At 17:00 Beijing time on October 20, 2024, the main stage of the World Snooker Northern Ireland Open will officially begin. China's post-90s player Zhou Yuelong will open the opening match with Dyer, while world No. 1 Trump will lead the game.
It is worth mentioning that Trump is the biggest winner of the Northern Ireland Open, having won this tournament three times in a row and becoming the quadruple champion of the tournament.
If he can continue to win the championship in the competition, then he will be expected to break the record. The Northern Ireland Open's schedule, prize money, format and past winners are described in detail below.
Northern Ireland Open 2024 schedule
20 October at 17:00
Zhou Yuelong vs Dyer, Milkins vs Jordan Brown, Lines Jr. vs Cooper (Yanjin first round)
20 October at 20:00
Trump vs Chada, Lu Haotian vs Selt, Jack Jones vs Yussenbach
20 October at 22:00
Gilbert vs Lei Peifan, Brecel vs He Guoqiang, Ryan Day vs Stan Moody
21 October at 2:00
Bingham vs Donaldson, Selby vs Hayscott, Pang Junxu vs Yuan Sijun
10/21 at 4:00
Gary Wilson vs Mark Davis, Murphy vs Jiang Jun
21 October at 17:00
Si Jiahui vs Tian Pengfei, Tom Ford vs Tu Zhenlong, Joe O'Connor vs Slessor
21 October at 20:00
Xiao Guodong vs Jimmy Robertson, Neil Robertson vs Dort, Zhang Anda vs O'Donnell
21 October at 22:00
O'Sullivan vs. Long Zehuang, Wafei vs. Jimmy White, Wharton vs. Lines Jr./Cooper (Qualifying Round 2)
22 October at 2:00
Hawkins vs Stevens, Allen vs Liu Hongyu, Maguire vs McGill
22 October at 4:00
Higgins vs Fan Zhengyi, Lisowski vs Wang Yuchen
22 October at 17:00
Wu Yize vs Wharton/Lines Jr./Cooper, Carter vs Ma Hailong
22 October at 20:00
Wakelin vs. Refus, Kyren Wilson vs. Grace
22 October at 22:00
Mark Williams vs Clark, Sancam vs Tachaiya
Northern Ireland Open prize distribution
Champion: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Top 4: £21,000
Round of 8: £13,200
Round of 16: £9,000
Round of 32: £5,400
Round of 64: £3,600
Round of 96: £1,000
Highest score in a single stroke: £5,000
The format of the Northern Ireland Open
From the qualifying round to the third round of the main competition: 7 rounds and 4 wins
1/4 finals: 9 games and 5 wins
Semi-finals: 11 rounds and 6 wins
Finals: 9 wins in 17 rounds
Former champion of the Northern Ireland Open
2005: Stevens
2006: Ding Junhui
2007: Harry Maguire
2008: O'Sullivan
2018: Trump
2019: Trump
2020: Trump
2021: Allen
2022: Alan
2023: Trump