Indian Open 2015
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Indian Open 2015
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: | Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai , India |
| Opening: | March 10, 2015 |
| Endgame: | March 14, 2015
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| Winner: |
 Michael White
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| Highest Break: | 138 ( Stuart Carrington )
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The Indian Open 2015 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour in the 2014/15 season , which was held from March 10 to 14 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai . The tournament was originally supposed to take place in October 2014, but then had to be postponed due to early elections in the state of Maharashtra .
The tournament was held for the second time after 2013. The then winner Ding Junhui was eliminated in round 1 this time. After the top 3 of the snooker world rankings had not started, he was the highest placed participant. The winner was Michael White , who had already won the snooker shoot-out the week before . It was the Welshman's first win in a world ranking tournament.
Prize money
The prize money remained unchanged compared to 2013. Together with the Welsh Open and the PTC Finals , it was the world ranking tournament with the lowest winnings. Only the minor tournaments of the PTC were lower.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 50,000 |
| finalist | £ 25,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 13,500 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 9,000 |
| Round of 16 | £ 6,000 |
| Last 32 | 3000 pounds |
| Last 64 | £ 2000 |
| All in all | £ 300,000 |
Wildcard round
The wildcard round games took place on March 10th. All qualifiers prevailed, including the Scottish amateur Rhys Clark , although his opponent Pankaj Advani had been in the top 60 of the world rankings as a professional until autumn of the previous year before he voluntarily retired. The match was decided by a respotted black in the seventh frame.
| game | Qualifier (place to sit) | Result | Wildcard player |
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| WC1 |
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (49)
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4 : 0 |
 Neeraj Kumar
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| WC2 |
Sam Baird (63)
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4 : 1 |
Brijesh Damani
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| WC3 |
 Lü Haotian (65)
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4 : 3 |
Dharminder Lilly
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| WC4 |
Adam Duffy (A)
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4 : 0 |
Sumit Talwar
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| WC5 |
Nigel Bond (51)
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4 : 2 |
Faisal Khan
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| WC6 |
 Rhys Clark (A)
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4 : 3 |
Pankaj Advani
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A = amateur player (not on the main tour during the 2014/15 season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
Final round
Since all rounds except the final were only played on 4 winning frames, the tournament could be held in five days from Tuesday to Saturday. Round of 16 and quarter finals as well as semi-finals and final took place on one day each. With Marco Fu and Allister Carter , two high-ranking players missed the tournament due to visa problems . The Chinese Ding Junhui seeded first lost the opening match in the decision frame. His opponent Thepchaiya Un-Nooh then made it to the semi-finals, his best result in a world ranking tournament. Judd Trump , who was the second highest seed among the remaining players , made it to the round of 16. Ricky Walden was the only top 10 player in the quarterfinals, he also reached the final with a win over Un-Nooh. The second semi-final was a Welsh duel: Mark Williams , who had previously defeated Trump, lost to his younger compatriot Michael White .
final
In a one-sided final, number 22 in the world rankings prevailed against number 8. Ricky Walden punched the first ball three times without being able to make a real break from it. Michael White achieved a clear 5-0 victory with four breaks over 50 points and two breaks over 40 points in the third frame.
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Final: Best of 9 Frames Referee: Terry Camilleri Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai , India , March 14, 2015  |
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Ricky Walden
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0: 5 |
Michael White
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| 0: 81 (81) 20: 77 (77), 0: 86 , 1: 90 (58), 6: 85 (85) | ||
| 20th | Highest break | 85 |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| - | 50+ breaks | 4th |
qualification
The qualifying round took place on February 12 and 13, 2015 at the Metrodome in the English city of Barnsley . All games were played in best-of-7 mode. 23 amateurs filled the gaps created by the cancellations of professional players. Four of them were allowed to go to India for the main tournament, including the Englishman Zak Richardson, who made it through without a fight against the number 2 seeded Barry Hawkins .
| game | Player 1 (seat position) | Result | Player 2 (seat position) | game | Player 1 (seat position) | Result | Player 2 (seat position) | |
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| 1 |
Ding Junhui (1)
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4 : 1 |
Barry Pinches (80)
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33 |
Judd Trump (3)
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4 : 0 |
Martin Ball (A)
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| 2 |
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (53)
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4 : 0 |
Joe Roberts (A)
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34 |
Peter Lines (50)
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4 : 3 |
Lu Chenwei (93)
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| 3 |
 Luca Brecel (57)
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4 : 3 |
Lu Ning (100)
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35 |
Gary Wilson (55)
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4 : 1 |
Daniel Wells (A)
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| 4th |
 Fergal O'Brien (19)
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4 : 0 |
William Lemons (A)
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36 |
Jack Lisowski (31)
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2: 4 |
Adam Duffy (A)
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| 5 |
Matthew Stevens (13)
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4 : 1 |
Ian Glover (95)
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37 |
Peter Ebdon (22)
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4 : 3 |
Paul Davison (A)
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| 6th |
 Gerard Greene (35)
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4 : 0 |
 Ahmed Saif (102)
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38 |
Jimmy White (52)
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2: 4 |
Zhou Yuelong (77)
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| 7th |
Jamie Jones (38)
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4 : 2 |
Sean O'Sullivan (A)
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39 |
Dave Harold (61)
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1: 4 |
Eden Sharav (A)
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| 8th |
Liang Wenbo (17)
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4 : 1 |
James Cahill (67)
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40 |
Mark Williams (10)
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4 : 1 |
Zhang Anda (92)
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| 9 |
Mark Davis (12)
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4 : 0 |
Elliot Slessor (86)
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41 |
Graeme Dott (9)
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4 : 3 |
Scott Donaldson (75)
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| 10 |
Anthony Hamilton (40)
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4 : 1 |
Michael Georgiou (84)
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42 |
 Robin Hull (62)
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4 : 1 |
Chris Norbury (89)
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| 11 |
Tom Ford (34)
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4 : 1 |
