2024 Northern Ireland Open

File:Waterfront Hall Belfast.jpg, Belfast]]

The event took place from 20 to 27 October 2024 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.{{cite web |title=Snooker superstars set for Belfast |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/01/snooker-superstars-set-for-belfast/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=1 October 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001141811/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/01/snooker-superstars-set-for-belfast/ |url-status=live}} Qualifying took place on 28 and 29 September 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open and International Championship qualifiers draw |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/24/betvictor-northern-/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=24 September 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=24 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924225253/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/24/betvictor-northern-/ |url-status=live}}

The WST implemented a new format for the four Home Nations events this season. In qualifying round one, players seeded 65{{nbnd}}96 face those seeded 97{{nbnd}}128. In qualifying round two, the 32 round one winners play those seeded 33{{nbnd}}64. The 32 round two winners then play the top 32 seeds.{{cite web |title=Tiered format for Home Nations and German Masters in 2024/25 |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/april/05/tiered-format-for-home-nations-and-german-masters-in-2024-25/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=5 April 2024 |access-date=5 April 2024 |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405185554/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/april/05/tiered-format-for-home-nations-and-german-masters-in-2024-25/ |url-status=live}}

All matches were played as the best of 7 {{cuegloss|frame|frames}} until the quarter{{nbh}}finals, which were the best of 9. The semi{{nbh}}finals were the best of 11, and the final was a best of 17 frame match played over two {{cuegloss|session|sessions}}.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open |url=https://www.wst.tv/betvictornorthernirelandopen/ |work=World Snooker Tour |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=24 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924201510/https://www.wst.tv/betvictornorthernirelandopen/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Northern Ireland Open 2024 - all you need to know |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c20mjpppn3go |work=BBC Sport |first=Richard |last=Petrie |date=17 October 2024 |access-date=18 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113085950/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c20mjpppn3go |url-status=live}}

The qualifying rounds were broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland) and by the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China. They were available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories.{{cite web |title=How to watch the qualifiers |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/25/how-to-watch-the-qualifiers/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=25 September 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927125541/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/25/how-to-watch-the-qualifiers/ |url-status=live}}

The main stages were broadcast by Eurosport, Discovery+ and DMAX in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); by the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by TrueVision in Thailand; by TAP in the Philippines; and by Sportcast in Taiwan. It was available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories.{{cite web |title=How to watch the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/12/how-to-watch-the-betvictor-northern-ireland-open/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=12 October 2024 |access-date=16 October 2024 |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110125626/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/12/how-to-watch-the-betvictor-northern-ireland-open/ |url-status=live}}

The tournament winner received the Alex Higgins trophy.{{cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open trophy to be named after Alex Higgins |date=27 September 2016 |url=https://wst.tv/northern-ireland-open-trophy-to-be-named-after-alex-higgins/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220224426/https://wst.tv/northern-ireland-open-trophy-to-be-named-after-alex-higgins/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 February 2020 |work=World Snooker Tour |access-date=12 August 2023}} The breakdown of prize money for the event, an increase of £123,400 from the previous event, is shown below:

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• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-up: £45,000
• Semi-final: £21,000
• Quarter-final: £13,200
• Last 16: £9,000
• Last 32: £5,400
• Last 64: £3,600
• Last 96: £1,000

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• Highest break: £5,000
• Total: £550,400

The first round took place on 28 September as the best of 7 {{cuegloss|frame|frames}}.{{cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open Qualifiers 2024 |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1939 |website=snooker.org |date=27 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007093638/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1939 |url-status=live}} Oliver Lines played in the semi final of the British Open on 28 September, so his match against Joshua Cooper was held over to the main venue in Belfast, where he beat Cooper 4{{nbnd}}2. Jimmy White beat Paul Deaville 4{{nbnd}}3 and Stan Moody beat Dylan Emery 4{{nbnd}}2. Marco Fu withdrew from the event, so reigning women's world champion Bai Yulu was given a walkover to the next round.{{cite web |title=Winning start for White in Belfast qualifiers |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/28/winning-start-for-white-in-belfast-qualifiers/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=28 September 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930174355/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/september/28/winning-start-for-white-in-belfast-qualifiers/ |url-status=live}}

The second round took place on 29 September as the best of 7 frames. Ricky Walden's match against the winner of the match between Lines and Cooper was held over to the main venue in Belfast, where Lines beat Walden 4{{nbnd}}2.

