2013 Indian Open
The 2013 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 14–18 October 2013 at the Le Meridien Hotel in New Delhi, India. It was the first ranking event held in India,[1] and the fourth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[2]
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–18 October 2013 |
Venue | Le Meridien Hotel |
City | New Delhi |
Country | India |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £300,000 |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
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Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 5–0 |
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Ding Junhui won his eighth ranking title by defeating Aditya Mehta 5–0 in the final.[3] Ding became the first player to win two consecutive ranking titles in the same season since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2002/2003, who won the 2003 European Open and the 2003 Irish Masters.[4] At the tournament Mehta became the first Indian player to reach the final of a ranking event.[5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in New Delhi on 14 October 2013.[7][8][9][10] The Indian wildcard players were selected through a qualifying tournament.[11][12]
Match | Score | ||
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WC1 | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
WC2 | ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
WC3 | ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
WC4 | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
WC5 | ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
WC6 | ![]() |
w/d–w/o | ![]() |
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India, 18 October 2013.[10][13] | ||
Ding Junhui![]() |
5–0 | Aditya Mehta![]() |
76–36 (52), 87–0 (81), 107–0 (107), 93–1 (93), 116–1 (100) | ||
107 | Highest break | 30 |
2 | Century breaks | 0 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Qualifying
These matches were held on 11 and 12 August 2013 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.[14][15][16]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 136
Andrew Higginson - 134
Marco Fu - 129
Martin O'Donnell - 126
Elliot Slessor - 125
Chen Zhe - 121
Fergal O'Brien - 114
Mark Davis - 111
Jamie O'Neill - 109, 101
Zhang Anda - 105
Peter Ebdon - 105
Xiao Guodong - 105
Liam Highfield - 104
Aditya Mehta - 103
Graeme Dott - 103
Paul Davison - 102
Fraser Patrick - 101
David Gilbert - 101
Kyren Wilson - 100
Joe Perry - 100
Kurt Maflin
Televised stage centuries
- 142, 109, 107, 106, 100
Ding Junhui - 138, 123, 103
Anthony McGill - 137
Marco Fu - 135, 125, 120
Gary Wilson - 134
Pankaj Advani - 133, 125
Michael White - 133
Zhang Anda - 132, 127, 122
Aditya Mehta - 131, 101
Ratchayothin Yotharuck - 119, 119, 117
Stuart Bingham - 114
Mark Joyce - 108
Rod Lawler - 104, 103, 103, 103, 100
Neil Robertson - 103, 100
Robbie Williams - 102
Ken Doherty - 102
Ricky Walden - 101
Liu Chuang - 100
Liang Wenbo - 100
Mark Williams
References
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- "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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- "Brilliant Ding Is Star of India". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "Aditya Mehta suffers crushing defeat in Indian Open final". The Indian Express. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- "Indian Open 2013 Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- "Indian Open 2013 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- "Indian Open 2013: Scores, results & schedule". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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- "Indian Qualifying Events for Indian Open 2013". Cue Sports India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- "Manan, Lilly make the cut". Deccan Herald. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- "Final – Match 69 – Ding Junhui v Aditya Mehta". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "Indian Open 2013 Qualifiers Draw & Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- "Indian Open 2013 qualifiers results". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- "Indian Open Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- "Indian Open qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- "Indian Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.