THE Northern Ireland Open is heading to the final - with world No 1 Judd Trump meeting reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson.
Belfast hosts the second Home Nations Series event of the season after September's English Open.
Neil Robertson was victorious in Brentwood, beating Wu Yize 9-7 in a breathtaking final.
The Aussie star is leading the way for the huge £150,000 BetVictor bonus, with three Home Nations events still to play.
Judd Trump is the reigning Northern Ireland Open champion after he claimed the Alex Higgins Trophy for a fourth time by beating Chris Wakelin 9-3 in last year's final.
The World No1 returns in 2024 as part of a star-studded line-up, but snooker icon Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew late on Sunday night and will miss a third successive tournament because of medical reasons.
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When is the Northern Ireland Open 2024?
- The final rounds of the Northern Ireland Open 2024 begin on Sunday, October 20.
- The tournament will run until Sunday, October 27.
- The final starts at 12pm.
- Waterfront Hall in Belfast will host.
What TV channel is the Northern Ireland Open 2024 on and can it be live streamed?
- The Northern Ireland Open will be broadcast live on Eurosport.
- Customers can live stream all the action via the discovery+ app/website.
- Alternatively, SunSport's live blog will provide day-to-day coverage of the huge tournament in Belfast.
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Northern Ireland Open 2024 format
- Rounds 1 to 5:all matches are the best of 7 frames
- Quarter-finals:best of 9 frames (with mid-session interval)
- Semi-finals:best of 11 frames (with mid-session interval)
- Final:best of 17 frames - two sessions with scheduled mid-session intervals
Northern Ireland Open 2024 schedule/results
Sunday, October 20 (Last 64)
- Judd Trump 4-0 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
- Lyu Haotian 1-4 Matthew Selt
- Stuart Bingham 4-1 Scott Donaldson
- Gary Wilson 1-4 Mark Davis
- Zhou Yuelong 4-3 Dominic Dale
- Shaun Murphy 4-2 Jiang Jun
- Mark Selby 3-4 Louis Heathcote
- Robert Milkins 4-2 Jordan Brown
- David Gilbert 2-4 Lei Peifan
- Pang Junxu 4-3 Yuan Sijun
- Luca Brecel 4-3 He Guoqiang
- Ryan Day 3-4 Stan Moody
- Jak Jones 4-0 Alexander Ursenbacher
- Oliver Lines 4-2 Joshua Cooper (qualifier)
Monday, October 21 (Last 64)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (withdrew) vs Long Zehuang (walkover)
- Joe O'Connor 2-4 Elliot Slessor
- Si Jiahui 2-4 Tian Pengfei
- Tom Ford 4-2 Rory Thor
- Xiao Guodong 2-4 Jimmy Robertson
- Neil Robertson 4-3 Graeme Dott
- Zhang Anda 3-4 Martin O'Donnell
- Hossein Vafaei 2-4 Jimmy White
- Ricky Walden 2-4 Oliver Lines (qualifier)
- Mark Allen 4-0 Liu Hongyu
- Stephen Maguire 1-4 Anthony McGill
- Barry Hawkins 4-2 Matthew Stevens
- John Higgins 4-2 Fan Zhengyi
- Jack Lisowski 3-4 Wang Yuchen
Tuesday, October 22 (Last 64 / Last 32)
- Wu Yize 1-4Oliver Lines (last 64)
- Ali Carter 1-4Ma Hailong (last 64)
- Kyren Wilson4-3 David Grace (last 64)
- Chris Wakelin4-2 Bulcsu Revesz (last 64)
- Mark Williams4-0 Jamie Clarke (last 64)
- Noppon Saengkham4-3 Thepchaiya Un-nooh (last 64)
- Judd Trump4-2 Matthew Selt (last 32)
- Tian Pengfei4-1 Robert Milkins (last 32)
- Louis Heathcote4-1 Jimmy Robertson (last 32)
- Stuart Bingham4-0 Mark Davis (last 32)
- Zhou Yuelong 2-4Shaun Murphy (last 32)
Wednesday, October 23 (Last 32)
- Pang Junxu 4-1 Luca Brecel
- Lei Peifan 4-1 Tom Ford
- Jimmy White 2-4 Martin O'Donnell
- Elliot Slessor 4-2 Long Zehuang
- Mark Allen 3-4 Oliver Lines
- John Higgins 2-4 Barry Hawkins
- Ma Hailong 4-1 Chris Wakelin
- Anthony McGill 3-4 Kyren Wilson
- Neil Robertson 4-0 Wang Yuchen
- Mark Williams 4-1 Noppon Saengkham
- Stan Moody 4-0 Jak Jones
Thursday, October 24 (Last 16)
- Martin O'Donnell 0-4 Pang Junxu
- Stuart Bingham 3-4 Shaun Murphy
- Stan Moody 1-4 Kyren Wilson
- Oliver Lines 1-4 Neil Robertson
- Lei Peifan 1-4 Elliot Slessor
- Louis Heathcote 4-2 Tian Pengfei
- Judd Trump 4-1 Barry Hawkins
- Mark Williams 4-2 Ma Hailong
Friday, October 25 (quarter-finals)
- Neil Robertson 4-5 Pang Junxu
- Mark Williams 1-5 Kyren Wilson
- Louis Heathcote 1-5 Elliot Slessor
- Judd Trump 5-1 Shaun Murphy
Saturday, October 26 (semi-finals)
- Pang Junxu 4-6 Kyren Wilson
- Judd Trump 6-0 Elliot Slessor
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Sunday, October 27 (final)
- Kyren Wilson vs Judd Trump (12pm)