The last 64 matches were played from 20 to 22 October as the best of 7 frames. Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event, giving opponent Long Zehuang a walkover into the last 32.{{cite web |title=O'Sullivan withdraws from BetVictor Northern Ireland Open |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/20/o-sullivan-withdraws-from-betvictor-northern-ireland-open/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=20 October 2024 |access-date=20 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113090930/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/20/o-sullivan-withdraws-from-betvictor-northern-ireland-open/ |url-status=live}}

In the afternoon session on 20 October Judd Trump whitewashed Ishpreet Singh Chadha, Matthew Selt beat Lyu Haotian 4{{nbnd}}1, and Moody recovered from 0{{nbnd}}2 down to beat Ryan Day 4{{nbnd}}3.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day one afternoon |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/20/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-one/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=20 October 2024 |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113093515/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/20/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-one/ |url-status=live}} In the evening session Louis Heathcote beat 5th seed Mark Selby 4{{nbnd}}3, Shaun Murphy recovered from 0{{nbnd}}2 down to beat Jiang Jun 4{{nbnd}}2, and Mark Davis beat 9th seed Gary Wilson 4{{nbnd}}1.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day one evening |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/20/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-one-evening/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=20 October 2024 |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113094118/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/20/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-one-evening/ |url-status=live}} In the afternoon session on 21 October Neil Robertson defeated Graeme Dott 4{{nbnd}}3, Jimmy Robertson beat Xiao Guodong 4{{nbnd}}2, and Martin O'Donnell beat 11th seed Zhang Anda 4{{nbnd}}3. Tian Pengfei defeated 12th seed Si Jiahui 4{{nbnd}}2, and White beat Hossein Vafaei also by 4{{nbnd}}2. In the final frame of the match between White and Vafaei, referee Kevin Dabrowski called an unusual {{cuegloss|foul}} on Vafaei when, with {{cuegloss|in-hand|ball{{nbh}}in{{nbh}}hand}}, he placed the {{cuegloss|cue ball}} slightly outside of the {{cuegloss|D, the|"D"}}.{{cite web |title=Was the cue ball in the D? 'Never seen before' foul causes stir in 'nightmare' Jimmy White v Hossein Vafaei clash |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/betvictor-northern-ireland-open/2024-2025/jimmy-white-hossein-vafaei-referee-controversial-cue-ball-call-in-the-d_sto20047310/story.shtml |work=Eurosport |first=Alec |last=McQuarrie |date=21 October 2024 |access-date=22 October 2024 |archive-date=2 November 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241102075939/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/betvictor-northern-ireland-open/2024-2025/jimmy-white-hossein-vafaei-referee-controversial-cue-ball-call-in-the-d_sto20047310/story.shtml |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day two afternoon |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/21/BetVictor-Northern-Ireland-Open-Day-Two-Afternoon/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=21 October 2024 |access-date=21 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113094635/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/21/BetVictor-Northern-Ireland-Open-Day-Two-Afternoon/ |url-status=live}} In the evening session Mark Allen whitewashed Liu Hongyu, John Higgins beat Fan Zhengyi 4{{nbnd}}2, and Wang Yuchen defeated Jack Lisowski 4{{nbnd}}3.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day two evening |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/21/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-two-evening/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=21 October 2024 |access-date=22 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113095238/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/21/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-two-evening/ |url-status=live}} In the morning session on 22 October Ma Hailong beat 10th seed Ali Carter 4{{nbnd}}1, and Lines beat Wu Yize also by 4{{nbnd}}1. In the afternoon session Chris Wakelin beat Bulcsú Révész 4{{nbnd}}2, and Kyren Wilson beat David Grace 4{{nbnd}}3. Noppon Saengkham beat Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4{{nbnd}}3 (with Saengkham using Murphy's {{cuegloss|cue}} since his own had not arrived at the airport), and Mark Williams whitewashed Jamie Clarke.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day three afternoon |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/22/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-three-afternoon/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=22 October 2024 |access-date=22 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113110116/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/22/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-three-afternoon/ |url-status=live}}

