2015 European Darts Open

The 2015 European Darts Open was the sixth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany between 10–12 July 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2015 European Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates10–12 July 2015
VenueMaritim Hotel
LocationDüsseldorf
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout161 Justin Pipe
Champion(s)
Robert Thornton
«Event 5 Event 7»

Robert Thornton won his first European title after beating Kim Huybrechts 6–2 in the final.[1]

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[2]

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.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May),[4] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Düsseldorf on 9 July) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[5] The number four seed Gary Anderson and Keegan Brown withdrew before the day before the event started due to illness.[6] The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

[7]

  First round
[8]		 Second round
[9]		 Third round
[10]		 Quarter-finals
[11]		 Semi-finals
[11]		 Final
[11]
                                                         
Jamie Lewis 79.81 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 92.59 6  
Michael Rosenauer 76.80 5     Jamie Lewis 87.89 1  
  1 van Gerwen 101.47 6  
  Haines 89.65 1  
Johnny Haines 84.58 6 16 Benito van de Pas 90.28 3
Christian Soethe 81.91 4     Johnny Haines 88.66 6  
  1 van Gerwen 105.33 6  
  Norris 97.89 3  
Andy Smith 86.63 2     8 Ian White 90.85 5  
Alan Norris 96.56 6     Alan Norris 84.21 6  
  Norris 96.51 6
  9 King 96.04 5  
Wes Newton 95.94 6 9 Mervyn King 95.78 6
Gerwyn Price 85.43 0     Wes Newton 97.23 3  
  1 van Gerwen 96.58 3  
  13 Huybrechts 94.17 6  
Mark Walsh 81.06 6     5 Brendan Dolan 90.86 6  
Tomas Seyler 76.32 2     Mark Walsh 80.73 2  
  5 Dolan 93.55 6
  12 Jenkins 99.41 4  
Andrew Gilding 90.36 5 12 Terry Jenkins 102.73 6
John Henderson 83.92 6     John Henderson 94.72 1  
  5 Dolan 81.76 3
  13 Huybrechts 91.39 6  
Mensur Suljović 94.67 6     4 Michael Smith 99.41 6  
Mike De Decker 90.20 5     Mensur Suljović 104.82 4  
  4 M. Smith 96.10 4
  13 Huybrechts 97.64 6  
Stephen Bunting 93.35 3 13 Kim Huybrechts 105.47 6
Jyhan Artut 89.55 6     Jyhan Artut 104.14 4  
13 Huybrechts 100.69 2
11 Thornton 106.18 6
Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.94 6     2 James Wade 100.20 6  
Leo Hendriks 79.89 3     Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.79 0  
  2 Wade 98.86 6  
  Webster 90.82 4  
Mark Webster 87.44 6 15 Steve Beaton 93.89 1
Stuart Kellett 79.04 2     Mark Webster 101.56 6  
  2 Wade 99.64 6  
  7 van der Voort 93.21 3  
Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.50 6     7 Vincent van der Voort 96.43 6  
Barrie Bates 78.85 1     Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.86 2  
  7 van der Voort 99.49 6
  10 Pipe 88.39 1  
Daryl Gurney 93.92 5 10 Justin Pipe 93.21 6
Kevin McDine 90.84 6     Kevin McDine 94.04 4  
  2 Wade 98.12 1
  11 Thornton 111.77 6  
Joe Cullen 96.85 6     6 Simon Whitlock 99.18 6  
Maik Langendorf 85.55 3     Joe Cullen 101.28 5  
  6 Whitlock 89.75 3
  11 Thornton 100.24 6  
Christian Kist 100.35 3 11 Robert Thornton 102.19 6
Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.97 6     Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.81 5  
  11 Thornton 96.36 6
  Klaasen 88.26 4  
Devon Petersen 88.61 6     3 Peter Wright 88.60 5  
Nathan Aspinall 92.70 5     Devon Petersen 92.53 6  
  Petersen 90.10 0
  Klaasen 94.93 6  
Jelle Klaasen 100.70 6 14 Dave Chisnall 101.74 1
Eddie Dootson 91.25 3     Jelle Klaasen 104.69 6  

References
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