2014 Austrian Darts Open

The 2014 Austrian Darts Open was the fourth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Salzburgarena in Salzburg, Austria, between 20–22 June 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

2014 Austrian Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates20–22 June 2014
VenueSalzburgarena
LocationSalzburg
Country Austria
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 Jamie Caven
Champion(s)
Vincent van der Voort
«Event 3 Event 5»

Vincent van der Voort won his first European Tour title by defeating Jamie Caven 6–5 in the final.[1]

Prize money

[2]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £8,000
Semi-finalists (2) £4,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,250
First round losers (16) £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 Host Nation 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:

Draw

  First round
(best of 11 legs)
20 June
[7]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
[8]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
22 June
[9]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
22 June
[10]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
22 June
[10]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
22 June
[10]
                                                         
Dean Winstanley 84.73 6     1 Michael van Gerwen w/d  
Uwe Bacher 67.39 4     Dean Winstanley w/o  
  Winstanley 94.22 3  
  16 Newton 96.52 6  
Bernd Roith 86.62 6 16 Wes Newton 94.54 6
Salmon Renyaan 75.85 1     Bernd Roith 90.45 2  
  16 Newton 97.17 5  
  8 Wright 97.45 6  
Michael Smith 114.15 6     8 Peter Wright 102.95 6  
David Pallett 90.81 0     Michael Smith 96.37 3  
  8 Wright 99.7 6
  9 Beaton 94.6 3  
Mark Walsh 94.07 4 9 Steve Beaton 87.03 6
Andrew Gilding 92.31 6     Andrew Gilding 90.84 5  
  8 Wright 100.53 5  
  12 Caven 94.53 6  
Arron Monk 86.11 1     5 Dave Chisnall 95.01 1  
Stephen Bunting 92.84 6     Stephen Bunting 108.34 6  
  Bunting 100.5 5
  12 Caven 100.03 6  
Terry Jenkins 108.50 6 12 Jamie Caven 98.94 6
Max Hopp 100.62 2     Terry Jenkins 97.05 5  
  12 Caven 93.98 6
  4 Taylor 94.94 5  
Jamie Lewis 81.34 3     4 Phil Taylor 98.53 6  
Alex Roy 88.16 6     Alex Roy 80.35 3  
  4 Taylor 102.35 6
  13 Whitlock 95.9 2  
John Henderson 98.56 6 13 Simon Whitlock 83.96 6
Michael Rasztovits 92.89 4     John Henderson 88.08 4  
12 Caven 90.15 5
van der Voort 94.84 6
Kevin Dowling 83.65 3     2 Gary Anderson 102.05 2  
Andy Smith 86.78 6     Andy Smith 96.64 6  
  A. Smith 92.26 6  
  Baxter 86.31 2  
Mark Webster 82.35 4 15 Andy Hamilton 93.68 5
Ronnie Baxter 83.97 6     Ronnie Baxter 90.62 6  
  A. Smith 87.8 2  
  Suljović 97.37 6  
Dirk van Duijvenbode 77.58 3     7 Robert Thornton 97.97 6  
Rowby-John Rodriguez 82.80 6     Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.87 5  
  7 Thornton 94.27 4
  Suljović 94.33 6  
Dennis Smith 94.91 5 10 Ian White 90.46 3
Mensur Suljović 96.26 6     Mensur Suljović 95.65 6  
  Suljović 87.43 3
  van der Voort 97.61 6  
William O'Connor 86.81 5     6 Kim Huybrechts 98.41 3  
Benito van de Pas 90.03 6     Benito van de Pas 94.10 6  
  van de Pas 93 4
  Part 92.37 6  
John Part 88.16 6 11 Mervyn King 82.70 3
Marko Kantele 89.02 5     John Part 88.01 6  
  Part 86.16 2
  van der Voort 89.05 6  
Ben Ward 84.86 6     3 Brendan Dolan 90.41 6  
Barrie Bates 83.96 4     Ben Ward 84.68 5  
  3 Dolan 85.86 1
  van der Voort 95.43 6  
Vincent van der Voort 99.76 6 14 Justin Pipe 91.03 2
Christian Kist 93.94 2     Vincent van der Voort 96.64 6  

References

  1. "Darts ace Jamie Caven fired up by performance at Austrian Open". Derby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "Austrian Darts Open Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. "Austrian Darts Open UK Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. "Austrian Darts Open - Final Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. "Ankle Injury Sidelines MvG". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  7. "Rodriguez & Suljovic Shine On Home Soil". PDC. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  8. "Suljovic Delights His Home Crowd". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  9. "Suljovic Maintains Austrian Dream". PDC. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  10. "Gutsy van der Voort's Austrian Joy". PDC. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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