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2018 Austrian Darts Open

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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»

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.

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
1Scotland Peter Wright 101.514
England James Wade 97.096England James Wade 102.816
England Wade 93.303
Austria Hannes Schnier 85.793
16Wales Clayton 105.326
16Wales Jonny Clayton 90.026
Germany Max Hopp 90.966Germany Max Hopp 89.843
16Wales Clayton 86.916
England Stephen Burton 86.895
8England White 88.264
8England Ian White 98.226
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 92.886Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 89.014
8England White 90.226
England Alan Tabern 88.774
9Australia Whitlock 96.163
9Australia Simon Whitlock 83.846
England Adam Hunt 86.956England Adam Hunt 84.144
16Wales Clayton 86.667
Scotland Cameron Menzies 91.725
5Austria Suljović 84.246
5Austria Mensur Suljović 106.296
England Ritchie Edhouse 88.163Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 95.761
5Austria Suljović 91.446
Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 92.016
Spain Reyes 94.843
12Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 88.602
Spain Cristo Reyes 86.856Spain Cristo Reyes 91.156
5Austria Suljović 103.906
Austria Bastian Pietschnig 70.441
4Northern Ireland Gurney 95.371
4Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 90.676
Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 92.086Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 86.693
4Northern Ireland Gurney 95.016
Germany Gabriel Clemens 89.453
13England Webster 97.063
13England Darren Webster 92.576
Wales Richie Burnett 93.946Wales Richie Burnett 85.955
16Wales Clayton 96.808
Austria Alex Steinbauer 76.400
10Wales Price 94.845
2England Rob Cross 94.956
England Steve West 101.886England Steve West 90.255
2England Cross 95.706
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 93.203
15England Beaton 90.095
15England Steve Beaton 91.296
England Luke Humphries 99.536England Luke Humphries 91.465
2England Cross 87.093
Germany Kevin Münch 89.372
10Wales Price 100.986
7England Dave Chisnall w/d
England Wayne Jones 81.576England Wayne Jones w/o
England Jones 89.483
Austria Dietmar Burger 77.681
10Wales Price 90.766
10Wales Gerwyn Price 101.366
England Scott Taylor 91.576England Scott Taylor 88.512
10Wales Price 85.567
Germany Simeon Heinz 70.651
6England Cullen 87.276
6England Joe Cullen 96.376
Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 81.246Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 88.072
6England Cullen 89.866
Austria Roxy-James Rodriguez 66.310
11England King 88.863
11England Mervyn King 94.936
Republic of Ireland Jason Cullen 91.026Republic of Ireland Jason Cullen 79.770
6England Cullen 98.076
Hungary Tamás Alexits 79.631
3England Smith 90.592
3England Michael Smith 104.866
Scotland John Henderson 85.371England Michael Barnard 80.570
3England Smith 99.136
England Michael Barnard 87.456
Belgium Van den Bergh 83.282
14Netherlands Benito van de Pas 83.364
Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 106.426Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.436
England 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.