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2015 Indian Open

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Indian Open
Tournament information
Dates10–14 March 2015 (2015-03-10 – 2015-03-14)
VenueGrand Hyatt
CityMumbai
CountryIndia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Stuart Carrington (ENG) (138)
Final
Champion Michael White (WAL)
Runner-up Ricky Walden (ENG)
Score5–0
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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

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

Wildcard round

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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  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 4–0  Neeraj Kumar (IND)
WC2  Sam Baird (ENG) 4–1  Brijesh Damani (IND)
WC3  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 4–3  Dharminder Lilly (IND)
WC4  Adam Duffy (ENG) 4–0  Sumit Talwar (IND)
WC5  Nigel Bond (ENG) 4–2  Faisal Khan (IND)
WC6  Rhys Clark (SCO) 4–3  Pankaj Advani (IND)

Main draw

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[9][10][11]

Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
                  
China Ding Junhui 3
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 0
Belgium Luca Brecel 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
Wales Jamie Jones 1
Wales Matthew Stevens 2
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 3
Wales Jamie Jones 4
Wales Jamie Jones 4
China Liang Wenbo 2
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4
England Mark Davis 2
England Mark Davis 4
England Anthony Hamilton 2
England Mark Davis 4
Scotland Anthony McGill 3
England Tom Ford 0
Scotland Anthony McGill 4
England Mark Davis 4
Scotland John Higgins 0
Scotland Fraser Patrick 2
England Jamie Cope 4
England Jamie Cope 2
Scotland John Higgins 4
Scotland Jamie Burnett 2
Scotland John Higgins 4
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3
England Ricky Walden 4
England Joe Perry 4
Scotland Marcus Campbell 2
England Joe Perry 4
England Rod Lawler 1
England Sam Baird 0
England Rod Lawler 4
England Joe Perry 4
England Kyren Wilson 3
England Ben Woollaston 4
China Yu Delu 3
England Ben Woollaston 1
England Kyren Wilson 4
England Kyren Wilson 4
Scotland Alan McManus 0
England Joe Perry 2
England Ricky Walden 4
England Ali Carter w/d
England Mark Joyce w/o
England Mark Joyce 1
China Tian Pengfei 4
China Tian Pengfei 4
China Lyu Haotian 1
China Tian Pengfei 0
England Ricky Walden 4
England Mark King 3
India Aditya Mehta 4
India Aditya Mehta 2
England Ricky Walden 4
England Rory McLeod 1
England Ricky Walden 4
England Ricky Walden 0
Wales Michael White 5
England Judd Trump 4
England Peter Lines 2
England Judd Trump 4
England Adam Duffy 3
England Gary Wilson 3
England Adam Duffy 4
England Judd Trump 3
Wales Mark Williams 4
England Peter Ebdon 4
China Zhou Yuelong 2
England Peter Ebdon 3
Wales Mark Williams 4
Scotland Eden Sharav 2
Wales Mark Williams 4
Wales Mark Williams 4
England Robert Milkins 1
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
Finland Robin Hull 3
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
Republic of Ireland David Morris 0
Republic of Ireland David Morris 4
England David Gilbert 0
Scotland Graeme Dott 2
England Robert Milkins 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 1
England Robert Milkins 4
England Mike Dunn 2
England Robert Milkins 4
Wales Mark Williams 2
Wales Michael White 4
Hong Kong Marco Fu w/d
England Stuart Carrington w/o
England Stuart Carrington 1
China Li Hang 4
China Li Hang 4
England Allan Taylor 3
China Li Hang 2
Wales Michael White 4
England Matthew Selt 4
England Joel Walker 0
England Matthew Selt 2
Wales Michael White 4
China Cao Yupeng 3
Wales Michael White 4
Wales Michael White 4
England Chris Wakelin 2
Wales Ryan Day 1
England Nigel Bond 4
England Nigel Bond 4
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 3
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 1
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 4
England Nigel Bond 1
England Chris Wakelin 4
Scotland Rhys Clark 2
England Chris Wakelin 4
England Chris Wakelin 4
Wales Andrew Pagett 1
Wales Andrew Pagett 4
England Zack Richardson 2

Final

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Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri.
Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, India, 14 March 2015.[11]
Ricky Walden
 England
0–5 Michael White
 Wales
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

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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]

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  13. ^ "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.
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