The semi-final stage of prestigious 2022 Northern Ireland Open snooker tournament has been arranged, with the highlight match pitting Neil Robertson against the current champion Mark Allen, we take a look at the latest results, score, tickets, semi-final schedule, draw, prize money, dates, time, & TV coverageย
With 5-2 victory against Mark Selby in a heavyweight match on Friday, Neil Robertson qualified for the Northern Ireland Open semifinals. Following this feat, he is still on course to become first player with all four Home Nations trophies; so far, he has won in Scotland, England, and Wales but has yet to take home the Alex Higgins Trophy.
BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Snooker 2022 Results Today, Semi-Final Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Score, Tickets, Prize Money And Live Stream On TV Coverage
Anthony McGill reaches the @BetVictor Northern Ireland Open semi finals!
The Scot needed two snookers in the final frame, then cleared up to secure a 5-3 win over Lyu Haotian!
Zhou Yuelong tomorrow in the last four. #HomeNations
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) October 21, 2022
Will the Alex Higgins Trophy be staying in Northern Ireland for another year?@pistol147 has overcome Mark Williams in a deciding frame to make the semi finals!
The defending champion will face Neil Robertson at 7pm tomorrow #HomeNations pic.twitter.com/4iqRg3ZsCn
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) October 21, 2022
BetVictor Northern Ireland Open ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ (22nd October – Best of 11)
๐ญ๐ฝ๐บ:
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Anthony McGill ๐ Zhou Yuelong ๐จ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฝ๐บ:
๐ฌ๐ง Mark Allen ๐ Neil Robertson ๐ฆ๐บ๐บ @Eurosport | @DiscoveryPlus | #HomeNations pic.twitter.com/pF2Hqu94aN
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) October 22, 2022
BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Results Today, Score, Winners, Semi-final Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, & Draw
In quarterfinal of 2022 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open, reigning champion Mark Allen defeated Mark Williams by score of 5-4 after a nail-biting encounter. Williams managed an early lead of 2-0 with breaks of 62 and 70 but in reply, Allen scored 77 and 74 break of his own to tie score at 2-2. Later, Allen won fifth and sixth frame to gain 4-2 lead and move within one frame of qualifying for semi-final. Williams held his nerve to win seventh and eighth frame, which helped him to force a decider but Allen’s superb play in last frame allowed the defending champion to secure place in final-four.
Anthony McGill of Scotland advanced to the semifinals by defeating Lyu Haotian in a thrilling matchup in the last eight. Following his victory, McGill will now compete against Zhou Yuelong for a spot in championship match. McGill scored runs of 56, 95, 85, and 112 enroute to 4-3 lead and despite in a tough situation in eighth frame, he broke through to avoid decider frame and win comfortably by score of 5-3. Neil Robertson defeated Mark Selby for the sixth time in a row, winning 5-2 to qualify for semi-final of ongoing BetVictor Northern Ireland Open in Belfast. In the second quarterfinal Friday, Zhou Yuelong overcame a 4-2 deficit to defeat David Gilbert 5-4 and advance towards semi-final stage.
During Saturday’s semi-final clash, Robertson will play against Mark Allen in a best-of-11-frames match as he continues his quest for maiden Northern Ireland Open title. In another semi-final of Saturday, 18th seed Anthony McGill will face-off against 22nd seed Zhou Yuelong.
2022 Northern Ireland Open Quarterfinal Results & Semi-final Schedule
21st October Schedule (Quarterfinal Matches)
Mark Allen 5-4 Mark Williams
Neil Robertson 5-2 Mark Selby
David Gilbert 4-5 Zhou Yuelong
Lyu Haotian 3-5 Anthony McGill
22nd October Schedule (Semi-final Matches)
Mark Allen vsย Neil Robertson
Zhou Yuelong vs Anthony McGill
Prize Money Distribution of 2022 Northern Ireland Open
According to official statement, 2022 Northern Ireland Open champion will get prize money of ยฃ80,000, but the runner-up will only receive ยฃ35,000. Each semifinalist will get at least ยฃ17,500 in cash from the total prize pool of $427,000. Mark Selby and Mark Williams will both receive only ยฃ11,000 in prize money after being eliminated in the quarterfinals.
- Winner: ยฃ80,000
- Runner-up: ยฃ35,000
- Semi-final: ยฃ17,500
- Quarter-final: ยฃ11,000
- Last 16: ยฃ7,500
- Last 32: ยฃ4,500
- Last 64: ยฃ3,000
- Highest break: ยฃ5,000
- Total: ยฃ427,000
When And Where To Watch: Live Stream And TV Coverage Telecast
The tournament tickets can be purchased by fans from here. On Saturday, semi-final ties of 2022 Northern Ireland Open will be broadcast live in UK via Eurosport. For interested snooker lovers, these matches will also be streamed live on Eurosport and Discovery+. Snooker fans in India can watch every match live on Eurosport India, and those in China can watch matches live on Liaoning TV or DAZN.
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