The 2019 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2019 19.com Northern Ireland Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 November 2019 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The fourth edition of the Northern Ireland Open, it was the sixth ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, the second tournament of the Home Nations Series. Featuring a prize fund of £405,000, the winner received £70,000. The event was broadcast on Eurosport and Quest domestically and was sponsored by betting company 19.com.

The defending champion was Judd Trump, who had defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7 in the 2018 final. The pair both reached the final in 2019, with Trump successfully defending the title, defeating O'Sullivan by the same scoreline. Stuart Bingham scored the highest {{cuegloss|break}} of the tournament, compiling a maximum break in the first frame of his first round match with Lu Ning, the sixth of his career.

Format

File:Waterfront Hall Belfast.jpg in Belfast.]]

The Northern Ireland Open was first played in 2016, and was won by Mark King.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/38045803 |date=20 November 2016 |title=Northern Ireland Open: Mark King ends 25-year wait for ranking title |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 November 2016 |archive-date=21 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121074103/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/38045803 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/king-crowned-in-belfast/ |title=King Crowned in Belfast |date=21 November 2016 |work=World Snooker |access-date=21 November 2016 |archive-date=22 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122000457/http://www.worldsnooker.com/king-crowned-in-belfast/ |url-status=live}} The 2019 event was the second of four Home Nations Series events,{{Cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open - Is Mark Selby back and can he challenge for Home Nations prize? |author= |work=Eurosport |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=13 July 2021 |url= https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/northern-ireland-open-is-mark-selby-back-and-can-he-challenge-for-home-nations-prize_sto7529884/story.shtml |quote=}} and the sixth world ranking tournament of the 2019–20 snooker season.{{cite web |title=Calendar for the 2019/20 season |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Click-here-for-the-calendar.pdf |work=World Snooker |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527181632/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Click-here-for-the-calendar.pdf |url-status=live}} The event took place from 11 to 17 November 2019 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/northern-ireland-open/ |title=2019 Northern Ireland Open |work=World Snooker |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=17 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117023419/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/northern-ireland-open/ |url-status=live}} and followed the World Open, and preceded the UK Championship.

The defending champion was Judd Trump, who had won the 2018 event by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/trump-downs-the-rocket-in-thriller/ |title=Trump Downs The Rocket In Thriller |work=World Snooker |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=18 November 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-date=19 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091906/http://www.worldsnooker.com/trump-downs-the-rocket-in-thriller/ |url-status=live}} All matches were played as the best of 7 {{cuegloss|frames}} in the first four rounds, at which point the number increased: 9 in the quarter-finals; 11 in the semi-finals; and the best of 19 frames in the final.{{Cite web |title=Results (Northern Ireland Open 2019) |trans-title= |last=Årdalen |first=Hermund |work=snooker.org |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=847&template=22&season=2019&tzm=2 |language=no |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704162749/https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js?hash=388b68d9f01516fc6f5c6a82264a4934 |url-status=live}} Chinese sports prediction website 19.com sponsored the event,{{Cite web |title=The first event prediction, the latest sports news-19 information |work=19.com |access-date=12 April 2021 |url=https://19.com/cn/ |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412184522/https://19.com/cn/ |url-status=live}} which was broadcast in Europe and Australia by Eurosport; CCTV, Superstars Online, Youku and Zhibo.tv in China; True sport in Thailand; Sky Sports in New Zealand and DAZN in Canada.{{Cite web |title=Tournament Broadcasters 2019–20 |work=World Snooker |date=28 June 2019 |access-date=12 April 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/tournaments-broadcasters-2019-20/ |archive-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113221936/https://wst.tv/tournaments-broadcasters-2019-20/ |url-status=dead}}

=Prize fund=

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:{{cite web |title=Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season |url=https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Click-here-for-the-full-prize-money-schedule.pdf |work=World Snooker |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-date=22 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222112343/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Click-here-for-the-full-prize-money-schedule.pdf |url-status=dead}}

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

Tournament summary

File:Judd Trump at Snooker German Masters (Martin Rulsch) 2014-02-01 05.jpg won the event, retaining the trophy after a 9–7 win in the final.]]

