2019 European Darts Open

The 2019 European Darts Open was the first of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen, Germany, from 22–24 March 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 European Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates22–24 March 2019
VenueOstermann-Arena
LocationLeverkusen
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
Nine-dart finish Michael van Gerwen
High checkout170 Justin Pipe
170 Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final of the 2018 tournament, and he defended his title by defeating Rob Cross 8–6 in the final.

In his semi-final win over Mensur Suljović, Van Gerwen became the first player to hit two nine-darters on the European Tour, taking out 147 via T19-Bull-D20, which was also the first time a filmed nine-dart finish included a bullseye, but not as the final dart (as all the previous three were double in/double out nine-darters in the World Grand Prix).

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:[1]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000*
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £140,000
  • Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 12 February will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 22 February), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 22 February), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 21 March), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 21 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 5 October 2018) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 January).

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier. The only exceptions being that the Nordic & Baltic qualifiers for the first 3 European Tour events took place in late 2018, before the new ruling was announced, hence why Madars Razma qualified by this method, as under the new rules, he would have had to enter the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier, after regaining his Tour Card at European Q-School in January 2019.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
(best of 11 legs)
22 March		 Second round
(best of 11 legs)
23 March		 Third round
(best of 11 legs)
24 March		 Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
24 March		 Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
24 March		 Final
(best of 15 legs)
24 March
                                                         
Jason Wilson 77.84 1     1 Michael van Gerwen 97.68 6  
Mervyn King 85.97 6     Mervyn King 82.06 1  
  1 van Gerwen 101.33 6  
  16 Wattimena 90.14 0  
Michael Rosenauer 87.14 4 16 Jermaine Wattimena 102.16 6
Glen Durrant 94.41 6     Glen Durrant 97.79 5  
  1 van Gerwen 102.88 6  
  9 Price 103.32 5  
Matthew Edgar 86.07 5     8 Michael Smith 98.77 5  
Krzysztof Ratajski 86.85 6     Krzysztof Ratajski 105.57 6  
  Ratajski 87.15 4
  9 Price 89.26 6  
Fabian Herz 82.42 3 9 Gerwyn Price 97.39 6
Scott Taylor 91.58 6     Scott Taylor 86.63 3  
  1 van Gerwen 96.61 7  
  5 Suljović 87.73 5  
Matthew Dennant 88.11 6     5 Mensur Suljović 99.65 6  
Madars Razma 93.68 5     Matthew Dennant 91.73 4  
  5 Suljović 93.81 6
  12 Cullen 99.77 3  
Wayne Jones 84.55 2 12 Joe Cullen 97.20 6
Vincent van der Voort 90.94 6     Vincent van der Voort 91.55 1  
  5 Suljović 102.26 6
  4 Wade 94.97 2  
Wesley Plaisier 85.03 6     4 James Wade 97.87 6  
Jyhan Artut 81.22 4     Wesley Plaisier 92.49 3  
  4 Wade 101.79 6
  13 Chisnall 98.41 1  
Ted Evetts 88.61 6 13 Dave Chisnall 100.28 6
Martin Atkins 84.93 3     Ted Evetts 90.74 2  
1 van Gerwen 104.79 8
7 Cross 100.27 6
Justin Pipe 94.61 6     2 Ian White 87.83 5  
Ryan Meikle 86.32 3     Justin Pipe 89.44 6  
  Pipe 96.64 6  
  15 Webster 90.21 1  
Pavel Jirkal 81.91 6 15 Darren Webster 87.43 6
William Borland 72.32 1     Pavel Jirkal 81.08 3  
  Pipe 92.55 2  
  7 Cross 101.63 6  
Steve Beaton 89.42 6     7 Rob Cross 101.37 6  
Raymond van Barneveld 91.46 4     Steve Beaton 95.83 3  
  7 Cross 105.74 6
  10 Clayton 100.45 4  
Adam Hunt 97.24 6 10 Jonny Clayton 85.01 6
Danny van Trijp 92.64 3     Adam Hunt 86.54 3  
  7 Cross 104.24 7
  3 Wright 99.33 5  
Ritchie Edhouse 85.30 1     6 Adrian Lewis 102.52 3  
Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.72 6     Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.29 6  
  Van den Bergh 85.74 0
  11 Gurney 94.93 6  
Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.01 6 11 Daryl Gurney 90.98 6
Josh Payne 84.92 1     Jeffrey de Zwaan 90.21 2  
  11 Gurney 93.38 3
  3 Wright 92.83 6  
Kim Huybrechts 87.03 6     3 Peter Wright 101.03 6  
Nico Kurz 87.42 5     Kim Huybrechts 86.56 2  
  3 Wright 101.57 6
  R. Smith 96.46 3  
Ross Smith 92.97 6 14 Simon Whitlock 93.74 5
Ricky Williams 82.50 0     Ross Smith 92.69 6  

References
  1. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. Magnussen, Mads Plagborg. "Thanks for now Iceland". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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