{"id":5465,"date":"2021-10-07T18:40:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T16:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1384168"},"modified":"2021-10-07T19:04:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T17:04:10","slug":"how-to-watch-northern-ireland-open-2021-snooker-tv-channel-and-schedule","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-northern-ireland-open-2021-snooker-tv-channel-and-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Northern Ireland Open 2021 snooker: TV channel and schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Michael Potts\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 07 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>The Northern Ireland Open marks the first of the home nations tournaments to get underway in the 2021\/22 season.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 64 players will enter the main draw hoping for a shot at success including the regular cast of big names including World Champion Mark Selby, defending champion Judd Trump and the iconic Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p>Trump defeated O\u2019Sullivan 9-7 in a thrilling encounter to claim the top prize last year. In fact, that was the third consecutive time Trump had defeated Ronnie 9-7 in the Northern Ireland Open final.<\/p>\n<p>While O\u2019Sullivan certainly won\u2019t hope for another same result, fans would not be short-changed to see a repeat of the last few years\u2019 thrilling drama from the table.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you all the details about how to watch the Northern Ireland Open including TV details and the match schedule.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Northern Ireland Open on TV?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Yes! You can tune in to watch the Northern Ireland Open live on <a href=\"\/\/www.eurosportplayer.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Eurosport<\/a> in the UK, meaning you can flick on your TV and soak it all up without needing to stream.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s plenty of snooker coverage throughout the year on Eurosport including extensive coverage of the World Championships.<\/p> <h2><strong>What channel is Northern Ireland Open on?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All of the action takes place on <a href=\"\/\/www.eurosportplayer.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\">Eurosport 1<\/a> with live coverage starting 15 minutes before the first match of each afternoon session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Afternoon session TV coverage:<\/strong> 12:45pm \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evening session TV coverage:<\/strong> 6pm \u2013 11pm<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How can I watch the Northern Ireland Open online?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As well as Eurosport 1 on TV, you can tune into Eurosport Player to watch all the action on across a range of devices.<\/p>\n<p>You can also watch Eurosport coverage through Amazon Prime Video, and <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/signup\/?ie=UTF8&amp;benefitId=eurosport&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%2Fsignup%2F%3Fie%3DUTF8%26benefitId%3Deurosport%26tag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-837541&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">Amazon Prime<\/a>\u00a0members can get a\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/signup\/?ie=UTF8&amp;benefitId=eurosport&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%2Fsignup%2F%3Fie%3DUTF8%26benefitId%3Deurosport%26tag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-837541&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">7-day free trial to the Eurosport channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the free trial, the Eurosport channel is \u00a36.99 per month. Amazon Prime is \u00a37.99 per month but can be accessed with a\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/signup\/?ie=UTF8&amp;benefitId=eurosport&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%2Fsignup%2F%3Fie%3DUTF8%26benefitId%3Deurosport%26tag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-837541&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">30-day free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section \/><section \/><section \/><ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/signup\/?ie=UTF8&amp;benefitId=eurosport&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%2Fsignup%2F%3Fie%3DUTF8%26benefitId%3Deurosport%26tag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-837541&amp;dtb=1&quot;\"><strong>Free 7-day trial for Eurosport via Amazon Prime Video<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Northern Ireland Open schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday 9th October<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>From 7pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Christopher Clifford v Gao Yang<\/p>\n<p>Zhou Yuelong v Jimmy Robertson<\/p>\n<p>Anthony McGill v Lee Walker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday 10th October<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>From 10am<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Maguire v Steven Hallworth<\/p>\n<p>Stuart Bingham v Ben Hancorn<\/p>\n<p>Yan Bingtao v Hossein Vafaei<\/p>\n<p><em>From 1pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jack Lisowski v Ashley Hugill<\/p>\n<p>John Higgins v Joe O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n<p>Mark Selby v Mark Lloyd<\/p>\n<p><em>From 2pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mark Allen v Si Jiahui<\/p>\n<p>Robert McCullough v Sam Craigie<\/p>\n<p>Neil Robertson v Barry Pinches<\/p>\n<p><em>From 7pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Judd Trump v Andrew Pagett<\/p>\n<p>Kyren Wilson v Jamie Clarke<\/p>\n<p>Gary Wilson v Jordan Brown<\/p>\n<p><em>From 8pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan v Stuart Carrington<\/p>\n<p>Barry Hawkins v Iulian Boiko<\/p>\n<p>Mark Williams v Mark Joyce<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday 11th October<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>From 10am<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yuan SiJun v Alfie Burden<\/p>\n<p>Lyu Haotian v Ali Carter<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Mann v Xiao Guodong<\/p>\n<p><em>From 1pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shaun Murphy v Bai Langning<\/p>\n<p>Liang Wenbo v Luca Brecel<\/p>\n<p><em>From 2pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>James Cahill v Fergal O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n<p><em>From 7pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tom Ford v Ashley Carty<\/p>\n<p><em>From 8pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Oliver Lines v Ben Woollaston<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 12th October<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>From 10am<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lu Ning v Jamie O\u2019Neill<\/p>\n<p>David Grace v David Gilbert<\/p>\n<p><em>From 1pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jackson Page v Noppon Saengkham<\/p>\n<p><em>From 2pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Martin O\u2019Donnell v Ricky Walden<\/p>\n<p><em>From 7pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Simon Lichtenberg v Matthew Stevens<\/p>\n<p><em>From 8pm<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Martin Gould v Jak Jones<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 13th October<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>From 10am<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Liam Highfield v Ryan Day<\/p>\n<p>Chris Wakelin v Tian Pengfei<\/p>\n<p>Rory McLeod v G Wilson\/J Brown<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 2: Monday-Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 3: Wednesday-Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 4: Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarter-finals: Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Semi-finals: Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Final: Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where is the Northern Ireland Open being played?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Northern Ireland Open is held at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast this year, a return to normality.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s edition was actually held across the water in England at Milton Keynes, a location used for a host of \u2018bubble\u2019 events without fans during the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for something to watch, check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sport<\/a> hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael Potts Published: Thursday, 07 October 2021 at 12:00 am The Northern Ireland Open marks the first of the home nations tournaments to get underway in the 2021\/22 season. 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