The first four rounds were played from 11 to 14 November as the best of seven frames. Defending champion Trump defeated James Cahill in the opening round, then beat three Chinese players Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui and Yan Bingtao, whilst unseeded player Anthony Hamilton defeated Tom Ford, Rod Lawler and eighth seed Kyren Wilson to reach the quarter-finals. Fifth seed Mark Selby defeated Xu Si, Matthew Stevens, Luca Brecel and Ken Doherty in qualifying for the quarter-finals where he would meet John Higgins as he defeated Chang Bingyu, Kacper Filipiak, Billy Joe Castle, and 2019 World Cup partner Stephen Maguire. Fourteenth seed Joe Perry defeated Zhao Xintong, Ross Bulman, Graeme Dott and Robbie Williams to play Alexander Ursenbacher in the quarter-finals, who overcame Xiao Guodong and Martin O'Donnell in the opening two rounds. In the third round, he met Stuart Bingham, who made the highest break of the event, a maximum break of 147 in the first frame of his opening round win over Lu Ning, the sixth of Bingham's career.{{Cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open day two review: Stuart Bingham hits 147 maximum break; wins for Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan |work=Sporting Life|location=UK |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-edges-into-second-round/173964 |date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704162745/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-edges-into-second-round/173964 |url-status=live}} Ursenbacher defeated Bingham 4–2, and then sixth seed Mark Allen 4–3.{{Cite news |title=Allen knocked out of NI Open |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50428115 |date=14 November 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115132824/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50428115 |url-status=live}} Seventh seed Shaun Murphy overcame Fraser Patrick, Luo Honghao, Ricky Walden and Barry Hawkins to meet Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Oliver Lines, Lei Peifan, Stuart Carrington and Yuan Sijun.

The quarter-finals were played on 15 November as the best of nine frames. Trump defeated Hamilton 5–1, the same scoreline that O'Sullivan defeated Murphy, whilst Perry defeated Ursenbacher 5–3.{{Cite web |last= Witzescher|first= Lula|title=Keine Überraschung im Halbfinale der Northern Ireland Open |work=Snooker PRO |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=http://snookerpro.de/artikel/keine-ueberraschung-im-halbfinale-der-northern-ireland-open/ |archive-date=23 January 2021 |language=de |trans-title=No surprise in the semi-finals of the Northern Ireland Open|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123083443/http://snookerpro.de/artikel/keine-ueberraschung-im-halbfinale-der-northern-ireland-open/ |url-status=live}} Higgins led Selby 4–2, but led 66–0 in frame seven. Selby, however, took more than six minutes to take a single shot, more time than the fastest ever maximum break.{{Cite web |title=Snooker news – Mark Selby takes six minutes and 13 seconds to take shot |work=Eurosport |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker-news-mark-selby-takes-six-minutes-and-13-seconds-to-take-shot_sto7538910/story.shtml |archive-date=14 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314233445/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker-news-mark-selby-takes-six-minutes-and-13-seconds-to-take-shot_sto7538910/story.shtml |author=Snowball, Ben |url-status=live}} Selby won the frame, and tied the match at 4–4, but Higgins won the deciding frame to win 5–4. The semi-finals were played as the best of 11 frames on 16 November. Higgins led Trump at 3–2 in the first, but Trump won the next four frames to progress to the final.{{Cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open: Judd Trump beats John Higgins 6–3 to reach final |work=Sporting Life|location=UK |access-date=4 July 2021 |date=November 16, 2019 |author=Mann, Richard |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/top-trump-reaches-ni-open-final/174142 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704162746/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/top-trump-reaches-ni-open-final/174142 |url-status=live}} A pot on the {{cuegloss|black ball}} by Trump in frame eight where he played the {{cuegloss|cue ball}} around the table to make a {{cuegloss|cannon}} was described by fellow players such as Jimmy White, Mark Allen and opponent Higgins as "one of the best shots ever played".{{Cite web |title=Snooker news – 'I think that's the best shot I've ever seen' – Snooker world stunned by Trump pot |work=Eurosport |date=16 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-i-think-that-s-the-best-shot-i-ve-ever-seen-snooker-world-stunned-by-trump-pot_sto7540308/story.shtml |author=Koylu, Enis |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022065223/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-i-think-that-s-the-best-shot-i-ve-ever-seen-snooker-world-stunned-by-trump-pot_sto7540308/story.shtml |url-status=live}} The second semi-final was held between O'Sullivan and Perry. O'Sullivan won all of the first five frames, before winning the match 6–1.{{Cite web |title=Rocket sets up Northern Ireland Open final with Trump |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |date=16 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2019/1116/1091366-rocket-sets-up-northern-ireland-open-final-with-trump/ |archive-date=12 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312073954/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2019/1116/1091366-rocket-sets-up-northern-ireland-open-final-with-trump/ |url-status=live}}

