The Indian Open is a professional

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snooker tournament.

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is the reigning champion.

History

The event was introduced in the 2013/2014 season and it is the first ever ranking event to be held in

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. The inaugural event was held between 14 and 18 October 2013 at the Le Meridian Hotel in

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. The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India has signed a three-year contract for the tournament. In August 2014, it was announced that the event will be held at the

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. In September 2014, it was announced that the event has been postponed due to the 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

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in Barnsley was due to take place from 18 to 21 September 2014 and has been moved to 12–13 February 2015. Although the event was absent from the 2015/16 season it returned for the 2016/17 season, and was held in

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. For the 2017/18 season the tournament was held in

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Winners

Statistics

*Highest ranked champion:

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(2017) – #2 *Lowest ranked champion:

(2019) – #41 *Highest break: 147 **

Zhou Yuelong Zhou Yuelong (; born 24 January 1998) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has been runner-up at three ranking events, the January 2020 European Masters, the 2020 Snooker Shoot Out, and the 2022 Northern Ireland Open. Career Between 2 ...

(2019)

References

{{Snooker tournaments 2013 establishments in India Recurring sporting events established in 2013 Snooker ranking tournaments Snooker competitions in India