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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]
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
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break
- Winner: £50,000
- Runner-up: £25,000
- Semi-final: £13,500
- Quarter-final: £9,000
- Last 16: £6,000
- Last 32: £3,000
- Last 64: £2,000
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Wildcard round
These 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Template:Flagathlete | 4–0 | Template:Flagathlete |
| WC2 | Template:Flagathlete | 4–1 | Template:Flagathlete |
| WC3 | Template:Flagathlete | 4–3 | Template:Flagathlete |
| WC4 | Template:Flagathlete | 4–0 | Template:Flagathlete |
| WC5 | Template:Flagathlete | 4–2 | Template:Flagathlete |
| WC6 | Template:Flagathlete | 4–3 | Template:Flagathlete |
Main draw
[9][10][11] Template:64TeamBracket
Final
| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, India, 14 March 2015.[11] | ||
| Ricky Walden Template:ENG |
0–5 | Michael White Template:WAL |
| 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
These 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] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
[17] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2
- 133, 120 Template:Ndash Kyren Wilson
- 130 Template:Ndash Tian Pengfei
- 128 Template:Ndash Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 125 Template:Ndash John Higgins
- 124, 103 Template:Ndash Ken Doherty
- 124 Template:Ndash Sam Baird
- 122 Template:Ndash Alan McManus
- 109 Template:Ndash Gerard Greene
- 106 Template:Ndash Anthony Hamilton
- 104 Template:Ndash Chris Norbury
- 103 Template:Ndash Mark King
- 102 Template:Ndash David Gilbert
- 101 Template:Ndash Gary Wilson
- 101 Template:Ndash Joe Swail
- 101 Template:Ndash Peter Ebdon
- 100 Template:Ndash Robin Hull
Televised stage centuries
[18] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2
- 138 Template:Ndash Stuart Carrington
- 137, 123, 101 Template:Ndash Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 136 Template:Ndash John Higgins
- 127, 108, 106 Template:Ndash Mark Williams
- 126, 109, 100 Template:Ndash Michael White
- 119, 105 Template:Ndash Kyren Wilson
- 119, 102 Template:Ndash Ding Junhui
- 119 Template:Ndash Ricky Walden
- 112, 101 Template:Ndash Luca Brecel
- 109 Template:Ndash Nigel Bond
- 106 Template:Ndash Tian Pengfei
- 104 Template:Ndash Judd Trump
- 103 Template:Ndash Matthew Selt
- 101 Template:Ndash Jamie Cope
- 100 Template:Ndash Ben Woollaston
References
- ↑ Tournament Calendar 2014/2015. Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Indian Open Postponed. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association(12 September 2014). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Indian Open Venue Announced. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association(22 August 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 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(14 March 2015). Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association(12 May 2014). Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Indian Open 2015 draw & results. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association(14 March 2015). Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Indian Open 2015 Provisional Format of Play. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Indian Open (2015). Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Indian Open 2014 Qualifying (Final). Cue Sports India. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ Pankaj Advani and others qualify for Indian Open. The Times of India(18 September 2014). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ India Open 2015 Qualifiers draw & results. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association(14 February 2015). Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Indian Open 2015 Qualifying Format. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Indian Open Qualifiers (2015). Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Indian Open qualifiers: century breaks. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Indian Open: century breaks. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 March 2015.