2018 Austrian Darts Open

The 2018 Austrian Darts Open was the fourth out of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Steiermarkthalle, Premstätten, Austria between 20–22 April 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 Austrian Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates20–22 April 2018
VenueSteiermarkthalle
LocationPremstätten
Country Austria
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout160
Ron Meulenkamp
Kevin Münch
(first round)
Champion(s)
Jonny Clayton
«Event 3 Event 5»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 6–5 in the final of the 2017 tournament, although he withdrew prior to the tournament beginning.

Jonny Clayton (who became a seeded player following van Gerwen's withdrawal) defeated fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price 8–5, in what was both their first PDC European Tour final, and which was the second European Tour in a row where a debutant finalist won the event (following on from Max Hopp in the 2018 German Darts Open the previous week).

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) £6,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £135,000

Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.[2][3]

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 27 February will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 9 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 12 April), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 19 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 23 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 28 January).

Michael van Gerwen, who would have been the number 1 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Jonny Clayton, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed, with an extra place being made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.[4]

Dave Chisnall withdrew with injury on the day of the tournament, so Wayne Jones, who was due to face him in round 2, was given a bye to round 3.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
First round
(best of 11 legs)
20 April
[4]		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
21 April		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
22 April		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
22 April		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
22 April		Final
(best of 15 legs)
22 April
1 Peter Wright 101.514
James Wade 97.096 James Wade 102.816
Wade 93.303
Hannes Schnier 85.793
16 Clayton 105.326
16 Jonny Clayton 90.026
Max Hopp 90.966 Max Hopp 89.843
16 Clayton 86.916
Stephen Burton 86.895
8 White 88.264
8 Ian White 98.226
Brendan Dolan 92.886 Brendan Dolan 89.014
8 White 90.226
Alan Tabern 88.774
9 Whitlock 96.163
9 Simon Whitlock 83.846
Adam Hunt 86.956 Adam Hunt 84.144
16 Clayton 86.667
Cameron Menzies 91.725
5 Suljović 84.246
5 Mensur Suljović 106.296
Ritchie Edhouse 88.163 Darius Labanauskas 95.761
5 Suljović 91.446
Darius Labanauskas 92.016
Reyes 94.843
12 Jelle Klaasen 88.602
Cristo Reyes 86.856 Cristo Reyes 91.156
5 Suljović 103.906
Bastian Pietschnig 70.441
4 Gurney 95.371
4 Daryl Gurney 90.676
Ron Meulenkamp 92.086 Ron Meulenkamp 86.693
4 Gurney 95.016
Gabriel Clemens 89.453
13 Webster 97.063
13 Darren Webster 92.576
Richie Burnett 93.946 Richie Burnett 85.955
16 Clayton 96.808
Alex Steinbauer 76.400
10 Price 94.845
2 Rob Cross 94.956
Steve West 101.886 Steve West 90.255
2 Cross 95.706
Ronny Huybrechts 93.203
15 Beaton 90.095
15 Steve Beaton 91.296
Luke Humphries 99.536 Luke Humphries 91.465
2 Cross 87.093
Kevin Münch 89.372
10 Price 100.986
7 Dave Chisnall w/d
Wayne Jones 81.576 Wayne Jones w/o
Jones 89.483
Dietmar Burger 77.681
10 Price 90.766
10 Gerwyn Price 101.366
Scott Taylor 91.576 Scott Taylor 88.512
10 Price 85.567
Simeon Heinz 70.651
6 Cullen 87.276
6 Joe Cullen 96.376
Steve Lennon 81.246 Steve Lennon 88.072
6 Cullen 89.866
Roxy-James Rodriguez 66.310
11 King 88.863
11 Mervyn King 94.936
Jason Cullen 91.026 Jason Cullen 79.770
6 Cullen 98.076
Tamás Alexits 79.631
3 Smith 90.592
3 Michael Smith 104.866
John Henderson 85.371 Michael Barnard 80.570
3 Smith 99.136
Michael Barnard 87.456
Van den Bergh 83.282
14 Benito van de Pas 83.364
Dimitri Van den Bergh 106.426 Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.436
Simon Stevenson 95.564

References
  1. "2017 PDC Austrian Darts Open Player Prize Money".
  2. "European Tour 2018 Info". PDPA. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. "European Tour Rule Changes Announced". PDC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. Allen, Dave. "2018 Austrian Darts Open Draw". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. "ET3 & ET4 Entries Confirmed". PDC. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. "2018 ET3-4 UK Qualifiers". PDC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. "Double PDCNB Success For Labanauskas". PDC. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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