2018 Northern Ireland Open


The 2018 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 [List of snooker players by number of Snooker world rankings|ranking titles|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:
  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £6,000
  • Last 32: £3,500
  • Last 64: £2,500
  • Highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £366,000
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000

Century breaks

Total: 71