2019 Czech Darts Open

The 2019 Czech Darts Open was the ninth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the PVA Expo Praha, Prague, Czech Republic, from 28–30 June 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 Czech Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates28–30 June 2019
VenuePVA Expo Praha
LocationPrague
Country Czech Republic
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
Nine-dart finish Gerwyn Price (Second round)
High checkout170 Danny Noppert
170 Mervyn King
Champion(s)
Jamie Hughes
«Event 8 Event 10»

Jamie Hughes won his first PDC title with an 8–3 win over Stephen Bunting in the final.

Gerwyn Price hit the fourth nine-dart finish of the 2019 European Tour to beat Glen Durrant 6–4 in the second round. It was also the first of Price's career.

The tournament saw a new European tour record for the most seeded players losing their first match as 11 of 16 players including Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright lost in the second round. The previous record was set by the 2017 Dutch Darts Masters which involved 9 seeds being eliminated.

It was the first ever PDC tournament held in the Czech Republic.

Prize money

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) £6,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000*
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £140,000
  • Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 11 June will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 21 June), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 21 June), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 27 June), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 8 March), and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 June).

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
28 June
(best of 11 legs)		 Second round
29 June
(best of 11 legs)		 Third round
30 June
(best of 11 legs)		 Quarter-finals
30 June
(best of 11 legs)		 Semi-finals
30 June
(best of 13 legs)		 Final
30 June
(best of 15 legs)
                                                         
Ondřej Plšek 77.84 0     1 Michael van Gerwen 95.09 5  
Keegan Brown 92.02 6     Keegan Brown 97.53 6  
  Brown 95.20 6  
  Noppert 94.83 4  
Danny Noppert 99.53 6 16 Darren Webster 90.73 4
Stefan Bellmont 77.70 2     Danny Noppert 92.30 6  
  Brown 103.76 6  
  8 Suljović 100.45 2  
William Borland 84.77 3     8 Mensur Suljović 92.02 6  
John Henderson 97.83 6     John Henderson 77.94 0  
  8 Suljović 97.20 6
  Evetts 95.61 3  
Krzysztof Ratajski 98.70 3 9 Ricky Evans 89.13 3
Ted Evetts 97.10 6     Ted Evetts 96.22 6  
  Brown 82.25 4  
  Bunting 86.57 7  
Stephen Bunting 95.75 6     5 Peter Wright 97.70 4  
Robert Thornton 85.89 3     Stephen Bunting 93.43 6  
  Bunting 87.62 6
  Dobey 90.32 5  
Chris Dobey 94.29 6 12 Joe Cullen 91.10 3
Sebastian Steyer 89.76 2     Chris Dobey 97.11 6  
  Bunting 90.69 6
  4 Gurney 90.70 3  
Václav Schieferdecker 66.85 0     4 Daryl Gurney 91.48 6  
William O'Connor 86.71 6     William O'Connor 86.96 4  
  4 Gurney 96.59 6
  Wattimena 86.86 1  
Jermaine Wattimena 98.02 6 13 Jonny Clayton 88.93 2
Kevin Garcia 77.90 0     Jermaine Wattimena 91.81 6  
Bunting 81.52 3
Hughes 96.63 8
Karel Sedláček 87.19 6     2 Ian White 99.72 6  
Brendan Dolan 89.78 5     Karel Sedláček 95.18 4  
  2 White 87.20 6  
  Gilding 72.52 1  
Andrew Gilding 94.89 6 15 Nathan Aspinall 87.53 4
Rowby-John Rodriguez 93.05 3     Andrew Gilding 92.11 6  
  2 White 98.77 5  
  Hughes 99.84 6  
Jamie Hughes 91.59 6     7 Adrian Lewis 77.93 0  
Devon Petersen 80.60 4     Jamie Hughes 96.97 6  
  Hughes 102.72 6
  Meulenkamp 87.28 3  
Ron Meulenkamp 85.43 6 10 Steve Beaton 87.53 4
Jan Hlaváček 75.62 2     Ron Meulenkamp 91.46 6  
  Hughes 95.28 7
  14 Whitlock 87.63 3  
Mervyn King 91.07 6     6 James Wade 90.51 2  
Steve West 92.78 5     Mervyn King 97.35 6  
  King 88.51 6
  Cadby 81.68 4  
Wessel Nijman 77.78 0 11 Michael Smith 90.23 5
Corey Cadby 92.97 6     Corey Cadby 98.10 6  
  King 91.50 4
  14 Whitlock 88.66 6  
Glen Durrant 110.12 6     3 Gerwyn Price 100.70 6  
Daniel Larsson 91.72 1     Glen Durrant 97.19 4  
  3 Price 93.10 3
  14 Whitlock 96.31 6  
Madars Razma 92.01 4 14 Simon Whitlock 94.43 6
Justin Pipe 95.23 6     Justin Pipe 97.81 5  

References
  1. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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