2018 Danish Darts Open

The 2018 Danish Darts Open was the eighth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark from 22–24 June 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 Danish Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates22–24 June 2018
VenueBrøndbyhallen
LocationCopenhagen
Country Denmark
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout167 Jelle Klaasen
(Second round)
Champion(s)
Mensur Suljović
«Event 7 Event 9»

Mensur Suljović won his second European Tour title, defeating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the final.

This was the first PDC European Tour event to be held in Scandinavia.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

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.[1][2]

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 11 May 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 Milton Keynes on 18 May), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 7 June), two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 21 June), two from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (excluding Danish players, held on 21 June), one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 February), and one to the highest ranked PDCNB player on the PDC Order of Merit on 30 May.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
(best of 11 legs)
22 June		 Second round
(best of 11 legs)
23 June		 Third round
(best of 11 legs)
24 June		 Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
24 June		 Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
24 June		 Final
(best of 15 legs)
24 June
                                                         
Robert Thornton 76.07 5     1 Michael van Gerwen 91.30 6  
Scott Taylor 82.53 6     Scott Taylor 85.66 2  
  1 van Gerwen 95.17 4  
  Dolan 91.83 6  
Martin Schindler 95.12 4 16 John Henderson 85.07 4
Brendan Dolan 90.25 6     Brendan Dolan 90.82 6  
  Dolan 86.15 3  
  West 96.78 6  
Richard North 92.02 5     8 Jonny Clayton 98.66 5  
Darius Labanauskas 91.64 6     Darius Labanauskas 97.03 6  
  Labanauskas 94.13 5
  West 97.95 6  
Per Laursen 81.60 4 9 Ian White 89.14 4
Steve West 87.04 6     Steve West 86.71 6  
  West 96.48 4  
  12 Whitlock 97.14 7  
Ricky Evans 90.87 6     5 Daryl Gurney 93.74 3  
Dennis Nilsson 88.95 4     Ricky Evans 99.44 6  
  Evans 92.73 5
  12 Whitlock 97.76 6  
Jermaine Wattimena 96.43 6 12 Simon Whitlock 98.07 6
Wayne Jones 94.07 5     Jermaine Wattimena 90.42 3  
  12 Whitlock 92.34 6
  13 King 87.10 4  
Steve Beaton 100.47 6     4 Rob Cross 96.04 6  
Adam Huckvale 92.97 2     Steve Beaton 98.66 5  
  4 Cross 98.12 5
  13 King 98.50 6  
Max Hopp 84.66 6 13 Mervyn King 96.36 6
Dragutin Horvat 83.45 4     Max Hopp 84.18 5  
12 Whitlock 94.78 3
6 Suljović 99.31 8
Adrian Lewis 84.93 6     2 Michael Smith 103.26 5  
Ted Evetts 79.61 3     Adrian Lewis 101.39 6  
  Lewis 95.40 6  
  15 Bunting 93.95 4  
Paul Nicholson 90.52 4 15 Stephen Bunting 90.49 6
Peter Jacques 89.02 6     Peter Jacques 87.22 3  
  Lewis 98.43 6  
  7 Cullen 95.90 2  
Jeffrey de Zwaan 75.41 0     7 Joe Cullen 105.99 6  
Madars Razma 104.86 6     Madars Razma 95.93 3  
  7 Cullen 99.94 6
  10 Wade 92.18 4  
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 91.69 6 10 James Wade 95.38 6
William O'Connor 96.60 5     Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 81.85 4  
  Lewis 102.28 6
  6 Suljović 99.91 7  
Ryan Joyce 87.74 6     6 Mensur Suljović 96.86 6  
Krzysztof Ratajski 91.06 2     Ryan Joyce 91.34 1  
  6 Suljović 98.92 6
  11 Webster 101.17 5  
Brian Løkken 81.99 2 11 Darren Webster 94.19 6
Cristo Reyes 88.48 6     Cristo Reyes 103.01 5  
  6 Suljović 96.44 6
  3 Wright 97.54 4  
Barry Lynn 90.95 6     3 Peter Wright 96.86 6  
Chris Dobey 86.65 5     Barry Lynn 86.44 1  
  3 Wright 95.64 6
  14 Price 90.49 1  
Mickey Mansell 87.60 5 14 Gerwyn Price 92.23 6
Jelle Klaasen 90.97 6     Jelle Klaasen 90.99 3  

References
  1. "European Tour 2018 Info". PDPA. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "European Tour Rule Changes Announced". PDC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. Allen, Dave. "Entries Confirmed For Gibraltar & Denmark". PDC. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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