Northern Ireland Open 2026 — Snooker Schedule & Results

1 Oct 2026 20:23 (UK time)

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The Northern Ireland Open runs 18 Oct – 25 Oct in Belfast, Northern Ireland (Ranking). Defending champion: Jack Lisowski. Qualifying was played 13 Sept – 16 Sept in Leicester. Schedule and scores on this page refresh every 2 hours while the event is on.

Dates18 Oct – 25 Oct

HostBelfast, Northern Ireland · Waterfront Hall

TypeRanking

Defending championJack Lisowski

Players128

Qualifying13 Sept – 16 Sept in Leicester

Wikipedia

Schedule & results

Round 1

18 October 2026

10:00 Si Jiahui[21] Wang Xinbo[91] Best of 7 Round 1

10:00 Xiao Guodong[11] Sam Craigie[72] Best of 7 Round 1

13:00 Jack Lisowski[17] Huang Jiahao[118] Best of 7 Round 1

13:00 Stephen Maguire[32] Anthony McGill[38] Best of 7 Round 1

13:00 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh[25] Aaron Hill[37] Best of 7 Round 1

15:00 Gary Wilson[26] Mateusz Baranowski[84] Best of 7 Round 1

15:00 Mark Selby[5] Louis Heathcote[67] Best of 7 Round 1

15:00 Hossein Vafaei[31] Matthew Selt[47] Best of 7 Round 1

19:00 Ali Carter[16] Xu Si[40] Best of 7 Round 1

19:00 Joe O'Connor[30] Matthew Stevens[51] Best of 7 Round 1

19:00 Neil Robertson[3] Ricky Walden[56] Best of 7 Round 1

21:00 Shaun Murphy[7] Liam Davies[82] Best of 7 Round 1

21:00 Elliot Slessor[24] He Guoqiang[44] Best of 7 Round 1

19 October 2026

10:00 Pang Junxu[27] Alfie Burden[108] Best of 7 Round 1

10:00 Chris Wakelin[12] Jamie Jones[60] Best of 7 Round 1

13:00 Lei Peifan[28] Luca Brecel[43] Best of 7 Round 1

13:00 Barry Hawkins[10] Daniel Wells[48] Best of 7 Round 1

13:00 Wu Yize[4] Scott Donaldson[66] Best of 7 Round 1

15:00 Kyren Wilson[9] Ben Mertens[61] Best of 7 Round 1

15:00 David Gilbert[34] Oliver Sykes[105] Best of 7 Round 1

15:00 Ronnie O'Sullivan[14] Cheung Ka Wai[110] Best of 7 Round 1

19:00 Stuart Bingham[22] Yao Pengcheng[76] Best of 7 Round 1

19:00 Judd Trump[2] Martin O'Donnell[54] Best of 7 Round 1

19:00 Jak Jones[23] Tom Ford[35] Best of 7 Round 1

21:00 Zhang Anda[19] Liam Pullen[68] Best of 7 Round 1

21:00 John Higgins[6] Liam Highfield[65] Best of 7 Round 1

20 October 2026

10:00 Mark Williams[8] Robbie Williams[53] Best of 7 Round 1

10:00 Chang Bingyu[20] Ryan Day[41] Best of 7 Round 1

13:00 Zhou Yuelong[18] Michael Holt[46] Best of 7 Round 1

13:00 Mark Allen[13] Jordan Brown[63] Best of 7 Round 1

15:00 Zhao Xintong[1] Gao Yang[74] Best of 7 Round 1

15:00 Noppon Saengkham[29] Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon[96] Best of 7 Round 1

Northern Ireland Open Qualifiers · Qual Round 2

16 September 2026

22:07FT Scott Donaldson[66] Leone Crowley[89] 42 Qual Round 2

21:08FT Jordan Brown[63] Julien Leclercq[113] 40 Qual Round 2

21:04FT Jackson Page[36] Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon[96] 24 Qual Round 2

