The second staging of the Northern Ireland was snooker's 10th ranking event of the 2017/18 season and took place at the Belfast Waterfront from November 20-26.
Mark King was the defending champion having claimed an emotional 9-8 victory over Barry Hawkins last year while Ronnie O'Sullivan was the one player on course for the £1million Home Series jackpot having won the English Open last month.
However, neither were celebrating in Belfast this year as veteran Mark Williams edged out rising star Yan Bingtao in a thrilling final.
Here, you can look back on how the event unfold with the results and daily reviews.
Northern Ireland Open Draw & Tournament Bracket
Scroll down for daily schedule & results
Sky Bet's snooker odds
First Quarter
- Mark King v Matthew Bolton
- Josh Boileau v Ashley Hugill
- Jamie Curtis-Barrett v Ian Preece
- Robbie Williams v Yan Bingtao
- Ryan Day v John J Astley
- Cao Yupeng v Li Hang
- Zhou Yuelong v Graeme Dott
- Robin Hull v Eden Sharav
- Ricky Walden v Hammad Miah
- Jack Lisowski v Sean O'Sullivan
- Jimmy Robertson v Michael White
- Barry Hawkins v Zhao Xintong
- Alfie Burden v Robert Milkins
- Oliver Lines v Xu Si
- Billy Joe Castle v Declan Brennan
- Neil Robertson v Jamie Jones
Second Quarter
- Mark Allen v Sanderson Lam
- Soheil Vahedi v Tiang Pengfei
- Craig Steadman v Yu De Lu
- Hamza Akbar v Noppon Saengkham
- Luca Brecel v Fang Xiongman
- Chris Totten v Chris Wakelin
- Jimmy White v Dominic Dale
- Jak Jones v Lee Walker
- Niu Zhuang v Ian Burns
- Peter Lines v Ken Doherty
- Liam Highfield v Mark Davis
- Liang Wenbo v Jackson Page
- Alan McManus v Yuan SiJun
- Allan Taylor v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Shaun Murphy v Chen Zifan
Third Quarter
- John Higgins v Nigel Bond
- Hossein Vafaei v Anthony Hamilton
- Stephen Maguire v Basem Eltahhan
- Gary Wilson v Alexander Ursenbacher
- Anthony McGill v Boonyarit Keanttikun
- Rory McLeod v Adam Duffy
- Sam Baird v Zhang Yong
- Aditya Mehta v Li Yuan
- Mei Xi Wen v Jordan Brown
- Alex Borg v Peter Ebdon
- Mark Joyce v Ben Woollaston
- Kyren Wilson v Sam Craigie
- Elliott Slessor v Kurt Dunham
- Andrew Higginson v Kurt Mafflin
- Duane Jones v Mitchell Mann
- Ronnie O'Sullivan v Lukas Kleckhers
Fourth Quarter
- Marco Fu v Mike Dunn
- Matthew Stevens v Leo Ferandez
- Michael Georgiou v David Grace
- Martin O'Donnell v Michael Holt
- Ali Carter v Chen Zhe
- Xiao Guodong v Christopher Keogan
- Rhys Clark v Matthew Selt
- Gerard Greene v Joe Perry
- Zhang Anda v Akani Songsermsawad
- Scott Donaldson v Wang Yuchen
- Tom Ford v Fergal O'Brien
- Mark Williams v James Wattana
- Daniel Wells v David Gilbert
- Paul S Davison v Rod Lawler
- Ross Muir v Thor Chuan Leong
- Judd Trump v Stuart Carrington
Northern Ireland Open: Daily schedule & results
Sky Bet's snooker odds
MONDAY NOVEMBER 20
Morning Session (1000 GMT)
First round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Jamie Curtis-Barrett 4-1 Ian Preece (Match 3)
- Cao Yupeng 3-4 Li Hang (Match 6)
- Robin Hull 4-3 Eden Sharav (Match 8)
- Ricky Walden 4-0 Hammad Miah (Match 9)
- Soheil Vahedi 2-4 Tiang Pengfei (Match 18)
- Craig Steadman 1-4 Yu De Lu (Match 19)
- Hamza Akbar 3-4 Noppon Saengkham (Match 20)
- W/O Anthony McGill v Boonyarit Keanttikun (Match 37)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
First round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Josh Boileau 2-4 Ashley Hugill (Match 2)
- Alfie Burden 3-4 Robert Milkins (Match 13)
- Oliver Lines 4-3 Xu Si (Match 14)
- Billy Joe Castle 4-2 Declan Brennan (Match 15)
- Neil Robertson 4-1 Jamie Jones (Match 16)
- Jimmy White 4-3 Dominic Dale (Match 23)
- Niu Zhuang 4-3 Ian Burns (Match 25)
- Peter Lines 2-4 Ken Doherty (Match 26)
- Liam Highfield 4-3 Mark Davis (Match 27)
- Allan Taylor 2-4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Match 31)
