2015 Indian Open

Indian Open
Tournament information
Dates 10–14 March 2015
Venue Grand Hyatt
City Mumbai
Country India
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Winner's share £50,000
Highest break 138
Final
Champion Wales Michael White
Runner-up England Ricky Walden
Score 5–0
2013

The 2015 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–14 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]

  • 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

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 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–0 India Neeraj Kumar
WC2 England Sam Baird 4–1 India Brijesh Damani
WC3 China Lyu Haotian 4–3 India Dharminder Lilly
WC4 England Adam Duffy 4–0 India Sumit Talwar
WC5 England Nigel Bond 4–2 India Faisal Khan
WC6 Scotland Rhys Clark 4–3 India Pankaj Advani

Main draw

[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

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

These matches were held on 12 and 13 February 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. The qualifiers were to take place between 18–21 September 2014, but were rescheduled as the ranking event was postponed.[2] All matches were best of 7 frames.[14][15][16]

China Ding Junhui 4–1 England Barry Pinches
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–0 England Joe Roberts
Belgium Luca Brecel 4–3 China Lu Ning
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4–0 England William Lemons
Wales Matthew Stevens 4–1 England Ian Glover
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4–0 Qatar Ahmed Saif
Wales Jamie Jones 4–2 England Sean O'Sullivan
China Liang Wenbo 4–1 England James Cahill
England Mark Davis 4–0 England Elliot Slessor
England Anthony Hamilton 4–1 England Michael Georgiou
England Tom Ford 4–1 England Chris Melling
Scotland Anthony McGill 4–0 England Ian Burns
England Andrew Higginson 3–4 Scotland Fraser Patrick
England Jamie Cope 4–3 Scotland Ross Muir
Scotland Jamie Burnett 4–3 England Steven Hallworth
Scotland John Higgins 4–0 England Adam Bobat
England Joe Perry 4–2 England Ashley Carty
Scotland Marcus Campbell 4–2 England Zak Surety
England Sam Baird 4–0 Isle of Man Darryl Hill
England Rod Lawler 4–0 England Craig Steadman
England Ben Woollaston 4–1 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher
China Yu Delu 4–3 Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden
England Kyren Wilson 4–1 England Joe O'Connor
Scotland Alan McManus 4–1 China Cao Xinlong
England Ali Carter 4–1 England Lee Page
England Mark Joyce 4–1 England John Astley
England Robbie Williams 0–4 China Tian Pengfei
Wales Dominic Dale 2–4 China Lyu Haotian
England Mark King 4–1 England David Grace
India Aditya Mehta 4–0 England Hammad Miah
England Rory McLeod 4–1 Wales Callum Lloyd
England Ricky Walden 4–0 England Matthew Day

England Judd Trump 4–0 England Martin Ball
England Peter Lines 4–3 China Lu Chenwei
England Gary Wilson 4–1 Wales Daniel Wells
England Jack Lisowski 2–4 England Adam Duffy
England Peter Ebdon 4–3 England Paul Davison
England Jimmy White 2–4 China Zhou Yuelong
England Dave Harold 1–4 Scotland Eden Sharav
Wales Mark Williams 4–1 China Zhang Anda
Scotland Graeme Dott 4–3 Scotland Scott Donaldson
Finland Robin Hull 4–1 England Chris Norbury
Republic of Ireland David Morris 4–2 England Michael Wasley
England David Gilbert 4–0 England Nico Elton
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4–3 England Sanderson Lam
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4–2 Wales Jak Jones
England Mike Dunn 4–3 Wales Jamie Rhys Clarke
England Robert Milkins 4–2 England Alex Davies
Hong Kong Marco Fu 4–2 England Sydney Wilson
England Stuart Carrington 4–2 Wales Lee Walker
China Li Hang 4–2 England Oliver Lines
England Michael Holt 3–4 England Allan Taylor
England Matthew Selt 4–0 Brazil Igor Figueiredo
England Alfie Burden 3–4 England Joel Walker
China Cao Yupeng 4–2 Scotland Michael Leslie
Wales Michael White 4–0 England Mitchell Mann
Wales Ryan Day 4–3 England Oliver Brown
England Nigel Bond 4–3 England Liam Highfield
England Jimmy Robertson 0–4 Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 4–1 Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong
Norway Kurt Maflin 3–4 Scotland Rhys Clark
England Chris Wakelin 4–3 England Saqib Nasir
Thailand Noppon Saengkham 2–4 Wales Andrew Pagett
England Barry Hawkins w/d–w/o England Zack Richardson

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[17]

Televised stage centuries

[18]

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