{
  "id": 15960639,
  "title": "Higgins and Lisowski knocked out of NI Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/higgins-and-lisowski-knocked-out-of-ni-open",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T22:13:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/higgins-lisowski-knocked-ni-open-215519386.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "John Higgins and reigning champion Jack Lisowski joined the list of notable players eliminated from the Northern Ireland Open, as they suffered second-round defeats at the Waterfront Hall. Lisowski, who claimed his first ranking title last year, was defeated 4-1 by Anthony McGill, while Higgins succumbed to a 4-2 loss against Wales' Jak Jones. Stuart Bingham also exited the tournament, losing 4-0 to Ka Wai Cheung.\n\nHowever, there was a bright spot for home favorite Jordan Brown, who overcame emotional challenges to advance to the third round. Brown, who had previously beaten Mark Allen in a highly charged first-round match, triumphed 4-3 against Michael Holt and will face Scott Donaldson in the next round. Other winners on Wednesday included Mark Williams, who defeated Zhang Anda 4-2, Daniel Wells who beat Ryan Day 4-3, and David Gilbert who overcame Sam Craigie 4-3. Notable second-round results also saw Pang Junxu defeat Liam Davies 4-3, Ka Wai Cheung eliminate Stuart Bingham 4-0, and Gao Yang claim a 4-1 victory over Luca Brecel.",
  "summary": "John Higgins and reigning champion Jack Lisowski become the latest big names to fall at the Northern Ireland Open, but home favourite Jordan Brown progresses to the third round.",
  "key_points": [
    "Higgins and Lisowski eliminated in second round",
    "Jordan Brown advances to third round",
    "Other winners include Mark Williams and Daniel Wells"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}