Mark Williams won the Northern Ireland Open
Mark Williams won the Northern Ireland Open

Northern Ireland Open snooker 2017: Draw, schedule, results, betting odds, Eurosport TV times & tickets


The full results from snooker's Northern Ireland Open, which took place in Belfast from November 20-26.

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)

CLICK HERE FOR DAY ONE REVIEW

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)

CLICK HERE FOR DAY TWO REVIEW

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)

CLICK HERE FOR DAY THREE REVIEW

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)

CLICK HERE FOR DAY FOUR REVIEW

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)

CLICK HERE FOR DAY FIVE REVIEW

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

CLICK HERE FOR DAY SIX REVIEW

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

Click here for all of Sky Bet's snooker odds

Northern Ireland Open snooker tickets

Tickets for the event are still available and start at just £10 – incredible value for the chance to see the world’s top stars. Click here for details

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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