Northern Ireland Open 2026 | Draw, Results and Schedule of Play
Lisowski finally got his hands on a trophy in Belfast in 2025
The 2026-27 Home Nations Series continues with the Northern Ireland Open, and you can follow the latest results and schedule of play here.
Leg two of this season’s series comes from the hugely popular Waterfront Hall in Belfast from October 18 to 25, with a top prize of £100,000 on offer to the winner.
The top 32 players were seeded straight through to the main venue, while the rest of the field came through at least one qualifying round in Leicester last month.
Jack Lisowski is the reigning champion, after he lifted the Alex Higgins trophy in emotional fashion following a 9-8 victory over best friend and four-time winner Judd Trump in last year’s final.
The two players are among five former champions of this event, along with 2017 winner Mark Williams and 2024 victor Kyren Wilson.
Meanwhile, two-time champion Mark Allen makes his long-awaited first appearance of the season at his home tournament, where he faces a first-round clash with compatriot and good friend Jordan Brown.
Mark Selby and Neil Robertson – both winners of the English Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open – have the chance to complete the series slam.
However, they will also face competition from the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins and Shaun Murphy, along with World champion Wu Yize and world number one Zhao Xintong.
All matches up to and including the Last 16 are to be contested over the best of seven frames, while Quarter-Finals are best of nine, semi-finals best of 11 and the final best of 17.
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Northern Ireland Open 2026 Schedule of Play
Sunday October 18
Round One
10am
Si Jiahui v Wang Xinbo
Xiao Guodong v Sam Craigie
1pm
Jack Lisowski v Huang Jiahao
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Aaron Hill
Stephen Maguire v Anthony McGill
2pm
Mark Selby v Louis Heathcote
Hossein Vafaei v Matthew Selt
Gary Wilson v Mateusz Baranowski
7pm
Joe O’Connor v Matthew Stevens
Ali Carter v Xu Si
Neil Robertson v Ricky Walden
8pm
Shaun Murphy v Liam Davies
Elliot Slessor v He Guoqiang
Monday October 19
Round One
10am
Chris Wakelin v Jamie Jones
Pang Junxu v Alfie Burden
1pm
Lei Peifan v Luca Brecel
Barry Hawkins v Daniel Wells
Wu Yize v Scott Donaldson
2pm
David Gilbert v Oliver Sykes
Kyren Wilson v Ben Mertens
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ka Wai Cheung
7pm
Stuart Bingham v Yao Pengcheng
Jak Jones v Tom Ford
Judd Trump v Martin O’Donnell
8pm
Zhang Anda v Liam Pullen
John Higgins v Liam Highfield
Tuesday October 20
Round One
10am
Chang Bingyu v Ryan Day
Mark Williams v Robbie Williams
1pm
Mark Allen v Jordan Brown
Zhou Yuelong v Michael Holt
2pm
Zhao Xintong v Gao Yang
Noppon Saengkham v Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
Round Two (TBC)
Wednesday October 21
Round Two (TBC)
Thursday October 22
Last 16 (TBC)
Friday October 23
Quarter-Finals (TBC)
Saturday October 24
Semi-Finals (TBC)
Sunday October 25
Final (TBC)