Northern Ireland Open 2020

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The 2020 Northern Ireland Open (officially the 2020 Matchroom.live Northern Ireland Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 November 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2020–21 season and a part of the Home Nations Series. It was the fifth edition of the Northern Ireland Open.

For the third consecutive edition of the tournament, Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7 in final, winning his 19th ranking title. He is the first player to win a ranking event three times in a row since Stephen Hendry won the UK Championship from 1994 to 1996. He is also the first to win four Home Nations Series titles, and the second, after Mark Selby, to win two Home Nations events in a single season. During this tournament, he made the fifth maximum break of his career in the third frame of his second-round match with Gao Yang.

Turneul de snooker Northern Ireland Open 2020 va avea loc între 16 și 22 noiembrie la Marshall Arena din Milton Keynes, Anglia. Este un turneu clasament din cadrul turneului Home Nations Series.

Ronnie O'Sullivan este campionul en-titre, după ce l-a învins pe Mark Allen cu 9-6 în finala din 2019.

Vor participa 128 de jucători, inclusiv cei mai buni 16 jucători din lume. Formatul turneului va fi cel mai bun din 7 până în sferturile de finală, cel mai bun din 9 în semifinale și cel mai bun din 17 în finală.

Turneul va fi difuzat în direct de Eurosport și BBC Sport.