2021 Northern Ireland Open

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2021 Northern Ireland Open
Tournament information
Dates9–17 October 2021 (2021-10-09 – 2021-10-17)
VenueWaterfront Hall
CityBelfast
CountryNorthern Ireland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Mark Allen (NIR) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–8
← 2020

The 2021 Northern Ireland Open, referred to as the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open for sponsorship purposes, was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 9 to 17 October 2021 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2021–22 season and a part of the Home Nations Series. It was the sixth edition of the Northern Ireland Open.

Qualifying for the tournament took place from 23 to 27 August 2021 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England,[2] although matches involving the top 16 players, and three other matches featuring Northern Irish players, were held over and played at the Waterfront Hall.[3] All of the top 16 players participated except for world number 9 Ding Junhui.[4] Mark Allen made a maximum break in his held over match against Si Jiahui.[5]

The defending champion was Judd Trump, who defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 finals by a scoreline of 9–7 each time.[6] Trump lost 3–5 in the quarter-finals to Allen, after having led 3–0.[7]

Allen faced John Higgins in the final, which was tied at 4–4 after the afternoon session. Higgins moved 8–6 ahead in the evening session, but Allen won the last three frames for a 9–8 victory. It was Allen's first Northern Ireland Open title and the sixth ranking title of his professional career.[8]

Prize fund[]

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

  • 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

Main draw[]

Top half[]

 
Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
 Gao Yang (CHN)0
 
England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
China Lu Ning2
 
 Lu Ning (CHN)w/o
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)[9]w/d
 
England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson3
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani (THA)3
 
England Jimmy Robertson4
 
 
 
England James Cahill0
 
 James Cahill (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)0
 
England Judd Trump (1)3
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)5
 
 Simon Lichtenberg (GER)3
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)4
 
Wales Matthew Stevens1
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)4
 
 Peter Devlin (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (9)4
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)4
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (8)3
 
 Liam Highfield (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) (25)1
 
England Liam Highfield2
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (8)4
 
 Hammad Miah (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (8)4
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)6
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden (29)3
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
 Allan Taylor (ENG)3
 
England Shaun Murphy (5)4
 
 
 
China Tian Pengfei3
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)4
 
England Shaun Murphy (5)4
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham (12)1
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (12)4
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)2
 
England Stuart Bingham (12)4
 
 
 
England Ashley Carty3
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (21)[10]w/d
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)w/o
 
England Shaun Murphy (5)4
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden (29)5
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)4
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)3
 
Wales Jackson Page4
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (13)0
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)2
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (13)4
 
Wales Jackson Page3
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden (29)4
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (29)4
 
England Ricky Walden (29)4
 
 
 
Australia Neil Robertson (4)1
 
 Xu Si (CHN)0
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)4
 

Bottom half[]

 
Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (3)4
 
 
 
 Andy Hicks (ENG)1
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)4
 
 
 
England Alfie Burden1
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN)2
 
 
 
 Alfie Burden (ENG)4
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)3
 
 
 
China Yan Bingtao (14)4
 
 Yan Bingtao (CHN) (14)4
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)3
 
China Yan Bingtao (14)4
 
 
 
England Oliver Lines0
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)0
 
China Yan Bingtao (14)5
 
 
 
England Mitchell Mann0
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (22)2
 
China Lyu Haotian4
 
 
 
England Mark King1
 
 Mark King (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11)0
 
China Lyu Haotian1
 
 
 
England Mitchell Mann4
 
 Mitchell Mann (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) (27)2
 
England Mitchell Mann4
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (6)2
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6)4
 
China Yan Bingtao (14)2
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)6
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (7)4
 
 
 
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK)2
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
Belgium Luca Brecel2
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN) (26)2
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL)4
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams (10)3
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (10)4
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)3
 
Wales Mark Williams (10)4
 
 
 
Wales Jak Jones2
 
 Martin Gould (ENG) (23)2
 
 
 
 Jak Jones (WAL)4
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)5
 
 
 
England David Gilbert (18) 3
 
 David Grace (ENG)0
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (18)4
 
England David Gilbert (18)4
 
 
 
England Louis Heathcote2
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Lee Walker (WAL)3
 
England David Gilbert (18)4
 
 
 
England Mark Selby (2)2
 
 Rory McLeod (JAM)0
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (31)4
 
England Gary Wilson (31)1
 
 
 
England Mark Selby (2)4
 
 Cao Yupeng (CHN)3
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (2)4
 

Final[]

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 17 October 2021.
Mark Allen (9)
 Northern Ireland 		9–8 John Higgins (7)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 78–21, 82–1 (82), 0–123 (123), 70–6, 11–68 (68), 70–47, 0–78 (55), 63–64 (Allen 58)
Evening: 76–47 (70), 40–89 (63), 86–0 (85), 40–89 (59), 1–64 (64), 6–144 (136), 51–6, 80–43 (58), 65–31
85 Highest break 136
0 Century breaks 2
5 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying[]

Qualification for the tournament took place from 23 to 27 August 2021 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Matches involving the top 16 players — including the defending champion — alongside three other matches involving local players, were held over and played at the Waterfront Hall.[11] Graeme Dott, Anthony Hamilton, Mark Davis and were due to take part in the event, but withdrew and were replaced by James Cahill, Dylan Emery, Mark Lloyd and Robert McCullough respectively.[12][13][14]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Match held over and played in Belfast.

Century breaks[]

Main stage centuries[]

Total: 50[15]

Qualifying stage centuries[]

Total: 29[15][16]

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Northern Ireland Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Updated 2021/22 Calendar" wst.tv. 2021-07-09
  3. ^ "BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Draw". wst.tv. 2021-08-18
  4. ^ "Trump goes for four in a row - all you need to know about snooker's Northern Ireland Open". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  5. ^ "Allen hits maximum 147 in Belfast win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  6. ^ "Judd Trump edges out Ronnie O'Sullivan to win Northern Ireland Open". SKY Sports. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Allen Roars Back From 3–0 Down To Beat Defending Champion Trump In Thriller". Eurosport. 15 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Allen beats Higgins in NI Open final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  9. ^ "O'Neill Withdraws From Northern Ireland Open". World Snooker Tour. 8 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Ford Out Of Northern Ireland Open". World Snooker Tour. 9 October 2021.
  11. ^ "BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Draw". World Snooker Tour. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Dott and Hamilton withdraw from Belfast Qualifiers". World Snooker Tour. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Updated Draw". World Snooker Tour. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  14. ^ "McGuigan Replaced By McCullough". World Snooker Tour. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  15. ^ a b "BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2021 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 9–17 October 2021.
  16. ^ "BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2021 Qualifiers | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 23–27 August 2021.
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