# 2015 Indian Open

The 2015 Indian Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 14 March 2015 at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, India. The tournament was originally scheduled for 13–17 October 2014, but was postponed until March due to the State Election in Maharashtra.
Mumbai played host to the tournament for the first time, having previously being held at the Le Meridien Hotel in New Delhi.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the last 64.
Michael White won his first ranking event by defeating Ricky Walden 5–0 in the final.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Mumbai on 10 March 2015. The Indian wildcard players were selected through a qualifying tournament which was held at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune, India.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 4–0 | Neeraj Kumar (IND) |
| WC2 | Sam Baird (ENG) | 4–1 | Brijesh Damani (IND) |
| WC3 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 4–3 | Dharminder Lilly (IND) |
| WC4 | Adam Duffy (ENG) | 4–0 | Sumit Talwar (IND) |
| WC5 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 4–2 | Faisal Khan (IND) |
| WC6 | Rhys Clark (SCO) | 4–3 | Pankaj Advani (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 |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 0 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 2 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 4 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 2 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 0 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 3 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 0 | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | w/o | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 1 | | | | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 5 |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 5 |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 2 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 3 | Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | Adam Duffy | 4 | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 2 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 2 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 3 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Morris | David Morris | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 4 | David Morris | David Morris | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 0 | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 2 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | w/o | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 3 | | | | Li Hang | Li Hang | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 0 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 3 | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | Michael White | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 1 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | Rhys Clark | 2 | | | | | | | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 4 | Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zack Richardson | Zack Richardson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Grand Hyatt, Mumbai, India, 14 March 2015. :
| Ricky Walden England | 0–5 | Michael White Wales |
| 0–81 (81), 20–77 (77), 0–86, 1–90 (58), 6–85 (85) |||
| 20 | Highest break | 85 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 4 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held on 12 and 13 February 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. The qualifiers were to take place between 18 and 21 September 2014, but were rescheduled as the ranking event was postponed. All matches were best of 7 frames.
| Ding Junhui | 4–1 | Barry Pinches |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4–0 | Joe Roberts |
| Luca Brecel | 4–3 | Lu Ning |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4–0 | William Lemons |
| Matthew Stevens | 4–1 | Ian Glover |
| Gerard Greene | 4–0 | Ahmed Saif |
| Jamie Jones | 4–2 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Liang Wenbo | 4–1 | James Cahill |
| Mark Davis | 4–0 | Elliot Slessor |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4–1 | Michael Georgiou |
| Tom Ford | 4–1 | Chris Melling |
| Anthony McGill | 4–0 | Ian Burns |
| Andrew Higginson | 3–4 | Fraser Patrick |
| Jamie Cope | 4–3 | Ross Muir |
| Jamie Burnett | 4–3 | Steven Hallworth |
| John Higgins | 4–0 | Adam Bobat |
| Joe Perry | 4–2 | Ashley Carty |
| Marcus Campbell | 4–2 | Zak Surety |
| Sam Baird | 4–0 | Darryl Hill |
| Rod Lawler | 4–0 | Craig Steadman |
| Ben Woollaston | 4–1 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Yu Delu | 4–3 | Martin McCrudden |
| Kyren Wilson | 4–1 | Joe O'Connor |
| Alan McManus | 4–1 | Cao Xinlong |
| Ali Carter | 4–1 | Lee Page |
| Mark Joyce | 4–1 | John Astley |
| Robbie Williams | 0–4 | Tian Pengfei |
| Dominic Dale | 2–4 | Lyu Haotian |
| Mark King | 4–1 | David Grace |
| Aditya Mehta | 4–0 | Hammad Miah |
| Rory McLeod | 4–1 | Callum Lloyd |
| Ricky Walden | 4–0 | Matthew Day |
| Judd Trump | 4–0 | Martin Ball |
| Peter Lines | 4–3 | Lu Chenwei |
| Gary Wilson | 4–1 | Daniel Wells |
| Jack Lisowski | 2–4 | Adam Duffy |
| Peter Ebdon | 4–3 | Paul Davison |
| Jimmy White | 2–4 | Zhou Yuelong |
| Dave Harold | 1–4 | Eden Sharav |
| Mark Williams | 4–1 | Zhang Anda |
| Graeme Dott | 4–3 | Scott Donaldson |
| Robin Hull | 4–1 | Chris Norbury |
| David Morris | 4–2 | Michael Wasley |
| David Gilbert | 4–0 | Nico Elton |
| Ken Doherty | 4–3 | Sanderson Lam |
| Joe Swail | 4–2 | Jak Jones |
| Mike Dunn | 4–3 | Jamie Clarke |
| Robert Milkins | 4–2 | Alex Davies |
| Marco Fu | 4–2 | Sydney Wilson |
| Stuart Carrington | 4–2 | Lee Walker |
| Li Hang | 4–2 | Oliver Lines |
| Michael Holt | 3–4 | Allan Taylor |
| Matthew Selt | 4–0 | Igor Figueiredo |
| Alfie Burden | 3–4 | Joel Walker |
| Cao Yupeng | 4–2 | Michael Leslie |
| Michael White | 4–0 | Mitchell Mann |
| Ryan Day | 4–3 | Oliver Brown |
| Nigel Bond | 4–3 | Liam Highfield |
| Jimmy Robertson | 0–4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4–1 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Kurt Maflin | 3–4 | Rhys Clark |
| Chris Wakelin | 4–3 | Saqib Nasir |
| Noppon Saengkham | 2–4 | Andrew Pagett |
| Barry Hawkins | w/d–w/o | Zack Richardson |