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Indian Open 2015: Tournament Preview

March 7, 2015March 8, 2015 matt2745 1 Comment

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Following a week of invitational events in Blackpool, ranking event snooker returns next week with the second edition of the Indian Open, which this year will be held in Mumbai, having moved from New Delhi.

With the field having been narrowed down to 64 players in Barnsley earlier in the year, plus six wildcards including 2013 quarter-finalist Pankaj Advani, the race is on to win prize money which with three events to go could yet be crucial for the upcoming World Championship.

Click below for my tournament preview…

Wildcards, Formats Revealed For Mumbai and Beijing

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015 matt2745 Leave a comment

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As the snooker circuit moves on to Blackpool this week for the World Seniors Championship and Shoot Out events, World Snooker have also published the draws and formats for the final stages of both the upcoming Indian Open and China Open tournaments.

Draws Released For India/China Qualifiers

February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 matt2745 Leave a comment

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Following today’s revision to the seedings list, World Snooker have now published the draws for both the India Open and China Open tournaments, with the qualifiers set to be held between Thursday and Sunday this week at the Barnsley Metrodome.

You can view the links to the draws and formats here at World Snooker, or alternatively for both India and China at the ever-excellent snookerorg.

Indian Open Postponed to March 2015

September 13, 2014September 13, 2014 matt2745 Leave a comment

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This season’s Indian Open world ranking event in Mumbai has been postponed, with the original dates of 13-17 October 2014 changed to 10-14 March 2015.

World Snooker has been advised by the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India to change the dates of the tournament. This follows the recent calling of a State Election in Maharashtra during the October dates.

Provisional 2014/15 Calendar Released, No UK Euro Tour Events

February 22, 2014February 22, 2014 matt2745 5 Comments

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As the Welsh Open continues in Newport, World Snooker have also now released the first provisional calendar for the 2014/15 season, which you can view here.

Click below for my initial thoughts and in particular, the main changes compared to the current 2013/14 schedule…

Ding Downs Mehta For India Glory

October 18, 2013October 18, 2013 matt2745

Hot on the heels of his victory at the Shanghai Masters last month, China’s Ding Junhui has today become the first man since Ronnie O’Sullivan back in 2003, to win back to back ranking event titles, with a brilliant 5-0 victory against Aditya Mehta today.

Take nothing away from Mehta however, it has been an incredible week for the Indian player at his home tournament, as he defied the odds to reach his first ranking event final.

Click below for my take on the biggest stories from the week in India…

Pinches Turns To Feeney For Ding Clash

October 14, 2013October 14, 2013 matt2745

Norwich professional Barry Pinches has called in top snooker coach and SightRight guru Stephen Feeney to get him back ‘online’ for his clash at the forthcoming Indian open with Ding Junhui.

Indian Open 2013: Tournament Preview

October 12, 2013October 12, 2013 matt2745

Don’t panic, two players who will certainly not be withdrawing from the inaugural Indian Open are Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta, but today it has become clear that at least seven of the 64 qualifiers will not be making the trip to India for the venue stages of the event.

Click below for a round-up of what we know so far, as well as a few other pointers ahead of the tournament…