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Northern Ireland Open 2026: predictions and schedule

The Northern Ireland Open 2026 runs from 18 October 2026 to 25 October 2026 at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast. Jack Lisowski is the defending champion. All 37 matches in the last 64 are best of 7 frames. Below is every match with its UK start time, and a Form Rating prediction for the 24 matches where we hold enough data.

Predictions so far: 5 right out of 16. Every graded pick

Sunday 18 October

10:00 Si Jiahui v Wang Xinbo 2–4 ✗
10:00 Xiao Guodong v Sam Craigie 3–4 ✗
13:00 Jack Lisowski v Huang Jiahao 4–1 ✓
13:00 Stephen Maguire v Anthony McGill 1–4 ✓
13:00 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Aaron Hill 4–2 ✗
15:00* Gary Wilson v Mateusz Baranowski 3–4 ✓
15:00* Mark Selby v Louis Heathcote 2–4 ✗
15:00* Hossein Vafaei v Matthew Selt 3–4 ✗
19:00 Ali Carter v Xu Si 0–4 ✗
19:00 Joe O'Connor v Matthew Stevens 4–1 ✓
19:00 Neil Robertson v Ricky Walden 1–4 ✗
21:00* Shaun Murphy v Liam Davies 2–4 ✗
21:00* Elliot Slessor v He Guoqiang He Guoqiang withdrew

Monday 19 October

10:00 Pang Junxu v Alfie Burden no prediction
10:00 Chris Wakelin v Jamie Jones no prediction
13:00 Lei Peifan v Luca Brecel 1–4 ✗
13:00 Barry Hawkins v Daniel Wells no prediction
13:00 Wu Yize v Scott Donaldson Wu Yize withdrew
15:00* Kyren Wilson v Ben Mertens no prediction
15:00* David Gilbert v Oliver Sykes no prediction
15:00* Ronnie O'Sullivan v Cheung Ka Wai 3–4 ✗
19:00 Stuart Bingham v Yao Pengcheng no prediction
19:00 Judd Trump v Martin O'Donnell 3–4 ✗
19:00 Jak Jones v Tom Ford no prediction
21:00* Zhang Anda v Liam Pullen no prediction
21:00* John Higgins v Liam Highfield 4–1 ✓
21:00* Mark Williams v Robbie Williams Mark Williams 57%

Tuesday 20 October

10:00 Chang Bingyu v Ryan Day Chang Bingyu 74%
13:00 Zhou Yuelong v Michael Holt Zhou Yuelong 63%
13:00 Mark Allen v Jordan Brown Mark Allen 71%
15:00* Zhao Xintong v Gao Yang Zhao Xintong 81%
15:00* Noppon Saengkham v Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon Noppon Saengkham 59%
19:00 Wang Xinbo v Mateusz Baranowski no prediction
19:00 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Kyren Wilson Kyren Wilson 52%
19:00 Louis Heathcote v Matthew Selt no prediction
21:00* Jack Lisowski v Anthony McGill Anthony McGill 52%
21:00* Joe O'Connor v Ricky Walden no prediction

Times are UK time; * marks an estimated start. "No prediction" means we don't hold enough of either player's record to say anything specific. A withdrawal gives the opponent a bye to the next round.

Related reading

Format

Last 64Best of 7
Last 32Best of 7
Last 16Best of 7
Quarter-finalsBest of 9
Semi-finalsBest of 11
FinalBest of 17

Prize money

Winner£100,000
Runner-up£45,000
Semi-finals£21,000
Quarter-finals£13,200
Last 16£9,000
Last 32£5,400
Last 64£3,600
Highest break£5,000

Total prize fund £550,400.

Past winners

10 finals since 2016, 6 different winners. Judd Trump has won it four times, Mark Allen has won it twice.

YearWinnerScoreRunner-up
2025 Jack Lisowski 9–8 Judd Trump
2024 Kyren Wilson 9–3 Judd Trump
2023 Judd Trump 9–3 Chris Wakelin
2022 Mark Allen 9–4 Zhou Yuelong
2021 Mark Allen 9–8 John Higgins
2020 Judd Trump 9–7 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2019 Judd Trump 9–7 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2018 Judd Trump 9–7 Ronnie O'Sullivan
2017 Mark Williams 9–8 Yan Bingtao
2016 Mark King 9–8 Barry Hawkins

Source: Wikipedia: Northern Ireland Open (snooker), winners and finals. Checked 16 October 2026.

How the predictions work

Each percentage is the Form Rating's chance that a player wins, from ratings built on every match of the last 12 months. In a back-test on 408 matches from 30 May 2026 to 4 October 2026 the favourite won 60.8% of them, and 71.1% when we held both players' full records. After each match the result goes next to the prediction, right or wrong.

Draw, format, prize money and times: Wikipedia: 2026 Northern Ireland Open (draw, format, prize money) · snooker.org order of play (times). Checked 10 October 2026.