2018 Austrian Darts Open

The 2018 Austrian Darts Open was the fourth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Steiermarkthalle, Premstätten, Austria between 20–22 April 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 Austrian Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates20–22 April 2018
VenueSteiermarkthalle
LocationPremstätten
Country Austria
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout160
Ron Meulenkamp
Kevin Münch
(First round)
Champion(s)
Jonny Clayton
«Event 3 Event 5»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 6–5 in the final of the 2017 tournament, although he withdrew prior to the tournament beginning.

Jonny Clayton (who became a seeded player following van Gerwen's withdrawal) defeated fellow Welshman Gerwyn Price 8–5, in what was both their first PDC European Tour final, and which was the second European Tour in a row where a debutant finalist won the event (following on from Max Hopp in the 2018 German Darts Open the previous week).

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) £6,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £135,000

Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.[2][3]

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 27 February will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 9 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 12 April), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 19 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 23 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 28 January).

Michael van Gerwen, who would have been the number 1 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Jonny Clayton, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed, with an extra place being made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.[4]

Dave Chisnall withdrew with injury on the day of the tournament, so Wayne Jones, who was due to face him in round 2, was given a bye to round 3.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
(best of 11 legs)
20 April
[4]		 Second round
(best of 11 legs)
21 April		 Third round
(best of 11 legs)
22 April		 Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
22 April		 Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
22 April		 Final
(best of 15 legs)
22 April
                                                         
James Wade 97.09 6     1 Peter Wright 101.51 4  
Hannes Schnier 85.79 3     James Wade 102.81 6  
  Wade 93.30 3  
  16 Clayton 105.32 6  
Max Hopp 90.96 6 16 Jonny Clayton 90.02 6
Stephen Burton 86.89 5     Max Hopp 89.84 3  
  16 Clayton 86.91 6  
  8 White 88.26 4  
Brendan Dolan 92.88 6     8 Ian White 98.22 6  
Alan Tabern 88.77 4     Brendan Dolan 89.01 4  
  8 White 90.22 6
  9 Whitlock 96.16 3  
Adam Hunt 86.95 6 9 Simon Whitlock 83.84 6
Cameron Menzies 91.72 5     Adam Hunt 84.14 4  
  16 Clayton 86.66 7  
  5 Suljović 84.24 6  
Ritchie Edhouse 88.16 3     5 Mensur Suljović 106.29 6  
Darius Labanauskas 92.01 6     Darius Labanauskas 95.76 1  
  5 Suljović 91.44 6
  Reyes 94.84 3  
Cristo Reyes 86.85 6 12 Jelle Klaasen 88.60 2
Bastian Pietschnig 70.44 1     Cristo Reyes 91.15 6  
  5 Suljović 103.90 6
  4 Gurney 95.37 1  
Ron Meulenkamp 92.08 6     4 Daryl Gurney 90.67 6  
Gabriel Clemens 89.45 3     Ron Meulenkamp 86.69 3  
  4 Gurney 95.01 6
  13 Webster 97.06 3  
Richie Burnett 93.94 6 13 Darren Webster 92.57 6
Alex Steinbauer 76.40 0     Richie Burnett 85.95 5  
16 Clayton 96.80 8
10 Price 94.84 5
Steve West 101.88 6     2 Rob Cross 94.95 6  
Ronny Huybrechts 93.20 3     Steve West 90.25 5  
  2 Cross 95.70 6  
  15 Beaton 90.09 5  
Luke Humphries 99.53 6 15 Steve Beaton 91.29 6
Kevin Münch 89.37 2     Luke Humphries 91.46 5  
  2 Cross 87.09 3  
  10 Price 100.98 6  
Wayne Jones 81.57 6     7 Dave Chisnall w/d  
Dietmar Burger 77.68 1     Wayne Jones w/o  
  Jones 89.48 3
  10 Price 90.76 6  
Scott Taylor 91.57 6 10 Gerwyn Price 101.36 6
Simeon Heinz 70.65 1     Scott Taylor 88.51 2  
  10 Price 85.56 7
  6 Cullen 87.27 6  
Steve Lennon 81.24 6     6 Joe Cullen 96.37 6  
Roxy-James Rodriguez 66.31 0     Steve Lennon 88.07 2  
  6 Cullen 89.86 6
  11 King 88.86 3  
Jason Cullen 91.02 6 11 Mervyn King 94.93 6
Tamás Alexits 79.63 1     Jason Cullen 79.77 0  
  6 Cullen 98.07 6
  3 Smith 90.59 2  
John Henderson 85.37 1     3 Michael Smith 104.86 6  
Michael Barnard 87.45 6     Michael Barnard 80.57 0  
  3 Smith 99.13 6
  Van den Bergh 83.28 2  
Dimitri Van den Bergh 106.42 6 14 Benito van de Pas 83.36 4
Simon Stevenson 95.56 4     Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.43 6  

References
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