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{{Infobox Snooker tournament
|tournament_name = Indian Open
|image = 
|venue =
|location =
|country = [[India]]
|establishment = 2013
|organisation = [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]
|format = [[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]] event
|prizefund = £323,000
|final year=
|Current Champion ={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Selt]]
|Final Champion =
}}

The '''Indian Open''' is a professional [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] [[snooker]] tournament. [[Matthew Selt]] is the reigning champion.

== History ==
The event was introduced in the [[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/2014 season]] and it is the first ever ranking event to be held in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New Ranking Event In India|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/IndianOpenArticle/0,,13165~3325343,00.html|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=23 July 2013|access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref> The [[2013 Indian Open|inaugural event]] was held between 14–18 October 2013 at the [[Le Meridian Hotel (New Delhi)|Le Meridian Hotel]] in [[New Delhi]]. The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India has signed a three-year contract for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best players of world snooker for Indian Open|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/snooker/billiards/Best-players-of-world-snooker-for-Indian-Open/articleshow/21125093.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> In August 2014, it was announced that the event will be held at the [[Grand Hyatt Mumbai|Grand Hyatt]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Open Venue Announced|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/IndianOpenArticle/0,,13165~4090509,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|work=worldsnooker.com|date=22 August 2014|access-date=22 August 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, it was announced that the event has been postponed due to the [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|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 18–21 September 2014 and has been moved to 12–13 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Open Postponed|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/IndianOpenArticle/0,,13165~4138550,00.html|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|work=worldsnooker.com|date=12 September 2014|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref>

Although the event was absent from the [[Snooker season 2015/2016|2015/16 season]] it returned for the [[Snooker season 2016/2017|2016/17 season]], and was held in [[Hyderabad]]. For the [[Snooker season 2017/2018|2017/18 season]] the tournament was held in [[Vishakhapatnam]].

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto"
|-
! style="text-align: center; background-color: #00af00" | Year
! style="text-align: left; background-color: #00af00" | Winner
! style="text-align: left; background-color: #00af00" | Runner-up
! style="text-align: left; background-color: #00af00" | Final score
! style="text-align: left; background-color: #00af00" | Location
! style="text-align: left; background-color: #00af00" | Season
|-
| [[2013 Indian Open|2013]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Open (2013)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=266|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=9 April 2013}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aditya Mehta]]
| style="text-align: center" | 5–0
| [[New Delhi]]
| [[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/14]]
|-
| [[2015 Indian Open|2015]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Open (2015)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=349|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Michael White (snooker player)|Michael White]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Walden]]
| style="text-align: center" | 5–0
| [[Mumbai]]
| [[Snooker season 2014/2015|2014/15]]
|-
| [[2016 Indian Open|2016]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Open (2016)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=514|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Anthony McGill]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyren Wilson]]
| style="text-align: center" | 5–2
| [[Hyderabad]]
| [[Snooker season 2016/2017|2016/17]]
|-
| [[2017 Indian Open|2017]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Open (2017)|url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=634|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Anthony McGill]]
| style="text-align: center" | 5–1
| [[Vishakhapatnam]]
| [[Snooker season 2017/2018|2017/18]]
|-
| [[2019 Indian Open|2019]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Open 2019|url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Index/14033/indian-open-2019|website=World Snooker|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|access-date=11 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011328/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Index/14033/indian-open-2019|archive-date=12 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Selt]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Lyu Haotian]]
| style="text-align: center" | 5–3
| [[Kochi]]
| [[Snooker season 2018/2019|2018/19]]
|}

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Snooker tournaments}}

[[Category:Indian Open (snooker)| ]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2013]]
[[Category:Snooker ranking tournaments]]
[[Category:Snooker competitions in India]]

Indian Open (snooker) - Revision history

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