden Sharav | 4 |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | |
| | | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | |
| Luke Simmonds | 1 | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 4 | | | Joe Swail | 2 | | |
| | | | | Eden Sharav | 4 |
| Mark Joyce | 0 | | | Eden Sharav | 4 |
| Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | Michael White | 2 | | |
| | | Eden Sharav | 4 | | |
| Eden Sharav | 4 | Eden Sharav | 4 | | |
| Li Yuan | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Adam Duffy | 0 | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | Sam Craigie | 2 | | |
| | | Li Hang | 4 | | |
| Zhang Yong | 3 | Li Hang | 4 | | |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | | |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | Li Hang | 4 |
| | | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 0 |
| Ashley Carty | 0 | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 0 |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | |
| | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | | |
| Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | Li Hang | 1 |
| | | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 4 |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | Peter Ebdon | 4 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 3 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | |
| | | Luo Honghao | 1 | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 4 | Luo Honghao | 1 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | Mark Davis | 1 | | |
| | | | | Peter Ebdon | 4 |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | Peter Ebdon | 4 |
| Patrick Wallace | 0 | | | | |
| Patrick Wallace | 0 | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | |
| | | Lee Walker | 3 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (8) | 3 | Lee Walker | 3 | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Judd Trump (5) | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 2 | Judd Trump (5) | 4 | | |
| | | Stuart Carrington | 0 | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | Stuart Carrington | 0 | | |
| Xu Si | 1 | | | | |
| Xu Si | 1 | | | Judd Trump (5) | 4 |
| | | | | Jack Lisowski | 0 |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | | | Jack Lisowski | 0 |
| James Wattana | 2 | | | | |
| James Wattana | 2 | Liam Highfield | 3 | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 0 | | | | | Judd Trump (5) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Luca Brecel (12) | 2 |
| Luca Brecel (12) | 4 | | | | | Luca Brecel (12) | 2 |
| Raymond Fry | 1 | | | | | | |
| Raymond Fry | 1 | Luca Brecel (12) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Ian Burns | 0 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | 0 | | | | |
| Farakh Ajaib | 1 | | | | | | |
| Farakh Ajaib | 1 | | | Luca Brecel (12) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Gary Wilson | 2 |
| Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | Gary Wilson | 2 |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | Daniel Wells | 3 | | |
| | | Gary Wilson | 4 | | |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | 4 | | |
| Adam Stefanow | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Jordan Brown | 1 | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 4 | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 4 | Robin Hull | 4 | | |
| | | Tian Pengfei | 1 | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 1 | | |
| Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 3 | | | Robin Hull | 3 |
| | | | | Ryan Day (13) | 4 |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | | | Ryan Day (13) | 4 |
| Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 3 | Zhang Anda | 3 | | |
| | | Ryan Day (13) | 4 | | |
| Ryan Day (13) | 4 | Ryan Day (13) | 4 | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | | Ryan Day (13) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Andrew Higginson | 0 |
| Jamie Clarke | 1 | | | | | Andrew Higginson | 0 |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | Yuan Sijun | 3 | | | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | w/o | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | w/d | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | w/d | | | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | |
| | | | | Billy Joe Castle | 2 |
| Graeme Dott | 3 | | | Billy Joe Castle | 2 |
| Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 4 | Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | |
| | | Rory McLeod | 1 | | |
| John Higgins (4) | 2 | Rory McLeod | 1 | | |
| Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 4 | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | 0 | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | 0 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 4 | | |
| | | Mei Xiwen | 1 | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 4 | Mei Xiwen | 1 | | |
| Zhang Jiankang | 0 | | | | |
| Zhang Jiankang | 0 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 4 |
| | | | | Tom Ford | 0 |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 1 | | | Tom Ford | 0 |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | Chris Wakelin | 3 | | |
| | | Tom Ford | 4 | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | 4 | | |
| Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 1 |
| Stephen Maguire (14) | 2 | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 1 |
| Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 4 | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | |
| | | Mark King | 3 | | | | |
| Mark King | 4 | Mark King | 3 | | | | |
| John Astley | 0 | | | | | | |
| John Astley | 0 | | | Michael Holt | 3 | | |
| | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 |
| Lukas Kleckers | 1 | | | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 1 | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | |
| | | Kishan Hirani | 0 | | |
| Kishan Hirani | 4 | Kishan Hirani | 0 | | |
| Jak Jones | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Alan McManus | 4 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 0 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 0 | Alan McManus | 1 | | |
| | | Lu Ning | 4 | | |
| Craig Steadman | 3 | Lu Ning | 4 | | |
| Lu Ning | 4 | | | | |
| Lu Ning | 4 | | | Lu Ning | 4 |
| | | | | Hammad Miah | 2 |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | | | Hammad Miah | 2 |
| Basem Eltahhan | 2 | | | | |
| Basem Eltahhan | 2 | Hammad Miah | 4 | | |
| | | Niu Zhuang | 0 | | |
| Mark Allen (11) | 1 | Niu Zhuang | 0 | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 4 | | | | | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 4 | | | | | Lu Ning | 0 |
| | | | | | | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | |
| | | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 0 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 0 | | | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | |
| | | | | David Gilbert | 4 |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1 | David Gilbert | 4 | | |
| | | Chen Zifan | 2 | | |
| Barry Hawkins (6) | 3 | Chen Zifan | 2 | | |
| Chen Zifan | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Shaun Murphy (7) | 2 | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | 3 | | |
| | | Chris Totten | 4 | | |
| Dominic Dale | 3 | Chris Totten | 4 | | |
| Chris Totten | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Totten | 4 | | | Chris Totten | 1 |
| | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 |
| Robert Milkins | 0 | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | |
| | | Ross Muir | 0 | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 1 | Ross Muir | 0 | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 |
| | | | | | | Robbie Williams | 0 |
| Stuart Bingham (10) | 2 | | | | | Robbie Williams | 0 |
| Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 4 | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | |
| | | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 0 | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | | | Robbie Williams | 4 | | |
| | | | | Sanderson Lam | 1 |
| Andy Lee | 1 | | | Sanderson Lam | 1 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | Sean O'Sullivan | 3 | | |
| | | Sanderson Lam | 4 | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 4 | Sanderson Lam | 4 | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| David Lilley | 4 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 2 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 2 | David Lilley | 2 | | |
| | | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | |
| Ken Doherty | 1 | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | Scott Donaldson | 1 |
| | | | | Martin O'Donnell | 4 |
| Jimmy White | 3 | | | Martin O'Donnell | 4 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | |
| | | Chen Feilong | 1 | | |
| Marco Fu (15) | 2 | Chen Feilong | 1 | | |
| Chen Feilong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chen Feilong | 4 | | | | | Martin O'Donnell | 2 |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby (2) | 4 |
| Anthony McGill | 0 | | | | | Mark Selby (2) | 4 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 3 | | | | |
| | | Hamza Akbar | 4 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 2 | Hamza Akbar | 4 | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 4 | | | Hamza Akbar | 0 | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby (2) | 4 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | Mark Selby (2) | 4 |
| James Cahill | 1 | | | | |
| James Cahill | 1 | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | |
| | | Mark Selby (2) | 4 | | |
| Mark Selby (2) | 4 | Mark Selby (2) | 4 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | |

### Finals

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