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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Waterfront Hall |
| Location | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Established | 2016 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £427,000 |
| Recent edition | 2023 |
| Current champion |  Judd Trump (ENG) |
The Northern Ireland Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament held in Belfast as part of the four-event Home Nations Series. The players compete for the Alex Higgins Trophy, named for the late two-time world champion who was born and raised in Belfast. The inaugural edition of the tournament was held in 2016 and was won by Mark King.
The reigning champion is Judd Trump, who has won the title four times, consecutively between 2018 and 2020, and again in 2023. All champions to date have been left-handed players.[1]
- ^ "Three The Magic Number For Magnificent Trump". World Snooker. 29 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.