The last 32 matches were played on 22 and 23 October as the best of 7 frames. In the evening session on 22 October Murphy recovered from 0{{nbnd}}2 behind to beat Zhou Yuelong 4{{nbnd}}2, Trump defeated Selt 4{{nbnd}}2, Heathcote beat Jimmy Robertson 4{{nbnd}}1, Tian beat Robert Milkins 4{{nbnd}}1, and Stuart Bingham whitewashed Davis.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day three evening |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/22/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-three-evening/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=22 October 2024 |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113111410/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/22/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-three-evening/ |url-status=live}} In the morning session on 23 October Pang Junxu beat 6th seed Luca Brecel 4{{nbnd}}1, and Lei Peifan beat 13th seed Tom Ford also by 4{{nbnd}}1. In the afternoon session Lines beat 3rd seed Allen 4{{nbnd}}3, O'Donnell defeated White 4{{nbnd}}2, and Elliot Slessor beat Long 4{{nbnd}}2. Ma defeated Wakelin 4{{nbnd}}1, and Barry Hawkins beat Higgins 4{{nbnd}}2.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day four afternoon |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/23/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-four-afternoon/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=23 October 2024 |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113112358/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/23/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-four-afternoon/ |url-status=live}} In the 23 October evening session Moody whitewashed Jak Jones, Kyren Wilson beat Anthony McGill 4{{nbnd}}3, Neil Robertson whitewashed Wang, and Williams defeated Saengkham 4{{nbnd}}1, making a 143 {{cuegloss|total clearance}} in the third frame, the highest break of the tournament, which was later equalled by Trump.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day four evening |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/23/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-four-evening/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=23 October 2024 |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113112937/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/23/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-four-evening/ |url-status=live}}

The last 16 matches were played on 24 October as the best of 7 frames. In the afternoon session Murphy beat Bingham 4{{nbnd}}3, and Pang whitewashed O'Donnell. Williams defeated Ma 4{{nbnd}}2, and Kyren Wilson beat Moody 4{{nbnd}}1.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day five afternoon |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/24/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-five-afternoon/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=24 October 2024 |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113115554/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/24/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-five-afternoon/ |url-status=live}} In the evening session Neil Robertson beat Lines and Slessor beat Lei, both by 4{{nbnd}}1. Trump defeated Hawkins 4{{nbnd}}1, and Heathcote beat Tian 4{{nbnd}}2.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open day five evening |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/24/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-five-evening/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=24 October 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113120044/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/24/betvictor-northern-ireland-open-day-five-evening/ |url-status=live}}

The quarter-finals were played on 25 October as the best of 9 frames. In the afternoon session Pang beat Neil Robertson 5{{nbnd}}4, making a 129 total clearance in the {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}. Kyren Wilson defeated Williams 5{{nbnd}}1, making a 135 break in the 4th frame.{{cite web |title=Pang ends Robertson's Home Nations dream |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/25/Pang-Ends-Robertson-s-Home-Nations-Dream-/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=25 October 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113010804/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/25/Pang-Ends-Robertson-s-Home-Nations-Dream-/ |url-status=live}} In the evening session Trump beat Murphy 5{{nbnd}}1, making breaks of 128 and 125 in the 4th and 5th frames, and Slessor beat Heathcote, also by 5{{nbnd}}1.{{cite web |title=Top Trump thrashes Murphy |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/25/top-trump-thrashes-murphy/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=25 October 2024 |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114081421/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/25/top-trump-thrashes-murphy/ |url-status=live}}

File:Judd Trump at Snooker German Masters (Martin Rulsch) 2014-02-01 18.jpg (pictured) whitewashed Elliot Slessor in the semi{{nbh}}finals]]

File:Kyren Wilson PHC 2014-2.jpg (pictured) beat Pang Junxu 6{{nbnd}}4 in the semi{{nbh}}finals]]

