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.

Indian Open
Tournament information
Dates14–18 October 2013 (2013-10-14 2013-10-18)
VenueLe Meridien Hotel
CityNew Delhi
CountryIndia
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Ding Junhui (CHN) (142)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up Aditya Mehta (IND)
Score5–0
First
2015

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.

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