Mark Allen won the 2021 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open in front of his home fans at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. He beat John Higgins 9-8 in an epic final, for the match report click here.

Judd Trump won the Northern Ireland Open for a third consecutive year in 2020. He beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 9-7 in the final, just as he did in both 2018 and 2019.

The tournament features 128 of the world’s leading players, battling for the famous Alex Higgins Trophy.

The epic 2017 final saw Mark Williams edge out Yan Bingtao 9-8 in a classic content. And in 2016 Mark King won his first ranking title with a 9-8 win over Barry Hawkins.

Televised by Eurosport and Quest, the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open is the first of the 2021/22 season’s BetVictor Home Nations events, to be followed by tournaments in England, Scotland and Wales.