2019 Austrian Darts Open

The 2019 Austrian Darts Open was the fifth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Steiermarkhalle, Premstätten, Austria, from 3–5 May 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 Austrian Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates3–5 May 2019
VenueSteiermarkhalle
LocationPremstätten
Country Austria
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Michael van Gerwen
(Semi-finals)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 4 Event 6»

Jonny Clayton was the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 8–5 in the final of the 2018 tournament, but he was defeated 6–2 in the second round by Tytus Kanik.

Michael van Gerwen won his third Austrian Darts Open title (and his 32nd in total on the European Tour) with an 8–7 win over Ian White in the final.

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) £6,500
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 4 April 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 12 April), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 12 April), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 2 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 1 February) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 March).

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:

Draw
  First round
3 May
(best of 11 legs)		 Second round
4 May
(best of 11 legs)		 Third round
5 May
(best of 11 legs)		 Quarter-finals
5 May
(best of 11 legs)		 Semi-finals
5 May
(best of 13 legs)		 Final
5 May
(best of 15 legs)
                                                         
Jamie Bain 79.17 1     1 Michael van Gerwen 106.09 6  
Steve Lennon 88.53 6     Steve Lennon 81.41 0  
  1 van Gerwen 100.59 6  
  Bunting 79.53 1  
Stephen Bunting 87.20 6 16 Darren Webster 82.68 0
Patrick van den Boogaard 85.05 4     Stephen Bunting 92.02 6  
  1 van Gerwen 89.28 6  
  8 Wright 92.29 5  
Andrew Gilding 96.56 5     8 Peter Wright 89.17 6  
Chris Dobey 95.76 6     Chris Dobey 87.88 5  
  8 Wright 97.83 6
  Kanik 89.02 5  
Dietmar Burger 83.19 2 9 Jonny Clayton 83.66 2
Tytus Kanik 90.41 6     Tytus Kanik 88.87 6  
  1 van Gerwen 102.60 7  
  4 Gurney 95.33 3  
Diogo Portela 78.11 1     5 Adrian Lewis 92.68 6  
Ryan Searle 88.14 6     Ryan Searle 86.87 5  
  5 Lewis 90.08 6
  Aspinall 87.39 1  
Kim Huybrechts 87.27 2 12 Dave Chisnall 100.78 4
Nathan Aspinall 87.69 6     Nathan Aspinall 100.40 6  
  5 Lewis 85.71 5
  4 Gurney 84.75 6  
Boris Koltsov 91.37 6     4 Daryl Gurney 92.18 6  
Johan Engström 80.68 5     Boris Koltsov 93.51 2  
  4 Gurney 93.54 6
  M. Webster 87.90 2  
Mark Webster 87.61 6 13 Joe Cullen 92.06 5
Dirk van Duijvenbode 80.40 1     Mark Webster 85.20 6  
1 van Gerwen 101.22 8
3 White 99.88 7
Ross Smith 73.53 4     2 Gerwyn Price 91.67 6  
John Henderson 81.00 6     John Henderson 91.67 3  
  2 Price 94.84 6  
  Labanauskas 91.92 4  
Darius Labanauskas 103.98 6 15 Ricky Evans 99.47 3
Michael Rasztovits 86.00 1     Darius Labanauskas 102.85 6  
  2 Price 96.06 4  
  10 Wade 93.36 6  
Raymond van Barneveld 87.62 6     7 Mensur Suljović 93.62 6  
Mark Wilson 80.77 1     Raymond van Barneveld 97.19 4  
  7 Suljović 96.26 3
  10 Wade 102.88 6  
Mervyn King 89.31 6 10 James Wade 94.88 6
Devon Petersen 84.21 4     Mervyn King 88.72 2  
  10 Wade 97.13 4
  3 White 101.15 7  
Jeffrey de Zwaan 87.33 6     6 Rob Cross 93.32 6  
Benjamin Fasching 75.36 1     Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.88 5  
  6 Cross 98.16 2
  Beaton 100.47 6  
Mark Barilli 82.65 3 11 Michael Smith 96.09 4
Steve Beaton 88.47 6     Steve Beaton 102.41 6  
  Beaton 87.38 2
  3 White 101.53 6  
Jamie Hughes 79.65 6     3 Ian White 94.75 6  
Patrick Tringler 78.69 3     Jamie Hughes 96.00 5  
  3 White 86.45 6
  Brown 82.32 1  
Conan Whitehead 89.86 4 14 Max Hopp 88.90 4
Keegan Brown 96.59 6     Keegan Brown 88.14 6  

References
  1. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. Magnussen, Mads Plagborg. "Baltic dominance on the Pro Tour". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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