Indian Open (snooker)

Indian OpenTournament information

Country| India
Established| 2013
Organisation(s)| World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £323,000
Final year| 2019
Final champion|  Matthew Selt

The Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament. Matthew Selt was the final champion in 2019.

## History[edit]

The event was introduced in the 2013/2014 season and was the first ever ranking event to be held in India.[1] The inaugural event was held between 14 and 18 October 2013 at the Le Meridian Hotel in New Delhi. The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India has signed a three-year contract for the tournament.[2] In August 2014, it was announced that the event will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.[3] In September 2014, it was announced that the event has been postponed due to the State Election in Maharashtra, with the original dates of 13–17 October 2014 changed to 10–14 March 2015. The qualifying round held at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley was due to take place from 18 to 21 September 2014 and has been moved to 12–13 February 2015.[4]

Although the event was absent from the 2015/16 season it returned for the 2016/17 season, and was held in Hyderabad. For the 2017/18 season the tournament was held in Vishakhapatnam.

## Winners[edit]

Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Final score  | Location  | Season

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2013[5] |  Ding Junhui |  Aditya Mehta | 5–0  | New Delhi | 2013/14
2015[6] |  Michael White |  Ricky Walden | 5–0  | Mumbai | 2014/15
2016[7] |  Anthony McGill |  Kyren Wilson | 5–2  | Hyderabad | 2016/17
2017[8] |  John Higgins |  Anthony McGill | 5–1  | Vishakhapatnam | 2017/18
2019[9] |  Matthew Selt |  Lyu Haotian | 5–3  | Kochi | 2018/19

## Statistics[edit]

* Highest ranked champion: John Higgins (2017) – #2
* Lowest ranked champion: Matthew Selt (2019) – #41
* Highest break: 147
* Zhou Yuelong (2019)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "New Ranking Event In India". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
2. ^ "Best players of world snooker for Indian Open". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
3. ^ "Indian Open Venue Announced". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
4. ^ "Indian Open Postponed". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
5. ^ "Indian Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
6. ^ "Indian Open (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
7. ^ "Indian Open (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
8. ^ "Indian Open (2017)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
9. ^ "Indian Open 2019". World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.