The semi-finals were played on 26 October as the best of 11 frames. In the afternoon session Kyren Wilson beat Pang 6{{nbnd}}4. After the match Wilson said: "I showed a little bit of emotion at the end, because I've never managed to make the one table setup here at the Waterfront. As soon as I walked out today I thought, wow, what an arena and what a crowd. This is definitely one of the best venues I've ever played in. I was desperate to make the final so I'm delighted to do that."{{cite web |title=Wilson makes maiden Belfast final |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/26/wilson-through-to-maiden-belfast-final/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=26 October 2024 |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113005904/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/26/wilson-through-to-maiden-belfast-final/ |url-status=live}} In the evening session Trump whitewashed Slessor. After the match Trump said: "One of the best arenas you can play in, I had plenty left in the tank. I felt very relaxed out there. The table is a good test for everyone. The table conditions play so good here. I love playing here. The table is so reactive."{{cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open snooker recap – Judd Trump to face Kyren Wilson in final after whitewash win over Elliot Slessor |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/betvictor-northern-ireland-open/2024-2025/judd-trump-kyren-wilson-semi-finals-pang-junxu-elliot-slessor_sto20048591/story.shtml |work=Eurosport |first=Desmond |last=Kane |date=26 October 2024 |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=2 November 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241102144619/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/betvictor-northern-ireland-open/2024-2025/judd-trump-kyren-wilson-semi-finals-pang-junxu-elliot-slessor_sto20048591/story.shtml |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Trump thrashes Slessor to set up Wilson showdown |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/26/trump-thrashes-slessor-to-set-up-wilson-showdown/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=26 October 2024 |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114083847/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/26/trump-thrashes-slessor-to-set-up-wilson-showdown/ |url-status=live}}

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The final was played on 27 October as the best of 17 frames, played over two {{cuegloss|session|sessions}}. World number one Trump faced world number two Wilson. At the end of the afternoon session Wilson led Trump 7{{nbnd}}1, having taken the first seven frames.{{cite web |title=Wilson closing in on maiden Belfast win |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/27/wilson-on-verge-of-maiden-belfast-win/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=27 October 2024 |access-date=27 October 2024 |archive-date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114085956/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/27/wilson-on-verge-of-maiden-belfast-win/ |url-status=live}} Wilson went on to win the match 9{{nbnd}}3. After the match Wilson said: "We all know Judd [Trump] is capable of reeling frames off in a row. It was about doing the right things. I turned up an hour before this evening's session when nobody would have blamed me for turning up ten minutes before thinking it was won. You can't allow that to happen against Judd." Trump said: "I want to thank everyone for their support tonight. It was always going to be difficult to come back from 7{{nbnd}}1 down, but I got an amazing reception. Kyren [Wilson] was too good today. The way he has bounced back after winning the World Championship is inspiring. I hope we can have many more battles."{{cite news |title=Wilson hammers Trump to win Northern Ireland Open |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cx244x74z22o |work=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2024 |access-date=27 October 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113075830/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cx244x74z22o |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Wilson claims maiden Belfast triumph |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/27/wilson-/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=27 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114090548/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/27/wilson-/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/5b38c67c-7141-4174-b65b-e0616da3cb6b |work=World Snooker Tour |date=27 October 2024 |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-date=18 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241118142403/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/5b38c67c-7141-4174-b65b-e0616da3cb6b |url-status=live}}

The results of the main draw are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding and players in bold denote match winners.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2024 matches |url=https://www.wst.tv/matches/a4cfd3cf-6880-45b4-bf88-457d7b4b72a6? |work=World Snooker Tour |date=27 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-date=19 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119091109/https://www.wst.tv/matches/a4cfd3cf-6880-45b4-bf88-457d7b4b72a6 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1835 |website=snooker.org |date=27 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112122824/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1835 |url-status=live}}

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|{{flagathlete|Mark Davis|ENG}}

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|4

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|{{flagathlete|Tom Ford|ENG}} {{tooltip|(13)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|Rory Thor|MAS}}

|2

|

|{{flagathlete|Joe O'Connor|ENG}} {{tooltip|(29)|player seeding}}

|2

|{{flagathlete|Elliot Slessor|ENG}}

|4

|

|{{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} {{tooltip|(4)|player seeding}}{{efn|Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew and so Long Zehuang was given a walkover to the last 32.}}

|w/d

|{{flagathlete|Long Zehuang|CHN}}

|w/o

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump {{tooltip|(1)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Selt

|2

||{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins {{tooltip|(16)|player seeding}}

