The 2018 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2018 BetVictor Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 18 November 2018 in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
[1] It was the eighth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he was beaten 3–4 by Ali Carter in the second round.
[2] Judd Trump won his ninth professional ranking title with a 9–7 final victory against Ronnie O'Sullivan.
[3] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]