2014 European Darts Open

The 2014 European Darts Open was the sixth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 11 and 13 July 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

2014 European Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates11–13 July 2014
VenueMaritim Hotel
LocationDüsseldorf
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
Champion(s)
Scotland Peter Wright
«Event 5 Event 7»

Peter Wright won his first European Tour event by beating Simon Whitlock 6–2 in the final.[1]

Prize money

edit

[2]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £8,000
Semi-finalists (2) £4,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,250
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £100,000

Qualification and format

edit

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 4 June 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 13 June),[4] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).[5]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

edit

[6]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
11 July
[7]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
12 July
[8]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
13 July
[9]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
13 July
[10]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
13 July
[10]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
13 July
[10]
   Jay Foreman 93.8941  Michael van Gerwen 102.316
  Mark Dudbridge 101.066  Mark Dudbridge 92.182
1  van Gerwen 105.364
16  Caven 104.166
   Michael Hurtz 76.52216  Jamie Caven 92.546
  Stephen Bunting 87.646  Stephen Bunting 91.324
16  Caven 83.412
  Painter 90.286
   Ryan de Vreede 82.7168  Kim Huybrechts 96.896
  Gary Stone 86.554  Ryan de Vreede 84.321
8  K. Huybrechts 82.772
  Painter 85.316
   Kevin Painter 100.2069  Steve Beaton 93.262
  Keegan Brown 84.550  Kevin Painter 99.246
  Painter 101.015
5  Wright 96.386
   Dean Winstanley 86.3525  Peter Wright 111.296
  Michael Smith 96.536  Michael Smith 90.531
5  Wright 97.736
12  Pipe 81.962
   Arman Ertür 82.30512  Justin Pipe 91.746
  Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.246  Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.952
5  Wright 93.806
13  Hamilton 86.392
   Johnny Haines 92.7414  Robert Thornton 92.584
  Andy Smith 96.426  Andy Smith 89.316
  A. Smith 94.765
13  Hamilton 92.386
   Ronnie Baxter 91.85513  Andy Hamilton 85.376
  Darren Webster 86.656  Darren Webster 82.552
5  Wright 98.976
14  Whitlock 91.622
   Gerwyn Price 98.3262  Gary Anderson 92.466
  Colin Lloyd 87.442  Gerwyn Price 85.733
2  Anderson 103.796
15  Newton 91.043
   Dennis Smith 101.24615  Wes Newton 90.986
  William O'Connor 87.674  Dennis Smith 91.635
2  Anderson 97.006
  Wade 98.535
   Christian Kist 89.7857  Ian White 97.703
  James Wade 91.736  James Wade 100.136
  Wade 103.466
10  A. Lewis 99.664
   Ronny Huybrechts 79.97010  Adrian Lewis 105.196
  Benito van de Pas 98.026  Benito van de Pas 96.335
2  Anderson 95.565
14  Whitlock 95.586
   Michael Rosenauer 87.0366  Dave Chisnall 93.056
  Mensur Suljović 85.555  Michael Rosenauer 83.632
6  Chisnall 90.206
11  King 87.165
   Darren Johnson 97.94611  Mervyn King 95.446
  Jelle Klaasen 92.622  Darren Johnson 93.883
6  Chisnall 92.103
14  Whitlock 92.766
   Jamie Lewis 96.9863  Brendan Dolan 93.156
  Chris Aubrey 79.441  Jamie Lewis 94.955
3  Dolan 94.552
14  Whitlock 101.646
   Martin Schindler 82.41314  Simon Whitlock 99.276
  Raymond van Barneveld 95.986  Raymond van Barneveld 90.104

References

edit
  1. ^ "European Darts Open: Peter Wright beats Simon Whitlock in Dusseldorf final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ "European Darts Open ET6 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ "European Darts Open UK Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Final European Darts Open Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. ^ "European Darts Open Draw & Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  7. ^ "European Darts Open First Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  8. ^ "European Darts Open Second Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  9. ^ "European Darts Open Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Wright Tastes European Tour Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 14 July 2014.