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 |
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Winner | align=center | (1) | align=center | £20,000 |
Runner-up | align=center | (1) | align=center | £8,000 |
Semi-finalists | align=center | (2) | align=center | £4,000 |
Quarter-finalists | align=center | (4) | align=center | £3,000 |
Third round losers | align=center | (8) | align=center | £2,000 |
Second round losers | align=center | (16) | align=center | £1,250 |
First round losers | align=center | (16) | align=center | £1,000 |
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Total | align=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
- Michael van Gerwen (third round)
- Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
- Brendan Dolan (third round)
- Robert Thornton (second round)
- Peter Wright (winner)
- Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
- Ian White (second round)
- Kim Huybrechts (third round)
- Steve Beaton (second round)
- Adrian Lewis (third round)
- Mervyn King (third round)
- Justin Pipe (third round)
- Andy Hamilton (quarter-finals)
- Simon Whitlock (runner-up)
- Wes Newton (third round)
- Jamie Caven (quarter-finals)
UK Qualifier
European Qualifier
Host Nation Qualifier
- Arman Ertür (first round)
Draw
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Notes and References
- Web site: European Darts Open: Peter Wright beats Simon Whitlock in Dusseldorf final . . 14 July 2014.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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 .