| Northern Ireland Trophy |
| The top 32 players and 16 qualifiers play best of 9 frames up to the semi finals it changes to best of 11 In the first round the qualifiers play some of the top snooker stars |
| Three Irish players Joe Swail, Fergal O'Brien and Mark Allen are in second round to play Steve Davis, John Higgins and Graeme Dott |
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| Results 1st round Joe Perry David Gray Ian McCulloch Jamie Cope Adrian Gunnell Joe Swail Mark Allen Dominic Dale Anthony Hamilton Martin Gould Gerard Greene Mark King Tom Ford Nigel Bond Barry Hawkins Fergal O'Brien |
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| Fergal made it from the first round to the final. His Irish companion Mark Allen also came from the first round and lost to Fergal in the semi final. Fergal was beaten by Stephen Maguire 9 - 5 in the final |
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