European Darts Open
| European Darts Tour | |
|---|---|
| sport | darts |
| organizer | PDC |
| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| venue |
Ostermann Arena , Leverkusen
|
| Competition period | changing |
| Record winner |
 Michael van Gerwen (4 ×)
|
| reigning winner |
Michael van Gerwen
|
| Last event | European Darts Open 2019 |
| Next event | European Darts Open 2021 |
The European 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 was the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf up to and including 2016 ; due to the larger space available, the tournament will take place in the Ostermann Arena in Leverkusen from 2017 . It was held for the first time in 2012.
The current defending champion is Michael van Gerwen , who won the tournament for the fourth time in 2019.
format
The tournament will be played in a knockout system . Game mode in all rounds was a best of 11 legs until 2018 . The semi-final best of 13 legs and the final best of 15 legs have been played since 2018 . 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 | Düsseldorf , Maritim Hotel |
Raymond van Barneveld
|
6 : 4 |
 Dave Chisnall
|
| 2013 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6 : 2 |
 Simon Whitlock
|
|
| 2014 |
 Peter Wright
|
6 : 2 |
Simon Whitlock
|
|
| 2015 |
Robert Thornton
|
6 : 2 |
 Kim Huybrechts
|
|
| 2016 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6 : 5 |
Peter Wright
|
|
| 2017 | Leverkusen , Ostermann Arena |
Peter Wright
|
6 : 2 |
Mervyn King
|
| 2018 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
8 : 7 |
Peter Wright
|
|
| 2019 |
Michael Van Gerwen
|
8 : 6 |
Rob Cross
|
|
| 2020 | Cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)