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The '''2019 Northern Ireland Open''' (also known asofficially the '''2019 19.com Northern Ireland Open''') was a professional [[snooker]] tournament that took place from 11 to 17 November 2019 at the [[Waterfront Hall]] in [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland.<ref name=Official>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/northern-ireland-open/ |title=2019 Northern Ireland Open |work=World Snooker |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=17 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117023419/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/northern-ireland-open/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It was theThe fourth edition of the [[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]], theit second tournament of the [[Home Nations Series]],<ref name="euro_Nort">{{Cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open - Is Mark Selby back and can he challenge for Home Nations prize? |author= |work=Eurosport |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=13 July 2021 |url= https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/northern-ireland-open-is-mark-selby-back-and-can-he-challenge-for-home-nations-prize_sto7529884/story.shtml |quote=}}</ref> andwas the sixth [[snookerSnooker world rankings|world ranking tournamentevent]] of the [[2019–20 snooker season]].<ref name=Calendar>{{cite web |title=Calendar for, the 2019/20second seasontournament |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Click-here-for-the-calendar.pdf |work=World Snooker |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527181632/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Click-here-for-the-calendar.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> It followedof the [[2019Home WorldNations Open (snooker)|World OpenSeries]] and preceded the [[2019 UK Championship|UK Championship]].<ref name=Calendar/><ref name=Official/>. Featuring a prize fund of £405,000, the winner received £70,000. The event was broadcast on [[Eurosport]] and [[Quest (TV channel)|Quest]] domestically and was sponsored by betting company 19.com.

The defending champion was [[Judd Trump]], who had defeated [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] 9–7 in the [[2018 Northern Ireland Open|2018 final]].<ref>{{cite webThe |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/trump-downs-the-rocket-in-thriller/pair |title=Trumpboth Downsreached Thethe Rocketfinal Inin Thriller2019, |work=Worldwith SnookerTrump |publisher=[[Worldsuccessfully Professionaldefending Billiardsthe andtitle, Snookerdefeating Association]]O'Sullivan |date=18by Novemberthe 2018same |access-date=19scoreline. November[[Stuart 2018Bingham]] |archive-date=19scored Novemberthe 2018highest {{cuegloss|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091906/http://www.worldsnooker.com/trump-downs-the-rocket-in-thriller/ |url-status=livebreak}}</ref> Theof pairthe bothtournament, reachedcompiling thea final[[maximum againbreak]] in 2019,the withfirst Trumpframe successfullyof defendinghis thefirst title,round defeatingmatch O'Sullivanwith by[[Lu Ning]], the samesixth scorelineof ashis the previous yearcareer.<ref name="eurosportlive"< />

[[Stuart Bingham]] scored the highest {{cuegloss|break}} of the tournament, compiling the sixth [[maximum break]] of his career in the first frame of his first round match with [[Lu Ning]].

==Format==

[[File:Waterfront Hall Belfast.jpg|thumb|The event took place at the [[Waterfront Hall]] in Belfast.]]

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The defending champion was [[Judd Trump]], who had won the [[2018 Northern Ireland Open|2018 event]] by defeating [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] 9–7.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/trump-downs-the-rocket-in-thriller/ |title=Trump Downs The Rocket In Thriller |work=World Snooker |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |date=18 November 2018 |access-date=19 November 2018 |archive-date=19 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091906/http://www.worldsnooker.com/trump-downs-the-rocket-in-thriller/ |url-status=live}}</ref> All matches were played as the best of 7 {{cuegloss|frames}} in the first four rounds, at which point the number increased: 9 in the quarter-finals; 11 in the semi-finals; and the best of 19 frames in the final.<ref name="snooker.org draw">{{Cite web |title=Results (Northern Ireland Open 2019) |trans-title= |last=Årdalen |first=Hermund |work=snooker.org |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=847&template=22&season=2019&tzm=2 |language=no |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704162749/https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js?hash=388b68d9f01516fc6f5c6a82264a4934 |url-status=live}}</ref> Chinese sports prediction website 19.com sponsored the event,<ref name="19.c_Thef">{{Cite web |title=The first event prediction, the latest sports news-19 information |work=19.com |access-date=12 April 2021 |url=https://19.com/cn/ |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412184522/https://19.com/cn/ |url-status=live}}</ref> which was broadcast in Europe and Australia by [[Eurosport]]; [[CCTV]], [[Superstars Online]], [[Youku]] and [[Zhibo.tv]] in China; True sport in Thailand; [[Sky Sports]] in New Zealand and [[DAZN]] in Canada.<ref name="wst._Tour">{{Cite web |title=Tournament Broadcasters 2019–20 |work=World Snooker |date=28 June 2019 |access-date=12 April 2021 |url=https://wst.tv/tournaments-broadcasters-2019-20/ |archive-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113221936/https://wst.tv/tournaments-broadcasters-2019-20/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Prize fund===

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:<ref>{{cite web |title=Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season |url=https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Click-here-for-the-full-prize-money-schedule.pdf |work=World Snooker |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-date=22 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222112343/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Click-here-for-the-full-prize-money-schedule.pdf |url-status=livedead}}</ref>

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==Tournament summary==

[[File:Judd Trump at Snooker German Masters (Martin Rulsch) 2014-02-01 05.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Judd Trump]] won the event, retaining the trophy after a 9–7 win in the final.]]

