| Tournament Name: | 2024 Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open |
| Dates: | 8-10 March 2024 |
| Venue: | Oktoberhallen |
| Location: | Wieze |
| Format: | Legs |
| Prize Fund: | £175,000 |
| Winners Share: | £30,000 |
| Next: | Event 2 |
The 2024 Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open was the first of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Oktoberhallen, Wieze, Belgium from 8–10 March 2024. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, defeating Luke Humphries 8–6 in the 2023 final, but he was eliminated in the second round, losing 4–6 to Peter Wright.[1]
Luke Littler won the title on his PDC European Tour debut, beating Rob Cross 8–7 in the final. Littler also hit a nine-dart finish in this match.[2] [3] [4]
The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[5]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £30,000 | |
| Runner-up | (1) | £12,000 | |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £8,500 | |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 | |
| Third round losers | (8) | £4,000 | |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,500* | |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,250* | |
| Total | £175,000 | ||
A massive overhaul in the qualification for the 2024 European Tour events was announced on 7 January.[8]
For the first time, both the PDC Order of Merit and the PDC ProTour Order of Merit rankings were used to determine 32 of the 48 entrants for the event.
The top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit qualified, along with the highest 16 ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit (after the PDC Order of Merit players were removed). From those 32 players, the 16 highest ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit were seeded for the event.
The seedings were confirmed on 6 February.[9]
The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 14 February), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 7 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 16 February), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 10 February).[10] [11]
The following players will take part in the tournament:
Seeded Players
Order of Merit Qualifiers
Tour Card Qualifier
Host Nation Qualifier
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
East European Qualifier