2015 European Darts Open
European Darts Open 2015 | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 10–12 July | ||
Venue | Maritim Hotel | ||
Location | Düsseldorf | ||
Country | Germany | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
Winners share | £25,000 | ||
High checkout | 161 Justin Pipe | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Robert Thornton | |||
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The European Darts Open 2015 was the sixth of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in Düsseldorf between 10–12 July. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
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 | |
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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 Home 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:
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Draw
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