The first four rounds were played from 11 to 14 November as the best of seven frames. Defending champion Trump defeated [[James Cahill (snooker player)|James Cahill]] in the opening round, then beat three Chinese players [[Zhang Anda]], [[Si Jiahui]] and [[Yan Bingtao]], whilst [[seed (sports)|unseeded]] player [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]] defeated [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]], [[Rod Lawler]] and eighth seed [[Kyren Wilson]] to reach the quarter-finals.<ref name="snooker.org draw"/> Fifth seed [[Mark Selby]] defeated [[Xu Si]], [[Matthew Stevens]], [[Luca Brecel]] and [[Ken Doherty]] in qualifying for the quarter-finals where he would meet [[John Higgins]] as he defeated [[Chang Bingyu]], [[Kacper Filipiak]], [[Billy Joe Castle]], and [[2019 World Cup (snooker)|2019 World Cup]] partner [[Stephen Maguire]].<ref name="snooker.org draw"/><ref name="longshot"/> Fourteenth seed [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]] defeated [[Zhao Xintong]], [[Ross Bulman]], [[Graeme Dott]] and [[Robbie Williams (snooker player)|Robbie Williams]] to play [[Alexander Ursenbacher]] in the quarter-finals, who overcame [[Xiao Guodong]] and [[Martin O'Donnell (snooker player)|Martin O'Donnell]] in the opening two rounds.<ref name="snooker.org draw"/> In the third round, he met [[Stuart Bingham]], who made the highest break of the event, a [[maximum break|maximum break of 147]] in the first frame of his opening round win over [[Lu Ning]], the sixth of Bingham's career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open day two review: Stuart Bingham hits 147 maximum break; wins for Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan |work=Sporting Life|___location=UK |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-edges-into-second-round/173964 |date=November 13, 2019|archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704162745/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/osullivan-edges-into-second-round/173964 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ursenbacher defeated Bingham 4–2, and then sixth seed [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] 4–3.<ref name="bbc early">{{Cite news |title=Allen knocked out of NI Open |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50428115 |date=14 November 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115132824/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50428115 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seventh seed [[Shaun Murphy]] overcame [[Fraser Patrick]], [[Luo Honghao]], [[Ricky Walden]] and [[Barry Hawkins]] to meet Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated [[Oliver Lines]], [[Lei Peifan]], [[Stuart Carrington]] and [[Yuan Sijun]].<ref name="snooker.org draw"/><ref name="bbc early"/>

