The much-coveted first event of Home Nations Series, 2022 Northern Ireland Open snooker culminated today with home-favorite Mark Allen retaining his title ahead of Zhou Yuelong with a 9-4 win, we take a look at the final results, score, events, champion, and prize money
The 2022 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open was a professional ranking snooker competition that was held at Belfast, Northern Ireland’s Waterfront Hall from October 16โ23, 2022. Following his dominant 9-4 win over Zhou Yuelong, local-hero Mark Allen successfully retained Northern Ireland Open to secure his place in next week’s Champion of Champions event.
BetVictor Northern Ireland Open Snooker 2022 Final Winner, Prize Money Pool Breakdown, Mark Allen vs Zhou Yuelong Results Today, Awards Winners List And Score
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Mark Allen retains his @BetVictor Northern Ireland Open title, coming from 4-1 down to defeat Zhou Yuelong 9-4!
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2022 Northern Ireland Open Snooker Mark Allen vs Zhou Yuelong Final Match Events & Summary
In front of a boisterous home crowd at the Waterfront in Belfast, Mark Allen defeated Zhou Yuelong 9-4 to successfully reclaim his Northern Ireland title. Allen fell behind 4-1 after a sluggish start, but he fought back valiantly by winning the next eight straight frames to successfully defend his Alex Higgins Trophy. Following his final win, Allen earned ยฃ80,000 prize money along with much-coveted spot in upcoming Champion of Champions.
Mark Allen and Zhou Yuelong were tied at 4-4 going into break after culmination of afternoon session and it looked like the final will be a nail-biting one. However during evening session, Allen continued his momentum from earlier to claim five consecutive frames and win championship with ease. Allen finished the match in style after he scored 109 break in 13th frame, which was his only century break in summit clash. Throughout the final, Allen managed eight half-century or better breaks but Zhou could muster only two.
2022 Northern Ireland Open Results & Score
22nd October Results (Semi-final Matches)
Mark Allen 6-2 Neil Robertson
Zhou Yuelong 6-4ย Anthony McGill
23rd October Result (Final Match)
Mark Allen 9-4 Zhou Yuelong
Afternoon Session: 73โ1, 0โ89, 0โ135, 44โ84, 36โ72, 73โ24, 76โ1, 78โ3
Evening Session: 85โ40, 85โ0, 68โ8, 76โ33, 132โ0
Prize Money Distribution of 2022 Northern Ireland Open
Mark Allen will get a payout of ยฃ80,000 for winning the 2022 Northern Ireland Open, whereas Zhou Yuelong will only receive ยฃ35,000 after finishing as runner-up. Anthony McGill and Neil Robertson each received ยฃ17,500 in prize money after losing in the semifinals. Prize pool of ยฃ427,000 was distributed among participants of Northern Ireland Open with better positioned players receiving higher amount.
- 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