European Darts Open
European Darts Tour | |
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sport | darts |
organizer | PDC |
Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
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Ostermann Arena , Leverkusen![]() |
Competition period | changing |
Record winner |
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reigning winner |
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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 | |
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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 |
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2012 | Düsseldorf , Maritim Hotel |
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6 : 4 |
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2013 |
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6 : 2 |
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2014 |
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6 : 2 |
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2015 |
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6 : 2 |
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2016 |
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6 : 5 |
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2017 | Leverkusen , Ostermann Arena |
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6 : 2 |
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2018 |
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8 : 7 |
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2019 |
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8 : 6 |
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2020 | Cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)