Qualifying for the 2025 Northern Eire Open threw up some attention-grabbing outcomes with 32 gamers sealing their spots in the primary draw.
The final 4 days on the Mattioli Enviornment in Leicester noticed the opponents who have been seeded from 33 to 128 try and safeguard their place in Belfast.
Amongst those that superior to the House Nations Collection rating occasion subsequent month was Luca Brecel, who secured his first victory of the 2025/26 marketing campaign.
Brecel has endured a troublesome begin to the brand new time period by means of a mix of sickness and at instances having to play with out his cue.
However the Belgian Bullet bought again to successful methods on Sunday with a complete 4-0 defeat of Liam Davies to succeed in the final 64, the place he’ll face Stephen Maguire in a humdinger tie.
Elsewhere, Jordan Brown was the one one from the house Northern Irish contingent to make it by means of the preliminary part.
The previous Welsh Open champion is in a battle this season for tour survival however managed to beat Mitchell Mann with a 4-2 scoreline.
Brown’s reward is a probable tie on the TV desk subsequent month in opposition to reigning world champion Zhao Xintong.
Cork’s Aaron Hill moreover certified for what’s successfully his residence event as effectively, with the bettering 23-year progressing courtesy of a 4-1 conquer Gao Yang.
Wuhan Open quarter-finalist Stan Moody and two-time current most man Thepchaiya Un-Nooh have been among the many others to qualify due to respective victories over Reanne Evans and Julien Leclercq.
Ryan Day improved his probabilities of a return to the highest 32 on this planet rankings with a 4-1 win over Allan Taylor, however fellow skilled Welshman Matthew Stevens suffered an surprising 4-3 reverse by the hands of Steven Hallworth.
Veteran three-time rating occasion winner Marco Fu managed to make it by means of each of his qualifying matches, nevertheless.
Ashley Hugill, in the meantime, was the one one from the small crop of beginner wildcards and top-ups who emerged with a ticket to the Waterfront Corridor.
The Englishman, who was relegated from the primary tour in 2024, recorded a standout victory over Ricky Walden within the second spherical.
All the highest 32 seeds within the 2025 Northern Eire Open draw will enter the fray when the venue levels start on October nineteenth.
That can embrace the likes of Zhao, world primary Judd Trump, and reigning Alex Higgins Trophy holder Kyren Wilson.
The latter will launch his defence with a tough opening fixture in opposition to Oliver Strains, whereas three-time former winner Trump will entertain Anthony McGill.
Beginning on October nineteenth and concluding on October twenty sixth, the 2025 version would be the second occasion of 4 on the House Nations Collection – offering a champion’s cheque price £100,000.
All of the current qualifying outcomes from the Northern Eire Open and the up to date draw for the final 64 are under.