|2

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins {{tooltip|(17)|player seeding}}

|4

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham {{tooltip|(24)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Davis

|0

||{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong {{tooltip|(25)|player seeding}}

|2

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy {{tooltip|(8)|player seeding}}

|4

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Louis Heathcote

|4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson

|1

||{{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei

|4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins {{tooltip|(21)|player seeding}}

|1

||{{flagicon|CHN}} Lei Peifan

|4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Ford {{tooltip|(13)|player seeding}}

|1

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor

|4

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Long Zehuang

|2

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump {{tooltip|(1)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins {{tooltip|(17)|player seeding}}

|1

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham {{tooltip|(24)|player seeding}}

|3

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy {{tooltip|(8)|player seeding}}

|4

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Louis Heathcote

|4

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Tian Pengfei

|2

||{{flagicon|CHN}} Lei Peifan

|1

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor

|4

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump {{tooltip|(1)|player seeding}}

|5

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy {{tooltip|(8)|player seeding}}

|1

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Louis Heathcote

|1

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor

|5

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump {{tooltip|(1)|player seeding}}

|6

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Slessor

|0

}}

:Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=5

|bold_winner = high

|team-width = auto

|short_brackets=yes

|RD1 = Last 64
Best of 7 frames

|RD2 = Last 32
Best of 7 frames

|RD3 = Last 16
Best of 7 frames

|RD4 = Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames

|RD5 =Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames

|3rdplace=no

|

|{{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} {{tooltip|(3)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|Liu Hongyu|CHN}}

|0

|

|{{flagathlete|Wu Yize|CHN}} {{tooltip|(30)|player seeding}}

|1

|{{flagathlete|Oliver Lines|ENG}}

|4

|

|{{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}} {{tooltip|(14)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|Graeme Dott|SCO}}

|3

|

|{{flagathlete|Jack Lisowski|ENG}} {{tooltip|(19)|player seeding}}

|3

|{{flagathlete|Wang Yuchen|HKG}}

|4

|

|{{flagathlete|Hossein Vafaei|IRN}} {{tooltip|(22)|player seeding}}

|2

|{{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

|4

|

|{{flagathlete|Zhang Anda|CHN}} {{tooltip|(11)|player seeding}}

|3

|{{flagathlete|Martin O'Donnell|ENG}}

|4

|

|{{flagathlete|Pang Junxu|CHN}} {{tooltip|(27)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|Yuan Sijun|CHN}}

|3

|

|{{flagathlete|Luca Brecel|BEL}} {{tooltip|(6)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|He Guoqiang|CHN}}

|3

|

|{{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}} {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|Jamie Clarke|WAL}}

|0

|

|{{flagathlete|Noppon Saengkham|THA}} {{tooltip|(26)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|Thepchaiya Un-Nooh|THA}}

|3

|

|{{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}} {{tooltip|(10)|player seeding}}

|1

|{{flagathlete|Ma Hailong|CHN}}

|4

|

|{{flagathlete|Chris Wakelin|ENG}} {{tooltip|(23)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|Bulcsú Révész|HUN}}

|2

|

|{{flagathlete|Ryan Day|WAL}} {{tooltip|(18)|player seeding}}

|3

|{{flagathlete|Stan Moody|ENG}}

|4

|

|{{flagathlete|Jak Jones|WAL}} {{tooltip|(15)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|Alexander Ursenbacher|SUI}}

|0

|

|{{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}} {{tooltip|(31)|player seeding}}

|1

|{{flagathlete|Anthony McGill|SCO}}

|4

|

|{{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}} {{tooltip|(2)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagathlete|David Grace|ENG}}

|3

||{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen {{tooltip|(3)|player seeding}}

|3

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Lines

|4

||{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson {{tooltip|(14)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|HKG}} Wang Yuchen

|0

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

|2

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin O'Donnell

|4

||{{flagicon|CHN}} Pang Junxu {{tooltip|(27)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel {{tooltip|(6)|player seeding}}

|1

||{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|THA}} Noppon Saengkham {{tooltip|(26)|player seeding}}

|1

||{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Hailong

|4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Wakelin {{tooltip|(23)|player seeding}}

