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
Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp
Germany Kevin Münch
(first round)
Champion(s)
Wales 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

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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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ "Six Players Win European Tour Spots". PDC. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.