The final was played between Trump and O'Sullivan on 17 November as the best of 17 frames, held over two {{cuegloss|session|sessions}}. Trump won the opening two frames, and led 3–1 after a break of 123 in the fourth.{{Cite news |title=Holder Trump wins NI Open thriller |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50455017 |date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124215636/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50455017 |url-status=live}} He also led 5–3 after the opening session, despite missing an attempt for a maximum break in frame seven. Upon the restart, O'Sullivan won frame nine, before Trump opened up a three frame lead by winning the next two. O'Sullivan won two frames in a row, to trail by a frame, but Trump made a break of 124 to lead 8–6. Making his second century break of the final, a 135, O'Sullivan won frame 15, but Trump made a break of 84 to win the match 9–7.{{Cite web |title=Snooker news – Judd Trump beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in all-time classic |work=Eurosport |date=17 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-judd-trump-beats-ronnie-o-sullivan-in-all-time-classic_sto7541456/story.shtml |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022070446/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-judd-trump-beats-ronnie-o-sullivan-in-all-time-classic_sto7541456/story.shtml |url-status=live}}

The win was Trump's 14th ranking event victory.{{Cite web |title=Snooker news live – Trump leads O'Sullivan in Belfast |work=Eurosport |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/northern-ireland-open-live-o-sullivan-takes-on-trump-for-title_sto7534056/story.shtml |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022065442/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/northern-ireland-open-live-o-sullivan-takes-on-trump-for-title_sto7534056/story.shtml |url-status=live}} After the match, Trump commented: "To defend any title is always difficult but to do it against Ronnie [O'Sullivan] is extra special...You've got to play [your best] against Ronnie otherwise you lose." O'Sullivan praised his opponent after the match, commenting that he "enjoyed watching" Trump's play. The pair would also contest the following season's event, with Trump again winning over O'Sullivan by the same scoreline.{{cite web |title=Judd Trump edges out Ronnie O'Sullivan to win Northern Ireland Open |work=Sky Sports |access-date=4 July 2021 |date=22 November 2020 |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/12139829/judd-trump-edges-out-ronnie-osullivan-to-win-northern-ireland-open |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610165855/https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/12139829/judd-trump-edges-out-ronnie-osullivan-to-win-northern-ireland-open |url-status=live}}

Main draw

The results from the event are shown below. Seeded players have their seedings in brackets. Players highlighted in bold denote match winners.

=Qualifying round=

{{flagathlete|Patrick Wallace|NIR}} 4–0 {{flagathlete|Robbie McGuigan|NIR}}

=Top half=

==Section 1==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} (1)|4 |{{flagathlete|James Cahill|ENG}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Zhang Anda|CHN}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Simon Lichtenberg|GER}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Hossein Vafaei|IRN}} (32)|0 |{{flagathlete|Si Jiahui|CHN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Chen Zifan|CHN}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Patrick Wallace|NIR}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}} (16)|4 |{{flagathlete|Robert Milkins|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Li Hang|CHN}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Elliot Slessor|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Yan Bingtao|CHN}} (17)|4 |{{flagathlete|Andy Hicks|ENG}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Marco Fu|HKG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Gerard Greene|NIR}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} (1)|4 |{{flagathlete|Zhang Anda|CHN}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Si Jiahui|CHN}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Chen Zifan|CHN}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}} (16)|4 |{{flagathlete|Li Hang|CHN}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Yan Bingtao|CHN}} (17)|4 |{{flagathlete|Marco Fu|HKG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} (1)|4 |{{flagathlete|Si Jiahui|CHN}}|0

|| {{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}} (16)|3 |{{flagathlete|Yan Bingtao|CHN}} (17)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} (1)|4 |{{flagathlete|Yan Bingtao|CHN}} (17)|0