- Shaun Murphy 1-4 Chen Zifan (Match 32)
- Hossein Vafaei 4-2 Anthony Hamilton (Match 34)
- Rory McLeod 2-4 Adam Duffy (Match 38)
- Alex Borg 4-3 Peter Ebdon (Match 42)
- Kyren Wilson 1-4 Sam Craigie (Match 44)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
First round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Mark King 4-1 Matthew Bolton (Match 1)
- Mark Allen 4-2 Sanderson Lam (Match 17)
- Lyu Haotian 4-3 Joe Swail (Match 30)
- Mei Xi Wen 4-0 Jordan Brown (Match 41)
- Elliott Slessor 4-0 Kurt Dunham (Match 45)
- Andrew Higginson 1-4 Kurt Mafflin (Match 46)
- Gerard Greene 3-4 Joe Perry (Match 56)
- Ross Muir 4-3 Thor Chuan Leong (Match 63)
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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21
Morning Session (1000 GMT)
First round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Jack Lisowski 4-0 Sean O'Sullivan (Match 10)
- Sam Baird 3-4 Zhang Yong (Match 39)
- Aditya Mehta 0-4 Li Yuan (Match 40)
- Marco Fu 2-4 Mike Dunn (Match 49)
- Michael Georgiou 4-0 David Grace (Match 51)
- Ali Carter 4-0 Chen Zhe (Match 53)
- Xiao Guodong 4-2 Christopher Keogan (Match 54)
- Zhang Anda 2-4 Akani Songsermsawad (Match 57)
- Scott Donaldson 2-4 Wang Yuchen (Match 58)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
First round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Robbie Williams 0-4 Yan Bingtao (Match 4)
- Zhou Yuelong 4-3 Graeme Dott (Match 7)
- Jimmy Robertson 4-2 Michael White (Match 11)
- Barry Hawkins 3-4 Zhao Xintong (Match 12)
- Jak Jones 4-3 Lee Walker (Match 24)
- Liang Wenbo 4-1 Jackson Page (Match 28)
- Alan McManus 1-4 Yuan SiJun (Match 29)
- John Higgins 4-2 Nigel Bond (Match 33)
- Stephen Maguire 4-0 Basem Eltahhan (Match 35)
- Duane Jones 4-1 Mitchell Mann (Match 47)
- Matthew Stevens 4-0 Leo Fernandez (Match 50)
- Rhys Clark 0-4 Matthew Selt (Match 55)
- Tom Ford 4-2 Fergal O'Brien (Match 59)
- Mark Williams 4-0 James Wattana (Match 60)
- Paul S Davison 4-0 Rod Lawler (Match 62)
- Judd Trump 2-4 Stuart Carrington (Match 64)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
First round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Ryan Day 4-3 John J Astley (Match 5)
- W/O Luca Brecel v Fang Xiongman (Match 21)
- Chris Totten 0-4 Chris Wakelin (Match 22)
- Gary Wilson 4-1 Alexander Ursenbacher (Match 36)
- Mark Joyce 3-4 Ben Woollaston (Match 43)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-2 Lukas Kleckhers (Match 48)
- Martin O'Donnell v Michael Holt W/O (Match 52)
- Daniel Wells 0-4 David Gilbert (Match 61)
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22
Morning Session (1000 GMT)
Second round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Mark King 4-1 Ashley Hugill (Match 65)
- Jamie Curtis-Barrett 0-4 Yan Bingtao (Match 66)
- Robert Milkins 4-1 Oliver Lines (Match 71)
- Yu De Lu 3-4 Nappon Saengkham (Match 74)
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-3 Chen Zifan (Match 80)
- Anthony McGill 4-1 Adam Duffy (Match 83)
- Mei Xi Wen 4-1 Alex Borg (Match 85)
- Elliot Slessor 4-2 Kurt Maflin (Match 87)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Second round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Zhou Yuelong 1-4 Robin Hull (Match 68)
- Billy Joe Castle 0-4 Neil Robertson (Match 72)
- Liam Highfield 4-1 Liang Wenbo (Match 78)
- Yuan Sijun 1-4 Lyu Haotian (Match 79)
- Zhang Yong 0-4 Li Yuan (Match 84)
- Ali Carter 1-4 Xiao Guodong (Match 91)
- Akani Songsermsawad 4-3 Wang Yuchen (Match 93)
- Tom Ford 0-4 Mark Williams (Match 94)
- Ricky Walden 4-2 Jack Lisowski (Match 69)
- Niu Zhuang 1-4 Ken Doherty (Match 77)
- Duane Jones 0-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Match 88)
- Mike Dunn 4-0 Matthew Stevens (Match 89)
- Ben Woollaston 2-4 Sam Craigie (Match 86)
- Michael Georgiou 2-4 Michael Holt (Match 90)
