2015 International Darts Open

International Darts Open 2015
Tournament information
Dates 19–21 June
Venue Sachsen Arena
Location Riesa
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £115,000
Winners share £25,000
High checkout 167 Netherlands Benito van de Pas
Champion(s)
England Michael Smith
«Event 4 Event 6»

The International Darts Open 2015 was the fifth of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Sachsen Arena, Riesa, between 19–21 June. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael Smith won his second European title after defeating Benito van de Pas 6–3 in the final.

Van de Pas ended Michael van Gerwen's winning streak of 21 games on the 2015 European tour and hit the two best checkouts (167 and 158) of the tournament en route to the final.

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[1]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,500
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,500
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £115,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 9 May 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May),[3] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Riesa on 18 June) and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (also held on 18 June).[4] The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16
  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (Third round)
  2. Scotland Peter Wright (Third round)
  3. England Michael Smith (Winner)
  4. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (Third round)
  5. Australia Simon Whitlock (Second round)
  6. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (Second round)
  7. England Ian White (Semi-finals)
  8. England Mervyn King (Second round)
  9. England Justin Pipe (Quarter-finals)
  10. Scotland Robert Thornton (Third round)
  11. England Terry Jenkins (Quarter-finals)
  12. Belgium Kim Huybrechts (Semi-finals)
  13. England Dave Chisnall (Quarter-finals)
  14. England Steve Beaton (Third round)
  15. England Jamie Caven (Second round)
  16. Netherlands Benito van de Pas (Runner-up)
UK Qualifier

European Qualifier


Host Nation Qualifier

Draw

[5]

  First round
[6]		 Second round
[7]		 Third round
[8]		 Quarter-finals
[9]		 Semi-finals
[9]		 Final
[9]
                                                         
 Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 89.39 6     1  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.42 6  
 Belgium Mike de Decker 82.94 2      Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 94.10 5  
  1  Netherlands van Gerwen 97.68 4  
  16  Netherlands van de Pas 92.61 6  
 Austria Mensur Suljović 93.10 6 16  Netherlands Benito van de Pas 95.89 6
 England Mark Walsh 82.76 2      Austria Mensur Suljović 88.84 5  
  16  Netherlands van de Pas 89.28 6  
  9  England Pipe 91.13 4  
 Germany Max Hopp 87.43 6     8  England Mervyn King 85.77 3  
 England Kevin McDine 87.76 2      Germany Max Hopp 88.19 6  
   Germany Hopp 86.83 2
  9  England Pipe 89.63 6  
 England James Wilson 91.83 6 9  England Justin Pipe 98.20 6
 England Eddie Dootson 85.84 2      England James Wilson 93.00 5  
  16  Netherlands van de Pas 95.41 6  
  12  Belgium Huybrechts 95.18 3  
 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.86 6     5  Australia Simon Whitlock 95.67 5  
 Canada Ken MacNeil 91.02 4      Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 94.54 6  
   Northern Ireland Gurney 93.18 4
  12  Belgium Huybrechts 92.22 6  
 England Dean Winstanley 88.82 1 12  Belgium Kim Huybrechts 91.53 6
 Spain Cristo Reyes 100.63 6      Spain Cristo Reyes 94.66 5  
  12  Belgium Huybrechts 95.55 6
  13  England Chisnall 97.73 4  
 Netherlands Christian Kist 80.24 0     4  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 88.47 6  
 Croatia Robert Marijanović 87.55 6      Croatia Robert Marijanović 83.12 5  
  4  Northern Ireland Dolan 92.78 2
  13  England Chisnall 104.97 6  
 England Darren Webster 81.87 5 13  England Dave Chisnall 101.33 6
 England Matthew Edgar 88.25 6      England Matthew Edgar 87.21 0  
16  Netherlands van de Pas 81.41 3
3  England Smith 88.23 6
 Scotland John Henderson 91.28 5     2  Scotland Peter Wright 103.66 6  
 England Matt Clark 95.06 6      England Matt Clark 81.11 0  
  2  Scotland Wright 100.10 5  
   England Bunting 104.11 6  
 England Stephen Bunting 93.05 6 15  England Jamie Caven 88.68 3
 England Jamie Robinson 91.71 2      England Stephen Bunting 91.63 6  
   England Bunting 99.96 5  
  7  England White 105.12 6  
 Northern Ireland Michael Mansell 91.31 6     7  England Ian White 92.68 6  
 Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 80.97 1      Northern Ireland Michael Mansell 89.37 4  
  7  England White 103.01 6
  10  Scotland Thornton 92.96 4  
 Germany Tomas Seyler 85.96 6 10  Scotland Robert Thornton 83.57 6
 Spain Antonio Alcinas 80.03 1      Germany Tomas Seyler 82.84 5  
  7  England White 88.95 3
  3  England Smith 92.46 6  
 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.76 6     6  Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 91.72 4  
 England Adam Hunt 90.16 4      Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.72 6  
   Austria Rodriguez 89.43 2
  11  England Jenkins 98.62 6  
 Wales Mark Webster 86.61 3 11  England Terry Jenkins 94.60 6
 Wales Jamie Lewis 92.75 6      Wales Jamie Lewis 90.16 4  
  11  England Jenkins 93.52 5
  3  England Smith 101.35 6  
 Germany Jyhan Artut 85.21 4     3  England Michael Smith 85.19 6  
 Wales Johnny Clayton 83.06 6      Wales Johnny Clayton 75.35 4  
  3  England Smith 96.33 6
  14  England Beaton 92.72 3  
 Scotland Mark Barilli 74.57 6 14  England Steve Beaton 88.90 6
 Germany Daniel Zygla 71.24 4      Scotland Mark Barilli 70.59 1  

References

  1. ↑ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "European Tour Events 5&6 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "ET5&6 UK Qualifier Round-Up". PDC. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nine-Dart Hopp Heads Riesa Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "2015 PDC International Darts Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Home Delight For Hopp And Seyler In Riesa". PDC. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "International Darts Open Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Van Gerwen Dominance Ended In Riesa". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "International Darts Open Final Session". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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