Northern Ireland Open 2019

Northern Ireland Open 2019

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The 2019 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2019 19.com Northern Ireland Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 11 to 17 November 2019 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The fourth edition of the Northern Ireland Open, it was the sixth ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, the second tournament of the Home Nations Series. Featuring a prize fund of £405,000, the winner received £70,000. The event was broadcast on Eurosport and Quest domestically and was sponsored by betting company 19.com.

The defending champion was Judd Trump, who had defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7 in the 2018 final. The pair both reached the final in 2019, with Trump successfully defending the title, defeating O'Sullivan by the same scoreline. Stuart Bingham scored the highest break of the tournament, compiling a maximum break in the first frame of his first round match with Lu Ning, the sixth of his career.

De Northern Ireland Open 2019 is een professioneel snookertoernooi, dat van 11 tot en met 17 november 2019 wordt gehouden in de Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Noord-Ierland. Het is het tiende toernooi van de Home Nations Series en het tweede toernooi van de Race to the World Snooker Championship Series.

De verdedigende kampioen is Judd Trump, die het toernooi in 2018 won door Ronnie O'Sullivan in de finale met 9-7 te verslaan.

Er wordt om een prijzengeld van £405.000 gespeeld, waarvan £70.000 naar de winnaar gaat.

Het toernooi wordt live uitgezonden door Eurosport en Quest.