Austrian Darts Open
| Austrian Darts Open | |
|---|---|
| sport | darts |
| organizer | PDC |
| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| venue |
Steiermarkhalle , Premstätten
|
| Competition period | changing |
| Record winner |
 Michael van Gerwen (3 ×)
|
| reigning winner |
Michael van Gerwen
|
| Last event | Austrian Darts Open 2019 |
| Next event | Austrian Darts Open 2021 |
The Austrian Darts Open is a ranking tournament in darts, which is organized by the PDC . It is an event of the European Darts Tour , which is carried out as part of the PDC Pro Tour . The venue has been the Steiermarkhalle in Premstätten in Austria since 2018 . It was held for the first time in 2012. After the tournament did not take place in 2015, it was again part of the European Darts Tour in 2016 .
The current defending champion is Michael van Gerwen , who won the 2019 tournament with an 8: 7- legs final victory over Ian White .
format
The tournament will be played in a knockout system . The game mode is best of 11 legs in the first three rounds , best of 13 legs in the semi-finals and best of 15 legs in the final . Each leg is played in double-out mode.
Prize money
The tournament saw a total of £ 140,000 in prize money in 2019. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 25,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 6,500 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 5,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 3,000 |
| 2nd round loser | (16) | £ 2,000 |
| Loser of the preliminary round | (16) | £ 1,000 |
| £ 140,000 | ||
Final results
| year | venue | winner | Result | opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wiener Neustadt , Arena Nova |
 Justin Pipe
|
6 : 3 |
James Wade
|
| 2013 | Wiener Neustadt , Arena Nova |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6 : 3 |
Mervyn King
|
| 2014 | Salzburg , Salzburgarena |
Vincent van der Voort
|
6 : 5 |
Jamie Caven
|
| 2016 | Schwechat , multiverse |
Phil Taylor
|
6 : 4 |
Michael Smith
|
| 2017 | Schwechat , multiverse |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6 : 5 |
Michael Smith
|
| 2018 | Premstätten , Steiermarkhalle |
 Jonny Clayton
|
8 : 5 |
Gerwyn Price
|
| 2019 | Premstätten , Steiermarkhalle |
Michael van Gerwen
|
8 : 7 |
Ian White
|
| 2020 | Premstätten , Steiermarkhalle | Cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)