20:35FT Michael Holt[46] Onyee Ng[111] 40 Qual Round 2

19:12FT Jiang Jun[64] Liam Highfield[65] 14 Qual Round 2

18:39FT Daniel Wells[48] Dylan Emery[69] 40 Qual Round 2

17:55FT Tom Ford[35] David Grace[75] 40 Qual Round 2

17:55FT Ryan Day[41] Ashley Hugill[115] 42 Qual Round 2

15:36FT Martin O'Donnell[54] Chatchapong Nasa[97] 41 Qual Round 2

15:08FT Robbie Williams[53] Michael Larkov[124] 41 Qual Round 2

14:27FT Ben Woollaston[49] Liam Pullen[68] 04 Qual Round 2

14:24FT Luca Brecel[43] Mitchell Mann[100] 41 Qual Round 2

13:12FT Long Zehuang[50] Gao Yang[74] 24 Qual Round 2

12:28FT Oliver Lines[57] Cheung Ka Wai[110] 34 Qual Round 2

12:11FT Zak Surety[42] Oliver Sykes[105] 34 Qual Round 2

11:26FT Stan Moody[39] Yao Pengcheng[76] 04 Qual Round 2

15 September 2026

22:38FT Ricky Walden[56] Ian Burns[77] 43 Qual Round 2

22:01FT He Guoqiang[44] Zhao Hanyang[83] 43 Qual Round 2

21:13FT Matthew Stevens[51] Marco Fu[71] 41 Qual Round 2

21:06FT Jamie Jones[60] Xu Yichen[81] 42 Qual Round 2

19:42FT Xu Si[40] Jimmy White[103] 42 Qual Round 2

18:21FT Lyu Haotian[62] Louis Heathcote[67] 24 Qual Round 2

18:16FT Matthew Selt[47] Antoni Kowalski[107] 40 Qual Round 2

18:06FT Ishpreet Chadha[59] Sam Craigie[72] 14 Qual Round 2

16:53FT Aaron Hill[37] Ross Muir[80] 43 Qual Round 2

14:57FT Fan Zhengyi[52] Liam Davies[82] 14 Qual Round 2

14:47FT Jimmy Robertson[45] Alfie Burden[108] 14 Qual Round 2

14:35FT Ben Mertens[61] Iulian Boiko[70] 40 Qual Round 2

13:02FT Anthony McGill[38] Liu Yang[116] 41 Qual Round 2

12:49FT Liu Hongyu[55] Huang Jiahao[118] 24 Qual Round 2

12:27FT David Lilley[58] Wang Xinbo[91] 14 Qual Round 2

12:03FT Yuan Sijun[33] Mateusz Baranowski[84] 14 Qual Round 2

Northern Ireland Open Qualifiers · Qual Round 1

14 September 2026

22:33FT Florian Nüßle[90] Onyee Ng[111] 34 Qual Round 1

21:29FT Steven Hallworth[73] Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon[96] 14 Qual Round 1

21:04FT Leone Crowley[89] Ashley Carty[93] 41 Qual Round 1

21:03FT Michał Szubarczyk[78] Julien Leclercq[113] 14 Qual Round 1

19:37FT David Grace[75] Deng Haohui[122] 42 Qual Round 1

18:35FT Lan Yuhao[79] Ashley Hugill[115] 24 Qual Round 1

17:50FT Liam Highfield[65] Phil O'Kane[112] 41 Qual Round 1

17:30FT Liu Wenwei[86] Mitchell Mann[100] 34 Qual Round 1

17:12FT Dylan Emery[69] Jamie Clarke[94] 40 Qual Round 1

15:32FT Sahil Nayyar[101] Michael Larkov[124] 14 Qual Round 1

14:53FT Chatchapong Nasa[97] Darragh Gallagher 41 Qual Round 1

14:32FT Liam Pullen[68] Paul Norris[125] 40 Qual Round 1

12:23FT Artemijs Zizins[87] Cheung Ka Wai[110] 34 Qual Round 1

11:57FT Alexander Ursenbacher[99] Oliver Sykes[105] 04 Qual Round 1

11:55FT Yao Pengcheng[76] Bai Yulu[121] 41 Qual Round 1

11:26FT Gao Yang[74] Panchaya Channoi[125] 40 Qual Round 1

13 September 2026

22:10FT Zhao Hanyang[83] Mahmoud El Hareedy[106] 42 Qual Round 1

21:42FT Ian Burns[77] Stuart Carrington[123] 40 Qual Round 1

21:04FT Xu Yichen[81] Mina Awad[127] 42 Qual Round 1

20:02FT Marco Fu[71] Joel Connolly 40 Qual Round 1

19:39FT Louis Heathcote[67] Craig Steadman[120] 42 Qual Round 1

19:10FT Sam Craigie[72] Anton Kazakov[119] 41 Qual Round 1

18:21FT Jimmy White[103] Sean O'Sullivan[114] 41 Qual Round 1

18:06FT Oliver Brown[95] Antoni Kowalski[107] 14 Qual Round 1

16:36FT Iulian Boiko[70] Luo Zetao[104] 43 Qual Round 1

15:42FT Liam Davies[82] Hammad Miah[109] 43 Qual Round 1

15:06FT Ross Muir[80] Andrew Higginson[117] 41 Qual Round 1

14:41FT Fergal Quinn[102] Alfie Burden[108] 14 Qual Round 1

12:17FT Reanne Evans[85] Huang Jiahao[118] 14 Qual Round 1

11:59FT Connor Benzey[98] Liu Yang[116] 14 Qual Round 1

11:48FT Liam Graham[88] Wang Xinbo[91] 14 Qual Round 1

10:28FT Mateusz Baranowski[84] Gong Chenzhi[92] w/o Qual Round 1

Top-16 players in the field

Xiao Guodong, Mark Selby, Ali Carter, Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy, Chris Wakelin, Barry Hawkins, Wu Yize, Kyren Wilson, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Mark Allen, Zhao Xintong

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FAQ

When is the Northern Ireland Open?

The Northern Ireland Open takes place 18 Oct – 25 Oct in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Who won the Northern Ireland Open?

The Northern Ireland Open has not been decided yet. The defending champion is Jack Lisowski.

Which top players are in the Northern Ireland Open?

Top-16 players in the draw so far: Xiao Guodong, Mark Selby, Ali Carter, Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy, Chris Wakelin, Barry Hawkins, Wu Yize, Kyren Wilson, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Mark Williams, Mark Allen, Zhao Xintong.

Where can I follow Northern Ireland Open scores?

This page and the live-scores page sync snooker.org every 2 hours during the event, with frame-by-frame scores for the semi-finals and final.

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