2013 Indian Open
# 2013 Indian Open

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, and the fourth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.

Ding Junhui won his eighth ranking title by defeating Aditya Mehta 5–0 in the final. 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. At the tournament Mehta became the first Indian player to reach the final of a ranking event.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in New Delhi on 14 October 2013. The Indian wildcard players were selected through a qualifying tournament.

| Match | | Score | |
| - | - | - | - |
| WC1 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 4–1 | Kamal Chawla (IND) |
| WC2 | Jeff Cundy (ENG) | 4–0 | Sundeep Gulati (IND) |
| WC3 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 4–3 | Shivam Arora (IND) |
| WC4 | Robbie Williams (ENG) | 4–1 | Manan Chandra (IND) |
| WC5 | Paul Davison (ENG) | 4–1 | Faisal Khan (IND) |
| WC6 | Liam Highfield (ENG) | w/d–w/o | Dharminder Lilly (IND) |

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | 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 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 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 | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | | Semi-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 | Final Best of 9 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | w/o | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | w/d | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 2 | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 3 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | Sean O'Sullivan | 0 | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 3 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Yan | Li Yan | 4 | Li Yan | Li Yan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 0 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 1 | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | w/o | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | w/d | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 0 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ratchayothin Yotharuck | Ratchayothin Yotharuck | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 3 | Ratchayothin Yotharuck | Ratchayothin Yotharuck | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 2 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | w/d | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 0 |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 0 |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 1 | Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | w/d | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | w/o | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 0 | | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | w/d | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | w/o | | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 2 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 1 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 1 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 1 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 1 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 4 | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | Pankaj Advani | Pankaj Advani | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 4 | Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | w/o | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | w/d | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dharminder Lilly | Dharminder Lilly | 0 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India, 18 October 2013. :

| Ding Junhui China | 5–0 | Aditya Mehta India |
| - | - | - |
| 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.

| Neil Robertson | 4–3 | Robin Hull |
| - | - | - |
| Adam Duffy | 0–4 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Rod Lawler | 4–0 | Jak Jones |
| Ali Carter | 4–0 | Gareth Green |
| Ryan Day | 4–0 | Christopher Keogan |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4–1 | Rhys Clark |
| Liang Wenbo | 4–0 | Scott Donaldson |
| Matthew Stevens | 0–4 | David Morris |
| Ding Junhui | 4–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Barry Pinches | 4–1 | Chris Wakelin |
| Mark Joyce | 4–3 | Allan Taylor |
| Martin Gould | 3–4 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Mark King | 0–4 | Jeff Cundy |
| Peter Lines | 2–4 | Li Yan |
| Tian Pengfei | 2–4 | Joel Walker |
| John Higgins | 4–2 | Sam Baird |
| Barry Hawkins | 4–2 | Jamie O'Neill |
| Anthony McGill | 4–1 | James Cahill |
| Dave Harold | 2–4 | Alex Davies |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4–0 | Vinnie Calabrese |
| Joe Perry | 4–1 | Passakorn Suwannawat |
| David Gilbert | 4–0 | Zak Surety |
| Gerard Greene | 4–3 | Mitchell Travis |
| Ricky Walden | 4–1 | Alex Borg |
| Graeme Dott | 2–4 | Ratchayothin Yotharuck |
| James Wattana | 4–1 | Ryan Clark |
| Mike Dunn | 4–0 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Ken Doherty | 4–2 | Luca Brecel |
| Andrew Higginson | 4–0 | Ross Muir |
| Jamie Burnett | 4–2 | Chris Norbury |
| Rory McLeod | 0–4 | Kyren Wilson |
| Shaun Murphy | 3–4 | Robbie Williams |
| Judd Trump | 3–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Alan McManus | 4–1 | Sydney Wilson |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4–2 | Michael Wasley |
| Michael White | 4–0 | Ahmed Saif |
| Dominic Dale | 4–2 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Jimmy White | 1–4 | Gary Wilson |
| Alfie Burden | 3–4 | Tony Drago |
| Marco Fu | 4–0 | Michael Leslie |
| Mark Davis | 4–0 | Lee Page |
| Kurt Maflin | 2–4 | Elliot Slessor |
| Jamie Cope | 4–3 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Michael Holt | 4–2 | Fraser Patrick |
| Tom Ford | 4–0 | Craig Steadman |
| Jamie Jones | 4–1 | Patrick Einsle |
| Cao Yupeng | 1–4 | Paul Davison |
| Stephen Maguire | 4–1 | Andrew Pagett |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–1 | Ian Burns |
| Liu Chuang | 4–0 | Mohamed Khairy |
| Steve Davis | 1–4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Ben Woollaston | 3–4 | Lyu Haotian |
| Marcus Campbell | 4–3 | Shane Castle |
| Matthew Selt | 0–4 | Pankaj Advani |
| Nigel Bond | 4–3 | Li Hang |
| Mark Allen | 4–1 | John Astley |
| Robert Milkins | 2–4 | Chen Zhe |
| Jimmy Robertson | 3–4 | Hammad Miah |
| Xiao Guodong | 2–4 | Aditya Mehta |
| Peter Ebdon | 4–1 | Ashley Carty |
| Mark Williams | 4–0 | Joe Swail |
| Yu Delu | 4–2 | Stuart Carrington |
| Jack Lisowski | 2–4 | Liam Highfield |
| Mark Selby | 4–3 | Daniel Wells |

## 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
