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Northern Ireland Trophy

FieldValue
tournament_nameNorthern Ireland Trophy
image[[File:Northern Ireland Trophy Logo.gif250px]]
venueWaterfront Hall
locationBelfast
countryNorthern Ireland
establishment1981
organisationWorld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
formatRanking event
prizefund£200,500
final year2008
Final ChampionENG Ronnie O'Sullivan
Note

The Northern Ireland Trophy was a professional snooker tournament.

History

First contested in 1981 and named Northern Ireland Classic. It was an invitational event held at Ulster Hall, Belfast, and Jimmy White beat Steve Davis in the final.

The event was revived for the 2005/06 season as an invitational event and was contested by 20 players. From the 2006/07 season, it became a full ranking event, attended by the world's top 32 players plus 16 qualifiers.

The event was the first ranking tournament to be held in Northern Ireland and has been staged as part of World Snooker's continuing efforts to popularise the game in more territories. The tournament took place at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast. It has been the opening event of the season, other than in 2007 when it was held in November. Prize money for 2006 totalled £200,500 with the winner receiving £30,000.

In the 2006 event Ronnie O'Sullivan broke a world record during his semi-final against Dominic Dale; he won the match in 53 minutes of play, which was the fastest ever time in a best-of-11 match. At the 2007 event, O'Sullivan established another record in his 3rd round 5–2 win over Ali Carter by becoming the only player to win a match in a ranking tournament by compiling a century break in every winning frame. O'Sullivan also compiled a maximum break in the same match.

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreVenueSeasonNorthern Ireland Classic (non-ranking)Northern Ireland Trophy (non-ranking)Northern Ireland Trophy (ranking)
1981ENG Jimmy WhiteENG Steve Davis11–9Belfast1981/82
2005WAL Matthew StevensSCO Stephen Hendry9–7Belfast2005/06
2006CHN Ding JunhuiENG Ronnie O'Sullivan9–6Belfast2006/07
2007SCO Stephen MaguireIRE Fergal O'Brien9–5Belfast2007/08
2008ENG Ronnie O'SullivanENG Dave Harold9–3Belfast2008/09

References

References

  1. Turner, Chris. "Northern Ireland Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  2. Turner, Chris. "Northern Ireland Trophy". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  3. Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  4. "Hall of Fame". Snooker.org.
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