2014 European Darts Open Explained

Tournament Name:2014 European Darts Open
Dates:11–13 July 2014
Venue:Maritim Hotel
Location:Düsseldorf
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£100,000
Winners Share:£20,000
Winner: Peter Wright
Prev:Event 5
Next:Event 7

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.

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

Prize money

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Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £20,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £8,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £4,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £3,000
Third round losersalign=center (8)align=center £2,000
Second round losersalign=center (16)align=center £1,250
First round losersalign=center (16)align=center £1,000
Totalalign=center colspan=2 £100,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit 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:

Top 16

  1. Michael van Gerwen (third round)
  1. Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
  1. Brendan Dolan (third round)
  1. Robert Thornton (second round)
  1. Peter Wright (winner)
  1. Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  1. Ian White (second round)
  1. Kim Huybrechts (third round)
  1. Steve Beaton (second round)
  1. Adrian Lewis (third round)
  1. Mervyn King (third round)
  1. Justin Pipe (third round)
  1. Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals)
  1. Simon Whitlock (runner-up)
  1. Wes Newton (third round)
  1. Jamie Caven (quarter-finals)

UK Qualifier

European Qualifier

Host Nation Qualifier

Draw

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Darts Open: Peter Wright beats Simon Whitlock in Dusseldorf final . . 14 July 2014.
  2. Web site: PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed . . 9 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703062147/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/x8j56hdz8y961h0jdoq3fx4h4/title/pdc-prize-fund-increases-confirmed . 2014-07-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: European Darts Open ET6 Entries . . 9 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001717/http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/190pw3tqphbxy1ajanwehvklq3/title/european-darts-open-et6-entries . 15 July 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: European Darts Open UK Qualifier . . 9 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135834/http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/vd7t6bxtbewv1mwwh40ged2fw/title/european-darts-open-uk-qualifier . 14 July 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Final European Darts Open Qualifiers . . 11 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715004912/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/19iddvckx32fp1vxwzr2iwhbpj/title/final-european-darts-open-qualifiers . 15 July 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: European Darts Open Draw & Schedule . . 11 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001721/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1fq268dep84rb1alibzeb4mv8d/title/european-darts-open-draw--schedule . 15 July 2014 . dead . dmy-all .