Chris Melling (79)
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43 |
David Morris (45)
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4 : 2 |
Michael Wasley (82)
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| 12 |
Anthony McGill (21)
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4 : 0 |
Ian Burns (70)
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44 |
David Gilbert (23)
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4 : 0 |
Nico Elton (A)
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| 13 |
Andrew Higginson (28)
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3: 4 |
Patrick Fraser (66)
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45 |
Ken Doherty (29)
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4 : 3 |
Sanderson Lam (A)
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| 14th |
Jamie Cope (46)
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4 : 3 |
Ross Muir (87)
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46 |
Joe Swail (58)
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4 : 2 |
Jak Jones (96)
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| 15th |
Jamie Burnett (36)
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4 : 3 |
Steven hallworth (97)
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47 |
Mike Dunn (39)
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4 : 3 |
Jamie Rhys Clarke (A)
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| 16 |
John Higgins (7)
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4 : 0 |
Adam Bobat (A)
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48 |
Robert Milkins (8)
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4 : 2 |
Alex Davies (68)
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| 17th |
Joe Perry (6)
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4 : 2 |
Ashley Carty (A)
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49 |
 Marco Fu (5)
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4 : 2 |
Sydney Wilson (A)
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| 18th |
Marcus Campbell (41)
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4 : 2 |
Zak Surety (92)
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50 |
Stuart Carrington (59)
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4 : 2 |
Lee Walker (101)
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| 19th |
Sam Baird (64)
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4 : 0 |
 Darryl Hill (A)
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51 |
Li Hang (56)
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4 : 2 |
Oliver Lines (72)
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| 20th |
Rod Lawler (25)
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4 : 0 |
Craig Steadman (76)
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52 |
Michael Holt (15)
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3: 4 |
Allan Taylor (94)
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| 21st |
Ben Woollaston (27)
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4 : 1 |
 Alexander Ursenbacher (98)
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53 |
Matthew Selt (33)
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4 : 0 |
 Igor Figueiredo (81)
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| 22nd |
Yu Delu (43)
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4 : 3 |
Martin McCrudden (A)
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54 |
Alfie Burden (49)
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3: 4 |
Joel Walker (74)
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| 23 |
Kyren Wilson (51)
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4 : 1 |
Joe O'Connor (A)
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55 |
Cao Yupeng (54)
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4 : 2 |
Michael Leslie (99)
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| 24 |
Alan McManus (16)
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4 : 1 |
Cao Xinlong (91)
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56 |
Michael White (18)
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4 : 0 |
Mitchell Man (83)
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| 25th |
Allister Carter (11)
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4 : 1 |
Lee Page (88)
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57 |
Ryan Day (14)
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4 : 3 |
Oliver Brown (A)
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| 26th |
Mark Joyce (30)
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4 : 1 |
John Astley (69)
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58 |
Nigel Bond (47)
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4 : 3 |
Liam Highfield (71)
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| 27 |
Robbie Williams (48)
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0: 4 |
Tian Pengfei (85)
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59 |
Jimmy Robertson (37)
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0: 4 |
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (104)
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| 28 |
Dominic Dale (20)
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2: 4 |
Lü Haotian (65)
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60 |
Dechawat Poomjaeng (32)
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4 : 1 |
 Thor Chuan Leong (103)
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| 29 |
Mark King (26)
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4 : 1 |
David Grace (90)
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61 |
 Kurt Maflin (24)
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3: 4 |
Rhys Clark (A)
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| 30th |
Aditya Mehta (44)
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4 : 0 |
Hammad Miah (78)
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62 |
Chris Wakelin (63)
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4 : 2 |
Saqib Nasir (A)
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| 31 |
Rory McLeod (42)
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4 : 1 |
Callum Lloyd (A)
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63 |
Noppon Saengkham (60)
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2: 4 |
Andrew Pagett (73)
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| 32 |
Ricky Walden (4)
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4 : 0 |
Matthew Day (A)
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64 |
Barry Hawkins (2)
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kl. |
Zak Richardson (A)
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A = amateur player (not on the main tour during the 2013/14 season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
Century breaks
qualification
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Main round
Stuart Carrington only won a single frame in the tournament and the one with the highest break of the tournament of 138 points. The three players, each with three century breaks , were all in the semi-finals.
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- ↑ worldsnooker.com: Indian Open Postponed. (No longer available online.) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , September 12, 2014, archived from the original on February 22, 2016 ; accessed on March 2, 2015 .
- ↑ worldsnooker.com: Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/15 Season. (PDF; 92 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , May 12, 2014, archived from the original on May 17, 2014 ; accessed on March 2, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Indian Open 2015 - Provisional Format of Play. (PDF; 72 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 27, 2015, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 2, 2015 .
- ^ Indian Open Draw. (PDF; 242 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 10, 2015, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 14, 2015 .
- ^ Indian Open (2015). Snooker.org, accessed March 2, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Ricky Walden v. Michael White. (No longer available online.) Love-snooker.com, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Indian Open 2015 - Qualifying / China Open 2015 - Qualifying. (PDF; 22 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 9, 2015, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 2, 2015 .
- ^ Indian Open Qualifiers Draw. (PDF; 351 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 9, 2015, archived from the original on February 16, 2015 ; accessed on March 2, 2015 .
- ^ Indian Open Qualifiers. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , accessed March 2, 2015 .