}}

==Section 2==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagathlete|Ashley Carty|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Rod Lawler|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Tom Ford|ENG}} (24)|0 |{{flagathlete|Andrew Higginson|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Thor Chuan Leong|MYS}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Jak Jones|WAL}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|David Gilbert|ENG}} (9)|3 |{{flagathlete|Anthony Hamilton|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Liang Wenbo|CHN}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Kurt Maflin|NOR}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Lyu Haotian|CHN}} (25)|1 |{{flagathlete|Tian Pengfei|CHN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Peter Ebdon|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}} (8)|4 |{{flagathlete|Alan McManus|SCO}}|0

|| {{flagathlete|Rod Lawler|ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Andrew Higginson|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Jak Jones|WAL}}|0 |{{flagathlete|Anthony Hamilton|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Liang Wenbo|CHN}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Tian Pengfei|CHN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Peter Ebdon|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}} (8)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Andrew Higginson|ENG}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Anthony Hamilton|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Tian Pengfei|CHN}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}} (8)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Anthony Hamilton|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}} (8)|3

}}

==Section 3==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} (5)|4 |{{flagathlete|Xu Si|CHN}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Matthew Stevens|WAL}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Chris Wakelin|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Matthew Selt|ENG}} (28)|4 |{{flagathlete|Daniel Wells|WAL}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Adam Stefanow|POL}}|0 |{{flagathlete|Luca Brecel|BEL}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Jack Lisowski|ENG}} (12)|3 |{{flagathlete|Soheil Vahedi|IRN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Ken Doherty|IRL}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Michael Georgiou|CYP}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Thepchaiya Un-Nooh|THA}} (21)|4 |{{flagathlete|Mark King|ENG}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Peter Lines|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Mei Xiwen|CHN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} (5)|4 |{{flagathlete|Matthew Stevens|WAL}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Matthew Selt|ENG}} (28)|0 |{{flagathlete|Luca Brecel|BEL}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Soheil Vahedi|IRN}}|0 |{{flagathlete|Ken Doherty|IRL}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Thepchaiya Un-Nooh|THA}} (21)|4 |{{flagathlete|Mei Xiwen|CHN}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} (5)|4 |{{flagathlete|Luca Brecel|BEL}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Ken Doherty|IRL}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Thepchaiya Un-Nooh|THA}} (21)|3

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} (5)|4 |{{flagathlete|Ken Doherty|IRL}}|1

}}

==Section 4==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagathlete|Mitchell Mann|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Liam Highfield|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Ryan Day|WAL}} (20)|1 |{{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Mike Dunn|ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Mark Davis|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}} (13)|4 |{{flagathlete|Declan Lavery|NIR}}|0

|| {{flagathlete|Chen Feilong|CHN}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Kishan Hirani|WAL}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Noppon Saengkham|THA}} (29)|3 |{{flagathlete|Billy Joe Castle|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Riley Parsons|ENG}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Kacper Filipiak|POL}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} (4)|4 |{{flagathlete|Chang Bingyu|CHN}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Mitchell Mann|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Davis|ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}} (13)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Chen Feilong|CHN}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Billy Joe Castle|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Kacper Filipiak|POL}}|1 |{{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} (4)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Harvey Chandler|ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}} (13)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Billy Joe Castle|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} (4)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}} (13)|3 |{{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} (4)|4

}}

=Bottom half=

==Section 5==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}} (3)|3 |{{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Jackson Page|WAL}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Barry Pinches|ENG}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Anthony McGill|SCO}} (30)|1 |{{flagathlete|Robbie Williams|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Hammad Miah|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Martin Gould|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}} (14)|4 |{{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Ross Bulman|IRL}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Zhang Jiankang|CHN}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}} (19)|4 |{{flagathlete|Duane Jones|WAL}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Bai Langning|CHN}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Jackson Page|WAL}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Robbie Williams|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Hammad Miah|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}} (14)|4 |{{flagathlete|Ross Bulman|IRL}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}} (19)|4 |{{flagathlete|Craig Steadman|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Robbie Williams|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}} (14)|4 |{{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}} (19)|1

|| {{flagathlete|Robbie Williams|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}} (14)|4

