Another outstanding day of play with Mark Allen dream of lifting the Alex Higgins Trophy now a step closer when he won 6-3 over Ricky Walden in this afternoons match . Allen Is still the only player in the tournament so far to achieve a 147.

This evening match was just as nail-biting Yan Bingtao competing against John Higgins again with the best of 11 frames . Higgins played with outstanding determination to win 6-2 over Bingtao and now meets a Allen in the final.

Tomorrows matches commences at 1pm where we will see a new Champion win the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open and not only lift the Alex Higgins Trophy but a winners cheque of £70,000

Tomorrows winner will also have his named added to the title winner list who has been previously held by Mark King , Mark Willams & Judd Trump since the Northern Ireland Open which started in 2016 .