Northern Ireland Open 2024 prize money: How much are snooker stars competing for in Belfast?

THE 2nd Home Nations Series lawsuit gets underway connected Sunday with immoderate immense names successful enactment astatine the Northern Ireland Open.

Last year's Belfast showpiece saw Judd Trump instrumentality the rubric for a 4th clip aft helium bushed Chris Wakelin 9-3 successful the final.

The World No1 volition beryllium looking to clasp the Alex Higgins trophy arsenic helium looks to marque crushed connected Neil Robertson successful the contention for the £150,000 BetVictor bonus.

Robertson won the archetypal Home Nations lawsuit of the play past period aft helium bushed Wu Yize 9-7 to assertion the English Open crown.

The Aussie's triumph successful Brentwood means helium has the astir prize wealth from Home Nations Series events and leads the contention for the immense £150,000 payday.

But 3 much events inactive stay with the Northern Ireland Open up next.

When is the Northern Ireland Open 2024?

• The last rounds of the Northern Ireland Open 2024 statesman connected Sunday, October 20 (qualifying rounds person already taken place).
• The tourney volition tally until Sunday, October 27.
• Waterfront Hall successful Belfast volition host.

Northern Ireland Open 2024 schedule

• Sunday, October 20 - Monday, October 21: Last-64
• Tuesday, October 22 - Wednesday, October 23: Last-32
• Thursday, October 24: Last-16
• Friday, October 25: Quarter-Finals
• Saturday, October 26: Semi-Finals
• Sunday, October 27: Final

Northern Ireland Open 2024 prize money

Here is simply a breakdown of the immense £550,400 prize cookware successful Belfast:

Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-finals: £21,000
Quarter-finals: £13,200 
Last 16: £9,000
Last 32: £5,400
Last 64: £3,600
Last 96: £1,000
High Break: £5,000
Total £550,400

What are the Home Nations Series events?

The Home Nations Series includes 4 tournaments hosted successful the 4 location nations of the United Kingdom.

They are arsenic follows:

• English Open (September 16-22)
• Northern Ireland Open (October 20-27)
• Scottish Open (December 9-15)
• Welsh Open (February 12-18)

The trophies for each of the Home Nations Series events are named aft snooker icons of the respective country:

• English Open - The Steve Davis trophy
• Northern Ireland Open - The Alex Higgins trophy
• Scottish Open - The Steven Hendry trophy
• Welsh Open - The Ray Reardon trophy