2015 International Darts Open

The 2015 International Darts Open was the fifth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, between 19–21 June 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2015 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates19–21 June 2015
VenueSACHSENarena
LocationRiesa
CountryGermany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout167 Benito van de Pas
Champion(s)
Michael Smith
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Michael Smith won his second European title after defeating Benito van de Pas 6–3 in the final.

Van de Pas ended Michael van Gerwen's winning streak of 21 games on the 2015 European tour and hit the two best checkouts (167 and 158) of the tournament en route to the final.

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[1]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
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.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May),[3] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Riesa on 18 June) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (also held on 18 June).[4] The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

[5]

  First round
[6]		 Second round
[7]		 Third round
[8]		 Quarter-finals
[9]		 Semi-finals
[9]		 Final
[9]
                                                         
William O'Connor 89.39 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 101.42 6  
Mike De Decker 82.94 2     William O'Connor 94.10 5  
  1 van Gerwen 97.68 4  
  16 van de Pas 92.61 6  
Mensur Suljović 93.10 6 16 Benito van de Pas 95.89 6
Mark Walsh 82.76 2     Mensur Suljović 88.84 5  
  16 van de Pas 89.28 6  
  9 Pipe 91.13 4  
Max Hopp 87.43 6     8 Mervyn King 85.77 3  
Kevin McDine 87.76 2     Max Hopp 88.19 6  
  Hopp 86.83 2
  9 Pipe 89.63 6  
James Wilson 91.83 6 9 Justin Pipe 98.20 6
Eddie Dootson 85.84 2     James Wilson 93.00 5  
  16 van de Pas 95.41 6  
  12 Huybrechts 95.18 3  
Daryl Gurney 96.86 6     5 Simon Whitlock 95.67 5  
Ken MacNeil 91.02 4     Daryl Gurney 94.54 6  
  Gurney 93.18 4
  12 Huybrechts 92.22 6  
Dean Winstanley 88.82 1 12 Kim Huybrechts 91.53 6
Cristo Reyes 100.63 6     Cristo Reyes 94.66 5  
  12 Huybrechts 95.55 6
  13 Chisnall 97.73 4  
Christian Kist 80.24 0     4 Brendan Dolan 88.47 6  
Robert Marijanović 87.55 6     Robert Marijanović 83.12 5  
  4 Dolan 92.78 2
  13 Chisnall 104.97 6  
Darren Webster 81.87 5 13 Dave Chisnall 101.33 6
Matthew Edgar 88.25 6     Matthew Edgar 87.21 0  
16 van de Pas 81.41 3
3 Smith 88.23 6
John Henderson 91.28 5     2 Peter Wright 103.66 6  
Matt Clark 95.06 6     Matt Clark 81.11 0  
  2 Wright 100.10 5  
  Bunting 104.11 6  
Stephen Bunting 93.05 6 15 Jamie Caven 88.68 3
Jamie Robinson 91.71 2     Stephen Bunting 91.63 6  
  Bunting 99.96 5  
  7 White 105.12 6  
Mickey Mansell 91.31 6     7 Ian White 92.68 6  
Jeffrey de Zwaan 80.97 1     Mickey Mansell 89.37 4  
  7 White 103.01 6
  10 Thornton 92.96 4  
Tomas Seyler 85.96 6 10 Robert Thornton 83.57 6
Antonio Alcinas 80.03 1     Tomas Seyler 82.84 5  
  7 White 88.95 3
  3 Smith 92.46 6  
Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.76 6     6 Vincent van der Voort 91.72 4  
Adam Hunt 90.16 4     Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.72 6  
  Rodriguez 89.43 2
  11 Jenkins 98.62 6  
Mark Webster 86.61 3 11 Terry Jenkins 94.60 6
Jamie Lewis 92.75 6     Jamie Lewis 90.16 4  
  11 Jenkins 93.52 5
  3 Smith 101.35 6  
Jyhan Artut 85.21 4     3 Michael Smith 85.19 6  
Jonny Clayton 83.06 6     Jonny Clayton 75.35 4  
  3 Smith 96.33 6
  14 Beaton 92.72 3  
Mark Barilli 74.57 6 14 Steve Beaton 88.90 6
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References
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  7. "International Darts Open Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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