Northern Ireland Open 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Dominant Kyren Wilson beats rival Judd Trump to win £100,000 final – updates

Reminder of why Ronnie's absent

Remember - Ronnie O’Sullivan pulled out of the Northern Ireland Open.

Fans were gutted when the the seven-time world champion withdrew on medical grounds.

O’Sullivan‘s withdrawal marks the third straight tournament he has missed out on.

It comes after he sat out the British Open and the Wuhan Open.

The Rocket had lost three previous Northern Ireland Open finals to Judd Trump between 2018 and 2020.

How the prize money breaks down

The winner's prize tonight dwarfs all the other hauls at stake.

So Kyren Wilson is two frames from scooping a six-figure sum.

Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £45k
Semi-finals: £21k
Quarter-finals: £13k
Last 16: £9k
Last 32: £5.4k
Last 64: £3.6k

Sophie, 16, qualifies for Shoot Out

Scottish prodigy Sophie Nix, 16, has earned a spot at the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out at Leicester in December.

Nix joined the World Women’s Snooker Tour at just 13 and took her first Under-21 title aged 15.

Now she's one of eight World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association amateurs to qualify for Shoot Out.

Nix is already ranked World No1 in women's U-21 snooker.

She can showcase her huge potential at Leicester's Mattioli Arena from December 4-7.

Six-figure jackpot for the winner

Kyren Wilson is in pole position for the £100,000 top prize tonight.

And if Judd Trump loses the Northern Ireland Open final, he can commiserate himself with a £45k haul for the runner-up.

In all, £550k is being dished out across the tournament, with Wilson 7-1 up ahead of tonight's climactic session.

''You can see from the way he walks...'

Judd Trump believes Kyren Wilson's walk is a tell-tale sign he feels like the world champion he is.

Trump trails Wilson by 7-1 in today's final of the Northern Ireland Open.

And even before the Crucible king, 32, built up that extra reason to show confidence, the 35-year-old reckons his opponent has been displaying the signs of his new global stature.

Trump said: “I think you can see it, the way he walks round the table.

“It is nice to see someone win the World Championship for the first time and go away and work at it and walk around with the swag.”  

Why Ky is flying high

Kyren Wilson's return to his world-title winning form amid his best year ever has been explained by Judd Trump.

The 2019 Crucible king believes speed and enjoyment could be the keys to Wilson's rise.

Trump told Eurosport: “I think he has improved a lot.

“From where he was a couple of years ago, he has gone to a different level.

“I think he is playing much faster and that has helped him tremendously, as he was very methodical before.

"And now he actually looks like he is enjoying what he is doing.”

Trump tips Wilson rivalry to live long

Judd Trump reckons his rivalry with Kyren Wilson can hold snooker riveted for the next decade.

And the world No1 has picked out the the mental ability he believes will ensure he and the 2024 Crucible champ remain on fire for so long.

Bristolian Trump, 35, is three years older than Kettering cuer Wilson, who leads him 7-1 in the Northern Ireland Open final.

He told Eurosport ahead of the showpiece: “Over the next 10 years with my hunger and his hunger I think we are going to be meeting a lot of times.”

Trump added: "It is nice for me to have someone pushing me who is doing their absolute all to really go away and practice every single time.

"It's nice to have that rivalry when you get to the top.

“Me and him are both really enjoying it.”

Juddering back into it

Judd Trump missed out on the first century of the match in the final frame of the afternoon.

But he achieved something far more important to him.

His break of 83 steered him to his first frame of the match, leaving Kyren Wilson 7-1 up ahead of tonight's session.

It would be an almighty shock if Trump denied his fellow English ace the two frames he needs to win the Northern Ireland Open.

But if you are going to back anyone for such an epic comeback, then the world No1 would be your man.

Trump 1-7 Wilson

The World No 1 finally grafted to his first frame triumph.

But reigning Crucible king Kyren Wilson - ranked one place below him - is still just two frames from a huge win.

Trump 0-7 Wilson (29-7)

 The English needs to get on the scoreboard. He doesn't want to be whitewashed in this final.

Trump 0-7 Wilson (0-7)

Great positional shot on the top spin.

Wilson two away from title as whitewash looms

Trump 0-7 Wilson

There's surely no way back for Trump now. Wilson pots his final two balls. It's a cruel sport at times.

The prospect of a whitewash in the final looms.

Trump 0-6 Wilson (61-51)

Trump heartbreakingly misses the red and Wilson comes into briefly extend his lead.

But the World No1 then fails to pot the brown and Wilson's back on the table.

Trump 0-6 Wilson (61-36)

Trump's first 50 break of the second session. He leaves a lovely angle on the black. But the red looks like it's gone too far to cut now.

Trump 0-6 Wilson (22-35)

The red drops for Trump. He needs these pots. And he needs to win this frame.

Trump 0-6 Wilson (0-35)

Trump can't find any confidence and Wilson is calm. Still no century, though. His highest break was 88 in the last frame.

Trump 0-6 Wilson 

Wilson is three frames away from winning the Northern Ireland Open.

Trump 0-5 Wilson (0-47)

Trump misses the pot and now Wilson is on to go 6-0 in front.

Trump 0-5 Wilson (0-31)

The world champ pots an incredible red into the middle to continue the break.

Trump 0-5 Wilson (0-9)

Trump leaves Wilson a narrow cut into the green pocket, but he makes it.

Trump 0-5 Wilson

Break ends on 75. Trump looks like being all-but beaten after the first session.

Trump 0-4 Wilson (1-67*)

Can Wilson be stopped today?

He has his fifth frame in the bank. Trump looks speechless.

Trump 0-4 Wilson (1-7)

Wilson goes into the pack off the pink which is over the pocket.

The table looks great to go another frame further clear.