2014 Austrian Darts Open
| 2014 Austrian Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 20–22 June | ||
| Venue | Salzburg Arena | ||
| Location | Salzburg | ||
| Country | Austria | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £100,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Jamie Caven | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Vincent van der Voort | |||
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The 2014 Austrian Darts Open was the fourth of eight European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Salzburg Arena in Salzburg, Austria, between 20–22 June. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.
Vincent van der Voort won his first European Tour title by defeating Jamie Caven 6–5 in the final.[1]
Prize money
| Stage | European Tour |
|---|---|
| Winner | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | £8,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £4,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | £3,000 |
| Last 16 | £2,000 |
| Last 32 | £1,250 |
| Last 48 | £1,000 |
| Total | £100,000 |
Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 29 April 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 2 May),[4] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Home Nations Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[5] Michael van Gerwen withdrew on the morning before his second round match against Dean Winstanley due to an ankle injury. Winstanley received a bye through to the third round.[6]
The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw
References
- ^ "Darts ace Jamie Caven fired up by performance at Austrian Open". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open Entries". PDC. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open UK Qualifier". PDC. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open - Final Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Ankle Injury Sidelines MvG". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Rodriguez & Suljovic Shine On Home Soil". PDC. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Suljovic Delights His Home Crowd". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Suljovic Maintains Austrian Dream". PDC. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Gutsy van der Voort's Austrian Joy". PDC. Retrieved 22 June 2014.