2015 European Darts Open

European Darts Open 2015
Tournament information
Dates 10–12 July
Venue Maritim Hotel
Location Düsseldorf
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £115,000
Winners share £25,000
High checkout 161 England Justin Pipe
Champion(s)
Scotland Robert Thornton
«Event 5 Event 7»

The European Darts Open 2015 was the sixth of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in Düsseldorf between 10–12 July. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Robert Thornton won his first European title after beating Kim Huybrechts 6–2 in the final.[1]

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[2]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,500
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,500
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £115,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 9 May 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May),[4] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Düsseldorf on 9 July) and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[5] The number four seed Gary Anderson and Keegan Brown withdrew before the day before the event started due to illness.[6] The following players took part in the tournament:

1–16
  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (Semi-finals)
  2. England James Wade (Semi-finals)
  3. Scotland Peter Wright (Second round)
  4. England Michael Smith (Third round)
  5. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (Quarter-finals)
  6. Australia Simon Whitlock (Third round)
  7. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (Quarter-finals)
  8. England Ian White (Second round)
  9. England Mervyn King (Third round)
  10. England Justin Pipe (Third round)
  11. Scotland Robert Thornton (Winner)
  12. England Terry Jenkins (Third round)
  13. Belgium Kim Huybrechts (Runner-up)
  14. England Dave Chisnall (Second round)
  15. England Steve Beaton (Second round)
  16. Netherlands Benito van de Pas (Second round)
UK Qualifier
European Qualifier
Host Nation Qualifier

Draw

[7]

  First round
[8]		 Second round
[9]		 Third round
[10]		 Quarter-finals
[11]		 Semi-finals
[11]		 Final
[11]
                                                         
 Wales Jamie Lewis 79.81 6     1  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 92.59 6  
 Germany Michael Rosenauer 76.80 5      Wales Jamie Lewis 87.89 1  
  1  Netherlands van Gerwen 101.47 6  
   England Haines 89.65 1  
 England Johnny Haines 84.58 6 16  Netherlands Benito van de Pas 90.28 3
 Germany Christian Soethe 81.91 4      England Johnny Haines 88.66 6  
  1  Netherlands van Gerwen 105.33 6  
   England Norris 97.89 3  
 England Andy Smith 86.63 2     8  England Ian White 90.85 5  
 England Alan Norris 96.56 6      England Alan Norris 84.21 6  
   England Norris 96.51 6
  9  England King 96.04 5  
 England Wes Newton 95.94 6 9  England Mervyn King 95.78 6
 Wales Gerwyn Price 85.43 0      England Wes Newton 97.23 3  
  1  Netherlands van Gerwen 96.58 3  
  13  Belgium Huybrechts 94.17 6  
 England Mark Walsh 81.06 6     5  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 90.86 6  
 Germany Tomas Seyler 76.32 2      England Mark Walsh 80.73 2  
  5  Northern Ireland Dolan 93.55 6
  12  England Jenkins 99.41 4  
 England Andrew Gilding 90.36 5 12  England Terry Jenkins 102.73 6
 Scotland John Henderson 83.92 6      Scotland John Henderson 94.72 1  
  5  Northern Ireland Dolan 81.76 3
  13  Belgium Huybrechts 91.39 6  
 Austria Mensur Suljović 94.67 6     4  England Michael Smith 99.41 6  
 Belgium Mike de Decker 90.20 5      Austria Mensur Suljović 104.82 4  
  4  England M Smith 96.10 4
  13  Belgium Huybrechts 97.64 6  
 England Stephen Bunting 93.35 3 13  Belgium Kim Huybrechts 105.47 6
 Germany Jyhan Artut 89.55 6      Germany Jyhan Artut 104.14 4  
13  Belgium Huybrechts 100.69 2
11  Scotland Thornton 106.18 6
 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.94 6     2  England James Wade 100.20 6  
 Netherlands Leo Hendriks 79.89 3      Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.79 0  
  2  England Wade 98.86 6  
   Wales Webster 90.82 4  
 Wales Mark Webster 87.44 6 15  England Steve Beaton 93.89 1
 England Stuart Kellett 79.04 2      Wales Mark Webster 101.56 6  
  2  England Wade 99.64 6  
  7  Netherlands van der Voort 93.21 3  
 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.50 6     7  Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 96.43 6  
 Wales Barrie Bates 79.79 1      Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.86 2  
  7  Netherlands van der Voort 99.49 6
  10  England Pipe 88.39 1  
 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 93.92 5 10  England Justin Pipe 93.21 6
 England Kevin McDine 90.84 6      England Kevin McDine 94.04 4  
  2  England Wade 98.12 1
  11  Scotland Thornton 111.77 6  
 England Joe Cullen 96.85 6     6  Australia Simon Whitlock 99.18 6  
 Austria Maik Langendorf 85.55 3      England Joe Cullen 101.28 5  
  6  Australia Whitlock 89.75 3
  11  Scotland Thornton 100.24 6  
 Netherlands Christian Kist 100.35 3 11  Scotland Robert Thornton 102.19 6
 Belgium Dimitri van den Bergh 99.97 6      Belgium Dimitri van den Bergh 95.81 5  
  11  Scotland Thornton 96.36 6
   Netherlands Klaasen 88.26 4  
 South Africa Devon Petersen 88.61 6     3  Scotland Peter Wright 88.60 5  
 England Nathan Aspinall 92.70 5      South Africa Devon Petersen 92.53 6  
   South Africa Petersen 90.10 0
   Netherlands Klaasen 94.93 6  
 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 100.70 6 14  England Dave Chisnall 101.74 1
 England Eddie Dootson 91.25 3      Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 104.69 6  

References

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