2019 Indian Open
# 2019 Indian Open

The 2019 Indian Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was due to take place between 18 and 22 September 2018 at the Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty in Kochi, India but was postponed due to the 2018 Kerala floods. The rescheduled Indian Open was played in Kochi from 27 February to 3 March 2019. It was the fifteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

Qualifying took place on 15 and 16 August 2018 in Preston, England.

John Higgins was the defending champion, having beaten Anthony McGill 5–1 in the 2017 final, but he lost to Matthew Selt in the semi-finals.

Selt went on to win his first ranking title, beating Lyu Haotian 5–3 in the final.

Zhou Yuelong made the first maximum break of his career in the fourth frame of his first round loss to Lyu Haotian. It was the 150th maximum in professional events.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 0 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4 | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 3 | | | John Higgins | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | James Cahill | 1 | | | | |
| Michael White | 2 | | | James Cahill | 1 | | | | |
| James Cahill | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | 4 | James Cahill | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 3 | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | John Higgins | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Li Hang | 3 | | |
| Hamza Akbar | w/d | | | | | Li Hang | 3 | | |
| Li Hang | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | w/o | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 1 | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | Li Hang | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Sam Craigie | 2 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | Sam Craigie | 2 | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | John Higgins | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Matthew Selt | 4 |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | Matthew Selt | 4 |
| Peter Lines | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 1 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | John Astley | 2 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 1 | John Astley | 2 | | | | | | |
| John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | 4 | | | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Lu Ning | 4 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | Lu Ning | 4 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | Yan Bingtao | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | Lu Ning | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lu Ning | 4 | Lu Ning | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 1 | | | | | Lu Ning | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Matthew Selt | 4 | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | Matthew Selt | 4 | | |
| Tom Ford | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 2 | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Joe Swail | 0 | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 4 | Joe Swail | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Oliver Lines | 3 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | Oliver Lines | 3 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 4 | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Soheil Vahedi | 3 | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 3 | Soheil Vahedi | 3 | | | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | | | | | | | Matthew Selt | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 3 |
| Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 3 |
| Li Yuan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Yuan | 2 | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Eden Sharav | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | 4 | Eden Sharav | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | Andy Hicks | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | | | |
| Luke Simmonds | 4 | | | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 0 | Luke Simmonds | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 3 | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 2 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | w/d | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | w/o | | | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 0 | | | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Yuan Sijun | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | Yuan Sijun | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 1 | | | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| Ian Burns | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 0 | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | |
| Digvijay Kadian | 0 | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | Luca Brecel | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 3 | Craig Steadman | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 0 | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | Scott Donaldson | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | |
| Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 2 | Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 3 | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 2 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty, Kochi, India, 3 March 2019. :

| Matthew Selt England | 5–3 | Lyu Haotian China |
| - | - | - |
| 57–48, 89–6 (84), 0–115 (115), 12–78 (56), 21–72 (66), 102–0 (102), 67–49, 96–41 (72) |||
| 102 | Highest break | 115 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 15 and 16 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.

