2020 Northern Ireland Open

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2020 Matchroom.live Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
Dates16–22 November 2020 (2020-11-16 2020-11-22)
Venue Marshall Arena
City Milton Keynes
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG) (147)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Score9–7
2019
2021

The 2020 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2020 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.

Contents

For the third consecutive edition of the tournament, Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7 in the 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 is 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. [3]

Prize fund

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

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)1
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Yang 0
 
Flag of England.svg  Mitchell Mann  (ENG)2
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Yang  (CHN)4
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel (32)3
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Luca Brecel  (BEL) (32)4
 
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Kacper Filipiak  (POL)0
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel (32)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 1
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Lichtenberg  (GER)1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Rod Lawler  (ENG)4
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 1
 
Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG) (16)1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Ashley Carty  (ENG)4
 
Flag of England.svg Ashley Carty 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Paul Davison  (ENG)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Andy Hicks  (ENG)4
 
Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Gary Wilson  (ENG) (17)2
 
 
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Rory McLeod  (JAM)4
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg Rory McLeod 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)4
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)w/d
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Noppon Saengkham  (THA)w/o
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong (24)3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN) (24)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)0
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 4
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire (9)0
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Alexander Ursenbacher  (SUI)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Peifan  (CHN)2
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexander Ursenbacher 1
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire (9)4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO) (9)4
 
 
 
Flag of Malta.svg  Alex Borg  (MLT)2
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 2
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson (25)4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Zifan  (CHN)1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Si  (CHN)4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si 3
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson (25)4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Donaldson  (SCO) (25)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Sean Maddocks  (ENG)1
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson (25)4
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen (8)1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zhengyi  (CHN)0
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)4
 
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 2
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen (8)4
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR) (8)4
 
 
Flag of England.svg  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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  David Lilley  (ENG)0
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (5)4
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 3
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Chris Wakelin  (ENG)1
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (5)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt (28)4
 
Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG) (28)4
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Soheil Vahedi  (IRN)1
 
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt (28)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Louis Heathcote 3
 
Flag of England.svg  Brandon Sargeant  (ENG)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Louis Heathcote  (ENG)4
 
Flag of England.svg Michael Holt (28)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg David Grace 4
 
Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG) (12)1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  David Grace  (ENG)4
 
Flag of England.svg David Grace 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Sam Craigie 3
 
Flag of England.svg  Sam Craigie  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Amine Amiri  (MAR)0
 
Flag of England.svg David Grace 4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 3
 
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG) (21)4
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)2
 
Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (21)3
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael White 4
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Iulian Boiko  (UKR)0
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Barry Pinches  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Liam Highfield  (ENG)2
 
Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 4
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill (20)3
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill (20)w/o
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Riley Parsons  (ENG)w/d
 
Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches 1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao (13)4
 
Flag of England.svg  Jamie Wilson  (ENG)1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)4
 
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao (13)4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN) (13)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Peter Lines  (ENG)1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao (13)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong (29)3
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Zak Surety  (ENG)4
 
Flag of England.svg Zak Surety 1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong (29)4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Xintong  (CHN) (29)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Jiahui  (CHN)2
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong (29)4
 
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kleckers 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Lukas Kleckers  (GER)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chang Bingyu  (CHN)1
 
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kleckers 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby (4)0
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG) (4)4
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)1
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (3)w/o
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Declan Lavery  (NIR)w/d
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (3)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)3
 
Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo (30)2
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN) (30)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Steven Hallworth  (ENG)3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo (30)4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jak Jones 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Junxu  (CHN)0
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jak Jones  (WAL)4
 
Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston 2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter (19)4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL) (14)4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)2
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams (14)2
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Joyce  (ENG)2
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter (19)4
 
Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG) (19)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Ben Hancorn  (ENG)1
 
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter (19)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)4
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Sunny Akani  (THA)4
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Jordan Brown  (NIR)3
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Sunny Akani 2
 
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Figueiredo 4
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO) (22)2
 
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Igor Figueiredo  (BRA)4
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Figueiredo 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Jianbo 3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Jianbo  (CHN)4
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  Brian Ochoiski  (FRA)1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Jianbo 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham (11)2
 
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Oliver Lines  (ENG)1
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Figueiredo 1
 
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin (27)4
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Aaron Hill  (IRL)3
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jackson Page  (WAL)4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jackson Page 0
 
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin (27)4
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Kurt Maflin  (NOR) (27)4
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Fraser Patrick  (SCO)1
 
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin (27)4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 1
 
Flag of England.svg  James Cahill  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lyu Haotian  (CHN)1
 
Flag of England.svg James Cahill 3
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG) (6)0
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO) (7)4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Daniel Wells  (WAL)0
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 2
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Patrick Wallace  (NIR)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Farakh Ajaib  (ENG)1
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt (26)0
 
Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG) (26)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Joe O'Connor  (ENG)3
 
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt (26)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stuart Carrington 0
 
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Carrington  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Billy Castle  (ENG)1
 
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (7)1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (10)4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN) (10)4
 
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Eden Sharav  (ISR)0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 1
 
Flag of England.svg  Martin O'Donnell  (ENG)1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lu Ning  (CHN)4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun 0
 
Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG) (23)4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Lee Walker  (WAL)2
 
Flag of England.svg Tom Ford (23)2
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun 4
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Sijun  (CHN)4
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Allan Taylor  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Vafaei  (IRN)2
 
Flag of England.svg Allan Taylor 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry (18)1
 
Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG) (18)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Robbie Williams  (ENG)0
 
Flag of England.svg Allan Taylor 0
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (15)4
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Ashley Hugill  (ENG)2
 
Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 1
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (15)4
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA) (15)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Peter Devlin  (ENG)2
 
Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (15)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Ian Burns  (ENG)3
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens (31)4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL) (31)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)2
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens (31)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
Flag of England.svg  Elliot Slessor  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Hang  (CHN)1
 
Flag of England.svg Elliot Slessor 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) (2)4
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Jamie O'Neill  (ENG)1
 

Finals

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1)5
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Donaldson (25)1
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1)6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg David Grace 2
 
Flag of England.svg David Grace 5
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao (13)2
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1)9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)7
 
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter (19)5
 
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin (27)3
 
Flag of England.svg Ali Carter (19)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)6
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (10)2
 
 
Flag of England.svg 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)
Flag of England.svg  England
9–7 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon:69–55, 77–47, 41–64, 86–35, 70–43, 13–70, 128–0 (128), 7–130 (130)
Evening:89–55, 81–51, 41–81, 37–72, 115–0 (115), 7–93, 0–74, 89–32
128Highest break130
2Century breaks1

Century breaks

A total of 68 century breaks were made during the competition. [4]

References

  1. "2020 Northern Ireland Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. 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. "Trump Makes Magical Maximum". World Snooker Tour . 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020.
  4. "Northern Ireland Open 2020 – Centuries". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2020.[ permanent dead link ]