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.

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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 1-4 Oliver Lines (last 64)
• Ali Carter 1-4 Ma Hailong (last 64)
• Kyren Wilson 4-3 David Grace (last 64)
• Chris Wakelin 4-2 Bulcsu Revesz (last 64)
• Mark Williams 4-0 Jamie Clarke (last 64)
• Noppon Saengkham 4-3 Thepchaiya Un-nooh (last 64)
• Judd Trump 4-2 Matthew Selt (last 32)
• Tian Pengfei 4-1 Robert Milkins (last 32)
• Louis Heathcote 4-1 Jimmy Robertson (last 32)
• Stuart Bingham 4-0 Mark Davis (last 32)
• Zhou Yuelong 2-4 Shaun 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 9-3 Judd Trump