The 2015 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 14 March 2015 at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, India.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled for 13–17 October 2014, but was postponed until March due to the State Election in Maharashtra.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–14 March 2015 |
| Venue | Grand Hyatt |
| City | Mumbai |
| Country | India |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  Stuart Carrington (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Michael White (WAL) |
| Runner-up | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
| Score | 5–0 |
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Mumbai played host to the tournament for the first time, having previously being held at the Le Meridien Hotel in New Delhi.[3]
Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[4] but he lost 3–4 against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the last 64.[5]
Michael White won his first ranking event by defeating Ricky Walden 5–0 in the final.[6][7]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]
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Wildcard round
editThese matches were played in Mumbai on 10 March 2015.[9][10][11] The Indian wildcard players were selected through a qualifying tournament which was held at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune, India.[12][13]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | 4–0 | ||
| WC2 | 4–1 | ||
| WC3 | 4–3 | ||
| WC4 | 4–0 | ||
| WC5 | 4–2 | ||
| WC6 | 4–3 |
Main draw
editFinal
edit| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, India, 14 March 2015.[11] | ||
| Ricky Walden |
0–5 | Michael White |
| 0–81 (81), 20–77 (77), 0–86, 1–90 (58), 6–85 (85) | ||
| 20 | Highest break | 85 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Qualifying
editThese matches were held on 12 and 13 February 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. The qualifiers were to take place between 18 and 21 September 2014, but were rescheduled as the ranking event was postponed.[2] All matches were best of 7 frames.[14][15][16]
Century breaks
editQualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
edit- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Indian Open Postponed". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Indian Open Venue Announced". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Ding Junhui beats Aditya Mehta to win Indian Open title". BBC Sport. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian Open Snooker: Un-Nooh silences top gun Junhui". Business Standard. Business Standard Ltd. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Michael White wins first ranking title at Indian Open". BBC Sport. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian Open Snooker: Michael White Destroys Ricky Walden for Maiden Title". NDTV Sports. NDTV. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Indian Open 2015 draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Indian Open 2015 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Indian Open (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian Open 2014 Qualifying (Final)". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Pankaj Advani and others qualify for Indian Open". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "India Open 2015 Qualifiers draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian Open 2015 Qualifying Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian Open Qualifiers (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.