2019 Czech Darts Open
The 2019 Czech Darts Open was the ninth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the PVA Expo Praha, Prague, Czech Republic, from 28–30 June 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
2019 Czech Darts Open | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 28–30 June 2019 | ||
Venue | PVA Expo Praha | ||
Location | Prague | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £140,000 | ||
Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
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High checkout | 170 ![]() ![]() | ||
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Jamie Hughes won his first PDC title with an 8–3 win over Stephen Bunting in the final.
Gerwyn Price hit the fourth nine-dart finish of the 2019 European Tour to beat Glen Durrant 6–4 in the second round. It was also the first of Price's career.
The tournament saw a new European tour record for the most seeded players losing their first match as 11 of 16 players including Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright lost in the second round. The previous record was set by the 2017 Dutch Darts Masters which involved 9 seeds being eliminated.
It was the first ever PDC tournament held in the Czech Republic.
Prize money
This is how the prize money is divided:[1]
Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
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Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
Second round losers | (16) | £2,000* |
First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
Total | £140,000 |
- Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.
Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 11 June will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 21 June), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 21 June), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 27 June), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 8 March), and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 June).
From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.
The following players will take part in the tournament:
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Draw
First round (best of 11 legs) 28 June |
Second round (best of 11 legs) 29 June |
Third round (best of 11 legs) 30 June |
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 30 June |
Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 30 June |
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References
- Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.