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Judd Trump Northern Ireland Open: Out in Another Best-of-7 Decider
Judd Trump went into Monday night with four Northern Ireland Open titles behind him and came out of it beaten 4–3 by Martin O'Donnell, who had come through qualifying in September by beating Chatchapo…
Northern Ireland Open Snooker Results: Selby, Robertson, Murphy Out
Six seeds played on the first day at the Waterfront Hall. Only one of them, the defending champion Jack Lisowski, is still in the tournament. Si Jiahui and Xiao Guodong went out in the morning session…
Northern Ireland Open Results: Si Jiahui and Xiao Guodong Out Early
The first session at the Waterfront Hall had two matches on it, and both seeds lost. Wang Xinbo, an 18-year-old from Dalian ranked 104th, beat the 16th seed Si Jiahui 4–2. On the next table Sam Craigi…
Is Ronnie O'Sullivan Playing in the Northern Ireland Open? Yes, Monday
Yes. Ronnie O'Sullivan is in the draw as the 15th seed and plays Cheung Ka Wai in the last 64 on Monday afternoon at the Waterfront Hall. No withdrawal had been announced by Saturday morning, and the…
Judd Trump Northern Ireland Open: Why Short Matches Aren't the Problem
Judd Trump has a better record at the Northern Ireland Open than anyone else in the game. He won it in 2018, 2019 and 2020, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7 in all three finals, and again in 2023 against…
Wu Yize Ranking: Why a Belfast Final May Not Make Him World No. 1
Update, 16 October: Wu has withdrawn from the Northern Ireland Open for medical reasons (WST), so he can't overtake Zhao at the top of the rankings in Belfast. The sums below show what was at stake.
Zhao Xintong Results 2026: World No. 1, Out in His First Match Twice
Zhao Xintong will walk into the Waterfront Hall next Tuesday as the world number one. He took the top spot from Judd Trump after the Wuhan Open in August, a tournament he didn't even win. His last two…
Neil Robertson vs Mark Selby: 25 Wins Each and a Belfast Quarter-Final
Neil Robertson and Mark Selby have played each other 51 times as professionals. Robertson has won 25, Selby has won 25, and one was drawn. On frames Selby is ahead by six, 213 to 207. After thirteen y…
Northern Ireland Open 2026 Preview: Four of Six Titles in One Quarter
Update, 16 October: Wu Yize and He Guoqiang have withdrawn for medical reasons (WST). Scott Donaldson and Elliot Slessor receive byes to the last 32.
Shaun Murphy 2026-27: Led in Every Match He Lost From the Quarters
Shaun Murphy has played 19 matches this season and won 13. Split them at the quarter-finals and you get two different players. Before the last eight he has won 12 of 14. From the quarter-finals on he…
Snooker Best of 7 vs Best of 19: How Match Length Changes Upsets
Every early round of the Northern Ireland Open is best of seven. When it starts in Belfast on 18 October, players will go from the last 64 to the quarter-finals in matches that can be over inside an h…
Noppon Saengkham: How He Beat Trump, O'Sullivan and Murphy in Taiyuan
In August, at the China Open in Taiyuan, Noppon Saengkham beat Judd Trump 6–3, Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–4 and Shaun Murphy 6–4 in the space of six days. Then he beat Zhou Yuelong 6–5 with a 134 total clear…
Si Jiahui vs Gary Wilson: Why Si Has Won All Five Meetings
Gary Wilson has won three ranking titles, made six maximum breaks and been as high as 10th in the world. Against Si Jiahui he has never won a match. They have met five times since February 2022 and Si…
Snooker 2026-27 Season So Far: Six Ranking Events, Five Winners
Wu Yize beat Yuan Sijun 10–5 in Shenzhen on Sunday, and that closes the first block of the season. Six ranking events have now been played. They have gone to five different players, and the only one t…
Wu Yize Wins Shenzhen Open, His First Final Since the Crucible
Wu Yize beat Yuan Sijun 10–5 in Sunday's final of the Shenzhen Open. It is his third ranking title, worth £177,000, and it lifts him to a career-high second in the world rankings, behind Zhao Xintong.…
Shenzhen Open: Mark Selby Fails to Win a Frame Against Judd Trump
Last season Mark Selby met Judd Trump three times and won all three. He beat him 6–4 in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals, 10–5 in the Champion of Champions final and 10–8 in the UK Championship fin…
Michael Holt Beats Kyren Wilson to Reach Shenzhen Open Last Eight
Twenty-two months ago Kyren Wilson ended Michael Holt's run at the UK Championship, 6–3 in the 2024 quarter-finals. On Thursday at the Shenzhen Open, Holt got his own back. He beat Wilson 5–2 in the l…
Shenzhen Open 2026: Zhao, Higgins, Williams and Ding Out in Deciders
The Shenzhen Open lost four of its biggest names in its first two days at the Bao'an Sports Centre, and every one of them went out 5–4. Zhao Xintong, playing a ranking event in his home city, lost to…
Judd Trump Heads Into Shenzhen Without a Ranking Title This Season
Judd Trump started his Shenzhen Open on Monday with a 5–0 win over Huang Jiahao at the Bao'an Sports Centre. It was a typical result for his season so far. The trophies have been harder to come by.
Wu Yize Won the Worlds. The Form Rating Still Says Zhao.
Eighteen frames to seventeen. The Crucible in May. Wu Yize over Shaun Murphy, in one of the more dramatic Finals in recent memory. Three rounds before that, his bracket already told a story: Hossein V…
How the Century Radar Form Rating Actually Works
There are already snooker rankings. World Snooker publishes the official prize-money table; commentators reach for it every match. So why build another one?