2013 Indian Open
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 14–18 October 2013 (2013-10-14 – 2013-10-18) |
Venue | Le Meridien Hotel |
City | New Delhi |
Country | India |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £300,000 |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
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Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 5–0 |
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The 2013 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 14 and 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]
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
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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
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- 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
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- 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.
- ^ Sarangi, Y.B. (19 October 2013). "Ding ends Mehta's fine run, emerges champion". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "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 18 October 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Indian Open 2013 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Indian Open 2013: Scores, results & schedule". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Indian Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "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 19 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 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Indian Open 2013 qualifiers results". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 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 14 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "Indian Open: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
External links
- 2013 Indian Open – Pictures mainly by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook
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