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The '''2019 Northern Ireland Open''' (also known as the '''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. The fourth edition of the [[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]], it was the sixth [[Snooker world rankings|ranking event]] of the [[2019–20 snooker season]], the second tournament of the [[Home Nations Series]]. 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]]. The pair both reached the final
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[[File:Waterfront Hall Belfast.jpg|thumb|The event took place at the [[Waterfront Hall]] in Belfast.]]
The [[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]] was first played in [[2016 Northern Ireland Open|2016]], and was won by [[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/38045803 |date=20 November 2016 |title=Northern Ireland Open: Mark King ends 25-year wait for ranking title |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=21 November 2016 |archive-date=21 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121074103/http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/38045803 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/king-crowned-in-belfast/ |title=King Crowned in Belfast |date=21 November 2016 |work=World Snooker |access-date=21 November 2016 |archive-date=22 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122000457/http://www.worldsnooker.com/king-crowned-in-belfast/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The 2019 event was the second of four [[Home Nations Series]] events,<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> and the sixth [[snooker world rankings|world ranking tournament]] of the [[2019–20 snooker season]].<ref name=Calendar>{{cite web |title=Calendar for the 2019/20 season |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> The event 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> and followed the [[2019 World Open (snooker)|World Open]], and preceded the [[2019 UK Championship|UK Championship]].<ref name=Calendar/><ref name=Official/>
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=live}}</ref>
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