|1

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Stan Moody

|4

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Jak Jones {{tooltip|(15)|player seeding}}

|0

||{{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill

|3

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson {{tooltip|(2)|player seeding}}

|4

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Lines

|1

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson {{tooltip|(14)|player seeding}}

|4

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin O'Donnell

|0

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Pang Junxu {{tooltip|(27)|player seeding}}

|4

||{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Hailong

|2

||{{flagicon|ENG}} Stan Moody

|1

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson {{tooltip|(2)|player seeding}}

|4

||{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson {{tooltip|(14)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Pang Junxu {{tooltip|(27)|player seeding}}

|5

||{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}

|1

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson {{tooltip|(2)|player seeding}}

|5

||{{flagicon|CHN}} Pang Junxu {{tooltip|(27)|player seeding}}

|4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson {{tooltip|(2)|player seeding}}

|6

}}

The results of the early rounds are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, an "a" indicates amateur players who were not on the main World Snooker Tour, and players in bold denote match winners.{{cite web |title=BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2024 qualifiers matches |url=https://www.wst.tv/matches/5beac645-09db-44f8-ac1b-d1e16f561f57 |work=World Snooker Tour |date=29 September 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-date=19 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119090213/https://www.wst.tv/matches/5beac645-09db-44f8-ac1b-d1e16f561f57 |url-status=live}}

:Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

A total of 38 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament in Belfast.{{cite web |title=Centuries: Northern Ireland Open - 38 |url=https://snookerinfo.co.uk/2024-25/#northern-ireland-open-38 |website=snookerinfo.co.uk |date=28 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-date=7 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107003257/https://snookerinfo.co.uk/2024-25/#northern-ireland-open-38 |url-status=live}}

{{div col}}

• 143, 141, 128, 125, 112, 105 {{ndash}} Judd Trump
• 143 {{ndash}} Mark Williams
• 139 {{ndash}} John Higgins
• 137 {{ndash}} Ma Hailong
• 135, 119, 110 {{ndash}} Kyren Wilson
• 131, 112 {{ndash}} Anthony McGill
• 129, 129, 118 {{ndash}} Pang Junxu
• 121, 101 {{ndash}} Stuart Bingham
• 119 {{ndash}} Long Zehuang
• 118, 104, 103 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy
• 117 {{ndash}} He Guoqiang
• 115 {{ndash}} Lei Peifan
• 113 {{ndash}} David Gilbert
• 112 {{ndash}} Rory Thor
• 111 {{ndash}} Zhou Yuelong
• 110 {{ndash}} Robert Milkins
• 108, 105, 103 {{ndash}} Stan Moody
• 107, 105, 100 {{ndash}} Neil Robertson
• 103, 103 {{ndash}} Martin O'Donnell
• 103 {{ndash}} Elliot Slessor

{{div col end}}

A total of 22 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Sheffield.{{cite web |title=Centuries: Northern Ireland Open qualifiers - 22 |url=https://snookerinfo.co.uk/2024-25/#northern-ireland-open-qualifiers-22 |website=snookerinfo.co.uk |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001144948/https://snookerinfo.co.uk/2024-25/#northern-ireland-open-qualifiers-22 |url-status=live}}

{{div col}}

• 142 {{ndash}} Yuan Sijun
• 134 {{ndash}} Louis Heathcote
• 133 {{ndash}} Ben Woollaston
• 130 {{ndash}} David Lilley
• 128 {{ndash}} Long Zehuang
• 127 {{ndash}} David Grace
• 117, 114 {{ndash}} Fan Zhengyi
• 113, 109 {{ndash}} Rory Thor
• 113 {{ndash}} Jordan Brown
• 108 {{ndash}} Antoni Kowalski
• 107 {{ndash}} Stuart Carrington
• 105 {{ndash}} Jiang Jun
• 104 {{ndash}} Alfie Burden
• 104 {{ndash}} Liam Davies
• 102 {{ndash}} Duane Jones
• 101 {{ndash}} Lei Peifan
• 101 {{ndash}} Bulcsú Révész
• 101 {{ndash}} Matthew Stevens
• 100 {{ndash}} Wang Yuchen
• 100 {{ndash}} Daniel Womersley

{{div col end}}

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