2025 Northern Eire Open Draw
Qualifying Outcomes
Spherical of 128 (bo7)
Ken Doherty 1-4 Yao Pengcheng
Allan Taylor 4-1 Chatchapong Nasa
Antoni Kowalski 4-0 Zak Sheldon
Chris Totten 0-4 Liam Graham
Julien Leclercq 4-2 Florian Nuessle
Farakh Ajaib 4-3 Oliver Brown
Haris Tahir 4-0 Connor Benzey
Haydon Pinhey 0-4 Ian Burns
Ben Mertens 0-4 Liam Pullen
Sunny Akani 4-2 Xu Yichen
Lan Yuhao 4-2 Mahmoud El Hareedy
Amir Sarkhosh 2-4 Marco Fu
Jonas Luz 4-3 Kreishh Gurbaxani
Reanne Evans w/o Mohammed Shehab
Dylan Emery 4-1 Liam Highfield
Bai Yulu 2-4 David Grace
Iulian Boiko 2-4 Alexander Ursenbacher
Steven Hallworth 4-0 Ross Muir
Chang Bingyu 4-0 Jiang Jun
Sam Craigie 4-1 Joel Connolly
Liam Davies 4-1 Ng On Yee
Cheung Ka Wai 4-1 Mink Nutcharut
Huang Jiahao 4-2 Jimmy White
Louis Heathcote 4-0 Sahil Nayyar
Robbie McGuigan 3-4 Fergal Quinn
Gao Yang 4-1 Liu Wenwei
Michal Szubarczyk 1-4 Patrick Whelan
Wang Yuchen 3-4 Mateusz Baranowski
Artemijs Zizins 4-2 Zhao Hanyang
Bulcsu Revesz 2-4 Leone Crowley
Hatem Yassen 1-4 Ashley Hugill
Mitchell Mann 3-4 Umut Dikme
Spherical of 96 (bo7)
Oliver Strains 4-2 Yao Pengcheng
Ryan Day 4-1 Allan Taylor
Scott Donaldson 4-2 Antoni Kowalski
He Guoqiang 4-0 Liam Graham
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-3 Julien Leclercq
Mark Davis 4-0 Farakh Ajaib
Lyu Haotian 3-4 Haris Tahir
Sanderson Lam 2-4 Ian Burns
Lengthy Zehuang 4-2 Liam Pullen
Daniel Wells 4-3 Sunny Akani
Michael Holt 2-4 Lan Yuhao
Jamie Jones 2-4 Marco Fu
Jimmy Robertson 4-0 Jonas Luz
Stan Moody 4-0 Reanne Evans
Xu Si 3-4 Dylan Emery
Gong Chenzhi 0-4 David Grace
Anthony McGill 4-1 Alexander Ursenbacher
Matthew Stevens 3-4 Steven Hallworth
Ishpreet Singh Chadha 0-4 Chang Bingyu
Martin O’Donnell 4-2 Sam Craigie
Luca Brecel 4-0 Liam Davies
Liu Hongyu 1-4 Cheung Ka Wai
Robbie Williams 4-1 Huang Jiahao
Duane Jones 2-4 Louis Heathcote
Zak Surety 4-3 Fergal Quinn
Aaron Hill 4-1 Gao Yang
Robert Milkins 4-2 Patrick Whelan
Ben Woollaston 4-0 Mateusz Baranowski
Fan Zhengyi 4-2 Artemijs Zizins
David Lilley 4-3 Leone Crowley
Ricky Walden 3-4 Ashley Hugill
Jordan Brown 4-2 Mitchell Mann
Fundamental Draw
Spherical of 64 (bo7)
Kyren Wilson vs Oliver Strains
Matthew Selt vs Ryan Day
Wu Yize vs Scott Donaldson
David Gilbert vs He Guoqiang
Joe O’Connor vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Zhang Anda vs Mark Davis
Jack Lisowski vs Haris Tahir
Mark Selby vs Ian Burns
Mark Williams vs Lengthy Zehuang
Yuan Sijun vs Daniel Wells
Chris Wakelin vs Lan Yuhao
Tom Ford vs Marco Fu
Stuart Bingham vs Jimmy Robertson
Ali Carter vs Stan Moody
Zhou Yuelong vs Dylan Emery
Neil Robertson vs David Grace
Judd Trump vs Anthony McGill
Jackson Web page vs Steven Hallworth
Gary Wilson vs Chang Bingyu
Jak Jones vs Martin O’Donnell
Stephen Maguire vs Luca Brecel
Si Jiahui vs Cheung Ka Wai
Pang Junxu vs Robbie Williams
John Higgins vs Louis Heathcote
Barry Hawkins vs Zak Surety
Lei Peifan vs Aaron Hill
Mark Allen vs Robert Milkins
Hossein Vafaei vs Ben Woollaston
Elliot Slessor vs Fan Zhengyi
Shaun Murphy vs David Lilley
Noppon Saengkham vs Ashley Hugill
Zhao Xintong vs Jordan Brown
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