}}

==Section 6==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagathlete|Lee Walker|WAL}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Martin O'Donnell|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Xiao Guodong|CHN}} (22)|2 |{{flagathlete|Alexander Ursenbacher|SUI}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Jordan Brown|NIR}}|4 |{{flagathlete|James Wattana|THA}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}} (11)|4 |{{flagathlete|Lu Ning|CHN}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Ian Burns|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Andy Lee|HKG}}|0

|| {{flagathlete|Scott Donaldson|SCO}} (27)|4 |{{flagathlete|Alfie Burden|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Jamie O'Neill|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Sunny Akani|THA}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} (6)|4 |{{flagathlete|Sam Craigie|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Martin O'Donnell|ENG}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Alexander Ursenbacher|SUI}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Jordan Brown|NIR}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}} (11)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Ian Burns|ENG}}|3 |{{flagathlete|Scott Donaldson|SCO}} (27)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Jamie O'Neill|ENG}}|0 |{{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} (6)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Alexander Ursenbacher|SUI}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}} (11)|2

|| {{flagathlete|Scott Donaldson|SCO}} (27)|0 |{{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} (6)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Alexander Ursenbacher|SUI}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} (6)|3

}}

==Section 7==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} (7)|4 |{{flagathlete|Fraser Patrick|SCO}}|0

|| {{flagathlete|Dominic Dale|WAL}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Luo Honghao|CHN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Ricky Walden|ENG}} (26)|4 |{{flagathlete|Alex Borg|MLT}}|0

|| {{flagathlete|Sam Baird|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Nigel Bond|ENG}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}} (10)|4 |{{flagathlete|Eden Sharav|ISR}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Michael Holt|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Michael White|WAL}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Jimmy Robertson|ENG}} (23)|4 |{{flagathlete|Igor Figueiredo|BRA}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Fan Zhengyi|CHN}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Fergal O'Brien|IRL}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} (7)|4 |{{flagathlete|Luo Honghao|CHN}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Ricky Walden|ENG}} (26)|4 |{{flagathlete|Sam Baird|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}} (10)|4 |{{flagathlete|Michael Holt|ENG}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Jimmy Robertson|ENG}} (23)|3 |{{flagathlete|Fergal O'Brien|IRL}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} (7)|4 |{{flagathlete|Ricky Walden|ENG}} (26)|3

|| {{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}} (10)|4 |{{flagathlete|Fergal O'Brien|IRL}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} (7)|4 |{{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}} (10)|2

}}

==Section 8==

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|| {{flagathlete|Brandon Sargeant|ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Joe O'Connor|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Gary Wilson|ENG}} (18)|2 |{{flagathlete|Yuan Sijun|CHN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Jamie Clarke|WAL}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Ben Woollaston|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}} (15)|2 |{{flagathlete|David Lilley|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|John Astley|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Stuart Carrington|ENG}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Zhou Yuelong|CHN}} (31)|4 |{{flagathlete|David Grace|ENG}}|0

|| {{flagathlete|Louis Heathcote|ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Lei Peifan|CHN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} (2)|4 |{{flagathlete|Oliver Lines|ENG}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Joe O'Connor|ENG}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Yuan Sijun|CHN}}|4

|| {{flagathlete|Ben Woollaston|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|David Lilley|ENG}}|2

|| {{flagathlete|Stuart Carrington|ENG}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Zhou Yuelong|CHN}} (31)|0

|| {{flagathlete|Lei Peifan|CHN}}|2 |{{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} (2)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Yuan Sijun|CHN}}|4 |{{flagathlete|Ben Woollaston|ENG}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Stuart Carrington|ENG}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} (2)|4

|| {{flagathlete|Yuan Sijun|CHN}}|1 |{{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} (2)|4

