2014 European Darts Open

2014 European Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	11–13 July
Venue	Maritim Hotel
Location	Düsseldorf
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£100,000
Winner's share	£20,000
Champion(s)
Peter Wright
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The 2014 European Darts Open was the sixth of eight European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 11–13 July. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

Peter Wright won his first European Tour event by beating Simon Whitlock 6–2 in the final.

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 4 June 2014 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 13 June), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Home Nations Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16

1. Michael van Gerwen (Third round)
2. Gary Anderson (Semi-finals)
3. Brendan Dolan (Third round)
4. Robert Thornton (Second round)
5. Peter Wright (Winner)
6. Dave Chisnall (Quarter-finals)
7. Ian White (Second round)
8. Kim Huybrechts (Third round)
9. Steve Beaton (Second round)
10. Adrian Lewis (Third round)
11. Mervyn King (Third round)
12. Justin Pipe (Third round)
13. Andy Hamilton (Quarter-finals)
14. Simon Whitlock (Runner-up)
15. Wes Newton (Third round)
16. Jamie Caven (Quarter-finals)

UK Qualifier

• Michael Smith (Second round)
• Kevin Painter (Semi-finals)
• Ronnie Baxter (First round)
• Jamie Lewis (Second round)
• Stephen Bunting (Second round)
• Dean Winstanley (First round)
• Darren Webster (Second round)
• Gary Stone (First round)
• James Wade (Quarter-finals)
• Keegan Brown (First round)
• Gerwyn Price (Second round)
• Johnny Haines (First round)
• Andy Smith (Third round)
• Jay Forman (First round)
• William O'Connor (First round)
• Dennis Smith (Second round)
• Chris Aubrey (First round)
• Darren Johnson (Second round)
• Colin Lloyd (First round)
• Mark Dudbridge (Second round)

European Qualifier

• Jelle Klaasen (First round)
• Ryan de Vreede (Second round)
• Christian Kist (First round)
• Rowby-John Rodriguez (Second round)
• Mensur Suljović (First round)
• Raymond van Barneveld (Second round)
• Ronny Huybrechts (First round)
• Benito van de Pas (Second round)

Host Nation Qualifier

• Michael Hurtz (First round)
• Arman Ertür (First round)
• Martin Schindler (First round)
• Michael Rosenauer (Second round)

Draw

	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						1	Michael van Gerwen 102.31	6
	Jay Forman 93.89		4				Mark Dudbridge 92.18	2
											1	van Gerwen 105.36	4
	Mark Dudbridge 101.06		6
											16	Caven 104.16	6
						16	Jamie Caven 92.54	6
	Michael Hurtz 76.52		2				Stephen Bunting 91.32	4
																16	Caven 83.41	2
	Stephen Bunting 87.64		6
																	Painter 90.28	6
						8	Kim Huybrechts 96.89	6
	Ryan de Vreede 82.71		6				Ryan de Vreede 84.32	1
											8	K. Huybrechts 82.77	2
	Gary Stone 86.55		4
												Painter 85.31	6
						9	Steve Beaton 93.26	2
	Kevin Painter 100.20		6				Kevin Painter 99.24	6
																						Painter 101.01	5
	Keegan Brown 84.55		0
																					5	Wright 96.38	6
						5	Peter Wright 111.29	6
	Dean Winstanley 86.35		2				Michael Smith 90.53	1
											5	Wright 97.73	6
	Michael Smith 96.53		6
											12	Pipe 81.96	2
						12	Justin Pipe 91.74	6
	Arman Ertür 82.30		5				Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.95	2
																5	Wright 93.80	6
	Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.24		6
																13	Hamilton 86.39	2
						4	Robert Thornton 92.58	4
	Johnny Haines 92.74		1				Andy Smith 89.31	6
												A. Smith 94.76	5
	Andy Smith 96.42		6
											13	Hamilton 92.38	6
						13	Andy Hamilton 85.37	6
	Ronnie Baxter 91.85		5				Darren Webster 82.55	2
																										5	Wright 98.97	6
	Darren Webster 86.65		6
																										14	Whitlock 91.62	2
						2	Gary Anderson 92.46	6
	Gerwyn Price 98.32		6				Gerwyn Price 85.73	3
											2	Anderson 103.79	6
	Colin Lloyd 87.44		2
											15	Newton 91.04	3
						15	Wes Newton 90.98	6
	Dennis Smith 101.24		6				Dennis Smith 91.63	5
																2	Anderson 97.00	6
	William O'Connor 87.67		4
																	Wade 98.53	5
						7	Ian White 97.70	3
	Christian Kist 89.78		5				James Wade 100.13	6
												Wade 103.46	6
	James Wade 91.73		6
											10	A. Lewis 99.66	4
						10	Adrian Lewis 105.19	6
	Ronny Huybrechts 79.97		0				Benito van de Pas 96.33	5
																					2	Anderson 95.56	5
	Benito van de Pas 98.02		6
																					14	Whitlock 95.58	6
						6	Dave Chisnall 93.05	6
	Michael Rosenauer 87.03		6				Michael Rosenauer 83.63	2
											6	Chisnall 90.20	6
	Mensur Suljović 85.55		5
											11	King 87.16	5
						11	Mervyn King 95.44	6
	Darren Johnson 97.94		6				Darren Johnson 93.88	3
																6	Chisnall 92.10	3
	Jelle Klaasen 92.62		2
																14	Whitlock 92.76	6
						3	Brendan Dolan 93.15	6
	Jamie Lewis 96.98		6				Jamie Lewis 94.95	5
											3	Dolan 94.55	2
	Chris Aubrey 79.44		1
											14	Whitlock 101.64	6
						14	Simon Whitlock 99.27	6
	Martin Schindler 82.41		3				Raymond van Barneveld 90.10	4
	Raymond van Barneveld 95.98		6

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