The quarter-finals were played on 15 November as the best of nine frames.<ref name="snooker.org draw"/> Trump defeated Hamilton 5–1, the same scoreline that O'Sullivan defeated MuprhyMurphy, whilst Perry defeated Ursenbacher 5–3.<ref name="snoo_Kein">{{Cite web |last= Witzescher|first= Lula|title=Keine Überraschung im Halbfinale der Northern Ireland Open |work=Snooker PRO |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=http://snookerpro.de/artikel/keine-ueberraschung-im-halbfinale-der-northern-ireland-open/ |archive-date=23 January 2021 |language=de |trans-title=No surprise in the semi-finals of the Northern Ireland Open|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123083443/http://snookerpro.de/artikel/keine-ueberraschung-im-halbfinale-der-northern-ireland-open/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="snooker.org draw"/> Higgins led Selby 4–2, but led 66–0 in frame seven. Selby, however, took more than six minutes to take a single shot, more time than the fastest ever maximum break.<ref name="longshot">{{Cite web |title=Snooker news – Mark Selby takes six minutes and 13 seconds to take shot |work=Eurosport |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker-news-mark-selby-takes-six-minutes-and-13-seconds-to-take-shot_sto7538910/story.shtml |archive-date=14 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314233445/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker-news-mark-selby-takes-six-minutes-and-13-seconds-to-take-shot_sto7538910/story.shtml |author=Snowball, Ben |url-status=live}}</ref> Selby won the frame, and tied the match at 4–4, but Higgins won the deciding frame to win 5–4.<ref name="longshot"/> The semi-finals were played as the best of 11 frames on 16 November.<ref name="snooker.org draw"/> Higgins led Trump at 3–2 in the first, but Trump won the next four frames to progress to the final.<ref name="spor_Nort">{{Cite web |title=Northern Ireland Open: Judd Trump beats John Higgins 6–3 to reach final |work=Sporting Life|___location=UK |access-date=4 July 2021 |date=November 16, 2019 |author=Mann, Richard |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/top-trump-reaches-ni-open-final/174142 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704162746/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/top-trump-reaches-ni-open-final/174142 |url-status=live}}</ref> A pot on the {{cuegloss|black ball}} by Trump in frame eight where he played the {{cuegloss|cue ball}} around the table to make a {{cuegloss|cannon}} was described by fellow players such as [[Jimmy White]], Mark Allen and opponent Higgins as "one of the best shots ever played".<ref name="euro_Snoo">{{Cite web |title=Snooker news – 'I think that's the best shot I've ever seen' – Snooker world stunned by Trump pot |work=Eurosport |date=16 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-i-think-that-s-the-best-shot-i-ve-ever-seen-snooker-world-stunned-by-trump-pot_sto7540308/story.shtml |author=Koylu, Enis |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022065223/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-i-think-that-s-the-best-shot-i-ve-ever-seen-snooker-world-stunned-by-trump-pot_sto7540308/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> The second semi-final was held between O'Sullivan and Perry. O'Sullivan won all of the first five frames, before winning the match 6–1.<ref name="rte._Rock">{{Cite web |title=Rocket sets up Northern Ireland Open final with Trump |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |date=16 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2019/1116/1091366-rocket-sets-up-northern-ireland-open-final-with-trump/ |archive-date=12 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312073954/https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2019/1116/1091366-rocket-sets-up-northern-ireland-open-final-with-trump/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The final was played between Trump and O'Sullivan on 17 November as the best of 17 frames, held over two {{cuegloss|session|sessions}}.<ref name="snooker.org draw"/> Trump won the opening two frames, and led 3–1 after a break of 123 in the fourth.<ref name="bbcfinal">{{Cite news |title=Holder Trump wins NI Open thriller |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50455017 |date=17 November 2019 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124215636/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50455017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also led 5–3 after the opening session, despite missing an attempt for a maximum break in frame seven.<ref name="bbcfinal"/> Upon the restart, O'Sullivan won frame nine, before Trump opened up a three frame lead by winning the next two. O'Sullivan won two frames in a row, to trail by a frame, but Trump made a break of 124 to lead 8–6. Making his second century break of the final, a 135, O'Sullivan won frame 15, but Trump made a break of 84 to win the match 9–7.<ref name="bbcfinal"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Snooker news – Judd Trump beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in all-time classic |work=Eurosport |date=17 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-judd-trump-beats-ronnie-o-sullivan-in-all-time-classic_sto7541456/story.shtml |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022070446/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-judd-trump-beats-ronnie-o-sullivan-in-all-time-classic_sto7541456/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref>

The win was Trump's 14th ranking event victory.<ref name="eurosportlive">{{Cite web |title=Snooker news live – Trump leads O'Sullivan in Belfast |work=Eurosport |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=4 July 2021 |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/northern-ireland-open-live-o-sullivan-takes-on-trump-for-title_sto7534056/story.shtml |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022065442/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/northern-ireland-open/2019-2020/northern-ireland-open-live-o-sullivan-takes-on-trump-for-title_sto7534056/story.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> After the match, Trump commented: "To defend any title is always difficult but to do it against Ronnie [O'Sullivan] is extra special...You've got to play [your best] against Ronnie otherwise you lose."<ref name="bbcfinal"/> O'Sullivan praised his opponent after the match, commenting that he "enjoyed watching" Trump's play.<ref name="eurosportlive"/> The pair would also contest the [[2020 Northern Ireland Open|following season's event]], with Trump winning again winning over O'Sullivan by the same scoreline.<ref name="skys_Judd">{{cite web |title=Judd Trump edges out Ronnie O'Sullivan to win Northern Ireland Open |work=Sky Sports |access-date=4 July 2021 |date=22 November 2020 |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/12139829/judd-trump-edges-out-ronnie-osullivan-to-win-northern-ireland-open |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610165855/https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12243/12139829/judd-trump-edges-out-ronnie-osullivan-to-win-northern-ireland-open |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Main draw==

The results from the event are shown below. Seeded players have their seedings in brackets. Players highlighted in bold denote match winners.<ref name="snooker.org draw"/>

===Qualifying Roundround===

'''{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Wallace]]|NIR}} 4'''–0 {{flagiconflagathlete|NIR}} [[Robbie McGuigan]]|NIR}}

===Top half===

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