- Jimmy Robertson 4-3 Zhao Xintong (Match 70)
- Matthew Selt 0-4 Joe Perry (Match 92)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Second round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Ryan Day 4-2 Li Hang (Match 67)
- Mark Allen 3-4 Tian Pengfei (Match 73)
- Fang Xiongman 1-4 Chris Wakelin (Match 75)
- Jimmy White 4-0 Jak Jones (Match 76)
- David Gilbert 4-2 Paul S Davison (Match 95)
- Ross Muir 4-2 Stuart Carrington (Match 96)
- John Higgins 4-1 Hossein Vafaei (Match 81)
- Stephen Maguire 0-4 Gary Wilson (Match 82)
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23
Morning Session (1000 GMT)
Third round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Mark King 1-4 Yan Bingtao (Match 97)
- Ryan Day 4-3 Robin Hull (Match 98)
- Ricky Walden 4-3 Jimmy Robertson (Match 99)
- Robert Milkins 4-3 Neil Robertson (Match 100)
- Lyu Haotian 4-2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Match 104)
- Mike Dunn 4-1 Michael Holt 1 (Match 109)
- Xiao Guodong 1-4 Joe Perry (Match 110)
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Third round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Tian Pengfei 4-2 Noppon Saenkham (Match 101)
- Ken Doherty 3-4 Liam Highfield (Match 103)
- Anthony McGill 3-4 Li Yuan (Match 106)
- Mei Xi Wen 2-4 Sam Craigie (Match 107)
- Elliot Slessor 4-1 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Match 108)
- Akani Songsermsawad 1-4 Mark Williams (Match 111)
- David Gilbert 4-3 Ross Muir (Match 112)
- Chris Wakelin 4-0 Jimmy White (Match 102)
- John Higgins 3-4 Gary Wilson (Match 105)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Fourth round (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Ricky Walden 2-4 Robert Milkins (Match 114)
- Tian Pengfei 4-1 David Gilbert (Match 115)
- Liam Highfield 2-4 Lyu Haotian (Match 116)
- Sam Craigie 1-4 Elliot Slessor (Match 118)
- Mike Dunn 4-1 Joe Perry (Match 119)
- Mark Williams 4-2 Chris Wakelin (Match 120)
- Yan Bingtao 4-3 Ryan Day (Match 113)
- Gary Wilson 1-4 Li Yuan (Match 117)
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24
Afternoon Session (1200 GMT)
Quarter-finals (best of 9 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Li Yuan 4-5 Elliot Slessor (Match 123)
- Mike Dunn 1-5 Mark Williams (Match 124)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Quarter-finals (best of 7 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Yan Bingtao 5-4 Robert Milkins (Match 121)
- Tian Pengfei 4-5 Lyu Haotian (Match 122)
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Semi-finals (best of 11 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Elliot Slessor 2-6 Mark Williams
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi-finals (best of 11 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Yan Bingtao 6-2 Lyu Haotian
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26
Afternoon Session (1300 GMT)
Final (best of 17 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Mark Williams 3-5 Yan Bingtao (First session)
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Final (best of 17 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Mark Williams 9-8 Yan Bingtao (Second session)
CLICK HERE FOR FINAL REPORT
What channel is the Northern Ireland Open on?
Eurosport 1 & Eurosport 2 will be sharing coverage throughout the tournament. All live sessions will be Eurosport 1, including the final, but Eurosport 2 do have highlights shows.
Northern Ireland Open: Sky Bet odds
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Northern Ireland Open snooker tickets
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Northern Ireland Open: Prize fund
- Winner: £70,000
- Runner-up: £30,000
- Semi-finals: £20,000
- Quarter-finals: £10,000
- Last 16: £6,000
- Last 32: £3,500
- Last 64: £2,500
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