The Northern Ireland Open's last 16 brings Jordan Brown and Scott Donaldson together in a match that looks unusually close on paper: the bracket lists them at 63 and 64. Their routes here were different. Brown needed all seven frames to get past Michael Holt, while Donaldson beat Noppon Saengkham 4-1. One arrives battle-tested; the other arrives with a more decisive scoreline. Neither result settles what happens next.
Draw positions and completed last-32 scores, checked 22 October 2026
Brown beat Michael Holt in a deciding frame.
Scott Donaldson advanced against Noppon Saengkham.
The players are shown at these adjacent numbers in the snooker.org order of play.
Thursday, 22 October, according to the event order of play.
Four frames are required to win this last-16 tie.
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