The draw for this month’s BetVictor Northern Ireland Open is now available, as well as the match schedule for the qualifying round.
CLICK HERE FOR THE QUALIFIERS FORMAT
Mark Allen will be aiming to win the title for the third consecutive year at the main event which runs from October 22 to 29 at the fantastic Waterfront Hall in Belfast. The Antrim cueman will start his campaign against talented Belgian teenager Ben Mertens.
The evening session of the final on Sunday October 29th is SOLD OUT but tickets for most sessions are still available, including a limited number for the afternoon session of the final. Fans must book fast from just £15 before seats sell out. For all details CLICK HERE
World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan will face USA’s Ahmed Aly Elsayed in his opening tie, while BetVictor English Open champion Judd Trump will be up against Jenson Kendrick. All matches involving the top 16 seeds, as well as the two local wild cards, will be played in Belfast, with the match schedule to be announced soon. Those fixtures are:
Mark Allen v Ben Mertens
Ricky Walden v Ben Woollaston
Jack Lisowski v Rebecca Kenna
Robert Milkins v Cao Yupeng
Shaun Murphy v Ryan Thomerson
Ryan Day v Ma Hailong
Gary Wilson v Louis Heathcote
Neil Robertson v Wu Yize
Judd Trump v Jenson Kendrick
Anthony McGill v Jimmy White
Robbie McGuigan v Muhammad Asif
Hossein Vafaei v Mark Joyce
Kyren Wilson v Sam Craigie
Mark Williams v Tian Pengfei
Barry Hawkins v Elliot Slessor
David Gilbert v Joel Connolly
Tom Ford v Haydon Pinhey
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ahmed Aly Elsayed
All other first round matches will be played at the qualifiers which run from October 17-20 in Sheffield, with players needing to win one match to make it to Belfast. Fans will be welcome at Ponds Forge to watch the qualifying round, with notable matches including:
Marco Fu v Jamie Jones
Zhou Yuelong v Stan Moody
Northern Ireland’s Jordan Brown v Stuart Carrington
Ken Doherty v Liam Highfield
Stephen Maguire v Fergal O’Brien
Si Jiahui v Zhang Anda
Matthew Stevens v Stephen Hendry
Details of how to watch he qualifying round and the main event on broadcasters including discovery+ will be announced soon.
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