}}

=Finals=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3

|team-width=200

|short_brackets=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1 = Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames|RD2 = Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames |3rdplace=no| RD3 = Final
Best of 17 frames

|| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} (1)|5 |{{flagathlete|Anthony Hamilton|ENG}}|1

|| {{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} (5)|4 |{{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} (4)|5

|| {{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}} (14)|5 |{{flagathlete|Alexander Ursenbacher|SUI}}|3

|| {{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} (7)|1 |{{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} (2)|5

|| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} (1)|6 |{{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} (5)|3

|| {{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}} (14)|1 |{{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} (2)|6

|| {{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} (1)|9 |{{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} (2)|7

}}

=Final=

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colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17 November 2019.

width="230" align="right" | Judd Trump (1)
{{ENG}}

| width="100" align="center" | 9–7

| width="230" | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
{{ENG}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 81–6, {{nobr|108–1}}, {{nobr|7–126 (126)}}, {{nobr|123–0 (123)}}, {{nobr|24–89}}, {{nobr|113–0}}, {{nobr|88–0}}, {{nobr|5–86}}
Evening: 16–75, 123–0 (106), {{nobr|113–0 (113)}}, {{nobr|0–73}}, {{nobr|55–76}}, {{nobr|129–0 (124)}}, {{nobr|0–135 (135)}}, {{nobr|84–0}}

align="right" | 124

| align="center" | Highest break

| 135

align="right" | 4

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 2

Century breaks

A total of 76 century breaks were made during the competition. The highest break was a maximum break scored by Bingham in the first frame of his opening round win over Lu Ning.{{cite web |title=19.com Northern Ireland Open 2019 – Centuries |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14097/19-com-northern-ireland-open-2019 |work=World Snooker |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701185840/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14097/19-com-northern-ireland-open-2019 |archive-date=1 July 2020}}

147 {{ndash}} Stuart Bingham
139, 132 {{ndash}} Zhang Anda
137, 114 {{ndash}} Mark Joyce
136, 134 {{ndash}} Matthew Stevens
136, 125, 124, 123, 122, 113, 111, 106, 106, 106, 105 {{ndash}} Judd Trump
136 {{ndash}} Zhao Xintong
135, 127, 126, 101 {{ndash}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
134 {{ndash}} Joe Perry
132 {{ndash}} Sam Baird
132 {{ndash}} Ken Doherty
130 {{ndash}} Matthew Selt
129, 127, 101 {{ndash}} Yan Bingtao
129, 119, 101 {{ndash}} Barry Hawkins
129 {{ndash}} Tian Pengfei
128, 113, 102 {{ndash}} Luca Brecel
126, 102 {{ndash}} Liang Wenbo
123 {{ndash}} Scott Donaldson
122, 104, 103 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy
122 {{ndash}} Thor Chuan Leong
118, 103, 101, 101 {{ndash}} Mark Allen
118 {{ndash}} Yuan Sijun
117, 115, 112, 110 {{ndash}} John Higgins
116 {{ndash}} Ricky Walden
115, 109, 101 {{ndash}} Mark Selby
114, 101 {{ndash}} Robbie Williams
112 {{ndash}} Jack Lisowski
109 {{ndash}} Billy Joe Castle
109 {{ndash}} Chen Zifan
108 {{ndash}} Zhou Yuelong
107 {{ndash}} Anthony Hamilton
106 {{ndash}} Ali Carter
105 {{ndash}} Chang Bingyu
105 {{ndash}} Luo Honghao
105 {{ndash}} Mitchell Mann
104 {{ndash}} Stuart Carrington
103, 102 {{ndash}} Alexander Ursenbacher
102 {{ndash}} Ben Woollaston
101 {{ndash}} Michael White
100 {{ndash}} Graeme Dott
100 {{ndash}} Lei Peifan
100 {{ndash}} Hammad Miah

References

Category:Home Nations Series

2019

Category:2019 in snooker

Category:2019 in Northern Ireland sport

Category:Sports competitions in Belfast

Category:2010s in Northern Ireland

Category:21st century in Belfast

Category:November 2019 sports events in the United Kingdom