| John Higgins | 4–1 | Ashley Hugill |
| - | - | - |
| Duane Jones | 4–1 | Adam Stefanow |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Dominic Dale | 4–2 | Asutosh Padhy |
| Michael White | 4–1 | Nigel Bond |
| Alan McManus | 3–4 | James Cahill |
| David Gilbert | 4–2 | Niu Zhuang |
| Daniel Wells | 3–4 | Elliot Slessor |
| Robbie Williams | 2–4 | Hamza Akbar |
| Li Hang | 4–0 | Basem Eltahhan |
| Xu Si | 0–4 | Ashley Carty |
| Joe Perry | 4–0 | Joe O'Connor |
| Peter Ebdon | 4–3 | Jamie Clarke |
| Ben Woollaston | 4–0 | S Shrikrishna |
| Jimmy White | 0–4 | Sam Craigie |
| Liang Wenbo | 4–0 | Mitchell Mann |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–1 | Chris Totten |
| Peter Lines | 4–3 | Zhang Anda |
| Gary Wilson | 4–2 | Steven Hallworth |
| Mike Dunn | 3–4 | John Astley |
| Yan Bingtao | 4–2 | Leo Fernandez |
| Gerard Greene | 4–1 | Andy Lee |
| Robert Milkins | 0–4 | Lu Ning |
| Liam Highfield | 4–2 | Billy Joe Castle |
| Matthew Selt | 4–2 | Zhang Jiankang |
| Tom Ford | 4–3 | Jordan Brown |
| Martin O'Donnell | 2–4 | Joe Swail |
| Jack Lisowski | 4–0 | Himanshu Dinesh Jain |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4–2 | Dechawat Poomjaeng |
| Mark Joyce | 2–4 | Oliver Lines |
| Robin Hull | 4–2 | Alfie Burden |
| Mark Allen | w/d–w/o | Soheil Vahedi |
| Neil Robertson | w/d–w/o | Andy Hicks |
| Li Yuan | 4–3 | Ross Muir |
| Kurt Maflin | 1–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Michael Georgiou | 4–1 | Ben Hancorn |
| Xiao Guodong | w/d–w/o | Luke Simmonds |
| Sunny Akani | 0–4 | Mei Xiwen |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4–1 | Laxman Rawat |
| Lyu Haotian | 4–3 | Tian Pengfei |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4–2 | Adam Duffy |
| Michael Holt | 4–1 | Chen Zifan |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 4–2 | Simon Lichtenberg |
| Graeme Dott | 4–0 | Kishan Hirani |
| Noppon Saengkham | 2–4 | Paul Davison |
| Mark Davis | 4–1 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Yuan Sijun | 4–0 | Hammad Miah |
| Anthony McGill | 1–4 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Luca Brecel | 4–3 | Simon Bedford |
| Ian Burns | 4–2 | Chen Feilong |
| Jamie Jones | w/d–w/o | Digvijay Kadian |
| Andrew Higginson | 4–1 | Harvey Chandler |
| Mark King | 2–4 | Craig Steadman |
| Zhang Yong | 4–2 | Fan Zhengyi |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–3 | David Lilley |
| Scott Donaldson | 4–3 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Rory McLeod | 4–3 | Rod Lawler |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4–1 | Farakh Ajaib |
| Ken Doherty | 1–4 | Sam Baird |
| Ricky Walden | 3–4 | Zhao Xintong |
| Chris Wakelin | 4–2 | Jak Jones |
| Stuart Carrington | 4–1 | Luo Honghao |
| Allan Taylor | 1–4 | Lee Walker |
| Shaun Murphy | 4–1 | Lucky Vatnani |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Match held over and played in Kochi.

## Century breaks

### Main stage centuries

There were a total of 33 century breaks made during the tournament. Zhou Yuelong made a century in a held over match.

* 147, 102 – Zhou Yuelong
* 140 – Mark Davis
* 140 – Zhao Xintong
* 137 – Yuan Sijun
* 136 – Graeme Dott
* 133 – Andrew Higginson
* 132 – Scott Donaldson
* 130, 116, 109 – Li Hang
* 127, 113 – Anthony Hamilton
* 125 – Joe Perry
* 123 – Stuart Bingham
* 121, 104, 104 – John Higgins
* 120, 109, 101 – Luca Brecel
* 115, 114, 106 – Lyu Haotian
* 108 – Peter Ebdon
* 108 – Shaun Murphy
* 106, 103 – Hossein Vafaei
* 104 – Sam Craigie
* 103 – Sam Baird
* 103, 102 – Matthew Selt
* 102 – Michael Holt

### Qualifying stage centuries

There were a total of 10 century breaks made during the qualifying matches preceding the event.

* 135 – Hamza Akbar
* 122 – Rod Lawler
* 118 – Joe Swail
* 115 – Lyu Haotian
* 114 – Ross Muir
* 110 – Oliver Lines
* 102 – Gerard Greene
* 102 – Michael Holt
* 101 – Stuart Bingham
* 101 – Elliot Slessor
