2018 International Darts Open

The 2018 International Darts Open was the twelfth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 14–16 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates14–16 September 2018
VenueSACHSENarena
LocationRiesa
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Martin Schindler
(third round)
Champion(s)
Gerwyn Price
«Event 11 Event 13»

Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–5 in last year's final, but he was defeated 6–4 by Ryan Searle in the second round.

Gerwyn Price won his first European Tour title by beating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the final. This tournament was also the first in European Tour history in which none of the top 4 seeds reached the quarter-finals.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

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.[1][2]

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 August 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 3 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 13 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 13 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 10 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
14 September[4]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
15 September
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
16 September
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
16 September
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
16 September
Final
(best of 15 legs)
16 September
1 Peter Wright 96.784
Ricardo Pietreczko 83.804 Ryan Searle 94.456
Searle 95.886
Ryan Searle 87.536
Schindler 96.583
16 Kim Huybrechts 84.091
Ron Meulenkamp 96.503 Martin Schindler 96.436
Searle 90.112
Martin Schindler 97.246
9 Price 101.636
8 Daryl Gurney 95.686
Robert Marijanović 100.636 Robert Marijanović 90.742
8 Gurney 93.305
Jan Dekker 92.764
9 Price 92.706
9 Gerwyn Price 95.696
Magnus Caris 84.242 John Henderson 84.843
9 Price 92.817
John Henderson 91.806
West 95.566
5 Adrian Lewis 94.936
Terry Jenkins 82.186 Terry Jenkins 80.700
5 Lewis 90.896
Matthew Dennant 82.142
12 Bunting 86.062
12 Stephen Bunting 96.966
Barry Lynn 91.746 Barry Lynn 83.103
5 Lewis 98.134
Dawson Murschell 89.113
West 97.186
4 Jonny Clayton 95.546
Steve Lennon 94.116 Steve Lennon 93.175
4 Clayton 101.475
Patrik Kovács 73.141
West 95.376
13 Mervyn King 97.991
Michael Plooy 93.615 Steve West 111.296
9 Price 98.268
Steve West 95.456
6 Whitlock 88.503
2 Mensur Suljović 96.786
Ryan Joyce 93.646 Ryan Joyce 97.605
2 Suljović 86.724
Gabriel Clemens 95.335
Noppert 89.386
15 Jermaine Wattimena 82.462
Robert Thornton 77.850 Danny Noppert 93.076
Noppert 87.966
Danny Noppert 88.416
10 Webster 87.275
7 Joe Cullen 95.866
Ross Smith 90.896 Ross Smith 98.673
7 Cullen 93.835
Kyle Anderson 88.893
10 Webster 99.146
10 Darren Webster 88.216
Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.730 Mickey Mansell 85.794
Noppert 87.882
Mickey Mansell 96.976
6 Whitlock 94.727
6 Simon Whitlock 91.566
James Wilson 90.376 James Wilson 93.005
6 Whitlock 102.416
Adam Huckvale 86.314
Beaton 99.933
11 Max Hopp 90.415
Steve Beaton 94.356 Steve Beaton 93.526
6 Whitlock 88.116
Vincent van der Voort 90.305
Richardson 89.475
3 Ian White 108.176
José Justicia 80.280 Jelle Klaasen 93.882
3 White 100.064
Jelle Klaasen 89.296
Richardson 96.616
14 Dave Chisnall 92.644
Terry Temple 90.023 James Richardson 92.846
James Richardson 89.816

References

  1. "European Tour 2018 Info". PDPA. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "European Tour Rule Changes Announced". PDC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. Allen, Dave. "ET11 & ET12 Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. Phillips, Josh. "2018 International Darts Open Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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