Ding Junhui beats Aditya Mehta to win Indian Open title

Ding Junhui won the Indian Open title with a 5-0 victory over home hope Aditya Mehta in Delhi.

The Chinese world number four, 26, scored two century breaks as he earned the 拢50,000 first prize.

Mehta, 72nd in the world, became the first Indian player to make the last four of a major ranking event when he reached the semi-finals on Thursday.

He knocked out former world champions Peter Ebdon and Mark Williams on the way, collecting 拢25,000 as runner-up.

The 27-year-old defeated former world number two Stephen Maguire 4-3 in the semi-final, scoring a highest break of 132.

But he could not match Ding, who followed a steady run of 52 in the opening frame with breaks of 81, 107, 93 and 100 to clinch victory.

Earlier on Friday, Ding beat England's Robbie Williams 4-1 in his semi-final.