Northern Ireland Open 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Dominant Kyren Wilson beats rival Judd Trump to win £100,000 final – updates
KYREN WILSON won his second ranking tournament title of the season after a dominant performance against Judd Trump.
The reigning world champion took a dominant 7-1 lead into the final session in Belfast after blitzing Trump in the afternoon.
World No 1 Trump mounted a spirited comeback - winning the first frame of the evening session the before equalling the tournament high break with a superb 143 - but Wilson won the two frames he needed to take home the £100,000 top prize.
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Trump 0-4 Wilson (1-0)
Trump first on the board after Wilson leaves an easy red over the pocket but he misses a cut on the pink and leaves Wilson a chance.
What an opening session from Wilson
The World Champion has started this final in style!
Kyren Wilson leads world No1 Judd Trump 4-0 in the Northern Ireland Open final.
It's the best of 17 - so a long way to go into the break.
Trump 0-4 Wilson (12-94)
Wilson clears all but the black to see out the frame and extend his lead.
Trump 0-3 Wilson (12-50)
After a back-and-forth spell, Wilson is now racing clear as he looks to wrap up a fourth frame on the spin.
Trump 0-3 Wilson (0-11)
Wilson makes a quick start to the fourth frame and leads once again.
Trump 0-3 Wilson (11-81)
An 81 break from Wilson secures the frame as he takes control of this final.
Trump 0-2 Wilson (11-44)
Wilson is now in control of the frame as he looks to further extend his advantage in this final.
Trump 0-2 Wilson (11-6)
After a lengthy safety battle, Wilson finally gets on the board in this frame with a red to blue.
Trump 0-2 Wilson (5-0)
An early foul from Wilson adds to Trump's lead as he looks to win his first frame of the match.
Trump 0-2 Wilson (56-57)
Wilson gets the snooker he needs as Trump fouls, before the world champion clears the table to double his lead.
Trump 0-1 Wilson (56-26)
Trump's break comes to an end with Wilson needing snookers to claim the frame.
Trump 0-1 Wilson (39-20)
A back-and-forth start to the second frame, with Trump currently in control and building to his lead with a break of 18.
Trump 0-1 Wilson (21-62)
Trump is able to eat into Wilson's lead but it is not enough to salvage the frame.
Trump 0-0 Wilson (0-62)
Wilson has established a dominant lead, with Trump requiring snookers to rescue the frame.
Trump 0-0 Wilson (0-4)
Wilson has the first points of the final after an early foul from Trump.
Final details
Judd Trump meets Kyren Wilson in the final of the Northern Ireland Open today.
The match sees the top two seeds in the tournament meet at Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
A best of 17 frames encounter, it will be settled across two sessions, starting this afternoon at 1pm.
Wilson's road to the final
Kyren Wilson has had to come through several last frame deciders to make Sunday's Northern Ireland Open final.
- Last 64 - Beat David Grace 4-3
- Last 32 - Beat Anthony McGill 4-3
- Last 16 - Beat Stan Moody 4-1
- Quarter-finals - Beat Mark Williams 5-1
- Semi-finals - Beat Pang Junxu 6-4
Trump's route to the final
Top seed Judd Trump has been in brilliant form this week to reach today's final.
- Last 64 - Beat Ishpreet Singh Chadha 4-0
- Last 32 - Beat Matthew Selt 4-2
- Last 16 - Beat Barry Hawkins 4-1
- Quarter-finals - Beat Shaun Murphy 5-1
- Semi-finals - Beat Elliot Slessor 6-0
Northern Ireland Open prize money
Today's finalists will be competing for an extra £55,000 in prize money as well as the Alex Higgins trophy.
A break of 143 or more will also clinch in the highest of the tournament and a £5,000 bonus.
- Runner-up - £45,000
- Winner - £100,000
- Highest break - £5,000
Final details
Judd Trump meets Kyren Wilson in the final of the Northern Ireland Open today.
The match sees the top two seeds in the tournament meet at Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
A best of 17 frames encounter, it will be settled across two sessions, starting this afternoon at 1pm.
Semi-final results
The finalists of the Northern Ireland Open were confirmed on Saturday with the two semi-finals in Belfast.
- Pang Junxu 4-6 Kyren Wilson
- Judd Trump 6-0 Elliot Slessor
What are the Home Nations Series events?
The Home Nations Series includes four tournaments hosted in the four home nations of the United Kingdom.
They are as follows:
- English Open (September 16-22)
- Northern Ireland Open (October 20-27)
- Scottish Open (December 9-15)
- Welsh Open (February 12-18)
The trophies for each of the Home Nations Series events are named after snooker icons of the respective country:
- English Open - The Steve Davis trophy
- Northern Ireland Open - The Alex Higgins trophy
- Scottish Open - The Steven Hendry trophy
- Welsh Open - The Ray Reardon trophy
How to watch
- 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.
Northern Ireland Open 2024 prize money
Here is a breakdown of the huge £550,400 prize pot in Belfast:
Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-finals: £21,000
Quarter-finals: £13,200
Last 16: £9,000
Last 32: £5,400
Last 64: £3,600
Last 96: £1,000
High Break: £5,000
Total £550,400Trump sees Wilson improvement
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.”
Judd Trump