2019 International Darts Open

The 2019 International Darts Open was the twelfth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany, from 13–15 September 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates13–15 September 2019
VenueSACHSENarena
LocationRiesa
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout161 Joe Murnan
170 Steve West
Champion(s)
Gerwyn Price
«Event 11 Event 13»

Gerwyn Price was the defending champion after defeating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the previous year's final, and he successfully defended his title, by defeating Rob Cross 8–6 in the final. It was his second Euro Tour title, while Cross failed to get over the line in his fourth consecutive European 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 25 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 2 August), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 2 August), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 24 August), and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 August).

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.

Michael van Gerwen and Dave Chisnall, who were set to be the 1st seed and 4th seed respectively, withdrew prior to the tournament. All seeds below Van Gerwen moved up a place and all seeds below Chisnall moved up two places. Jeffrey de Zwaan and Jamie Hughes became 15th seed and 16th seed respectively, and an extra two places were made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
13 September
(best of 11 legs)		 Second round
14 September
(best of 11 legs)		 Third round
15 September
(best of 11 legs)		 Quarter-finals
15 September
(best of 11 legs)		 Semi-finals
15 September
(best of 13 legs)		 Final
15 September
(best of 15 legs)
                                                         
Richard North 88.69 6     1 Ian White 96.13 5  
Boris Koltsov 86.17 5     Richard North 92.12 6  
  North 88.13 6  
  West 89.31 5  
Daniel Larsson 81.09 3 16 Jamie Hughes 93.16 3
Steve West 94.34 6     Steve West 98.01 6  
  North 93.15 1  
  9 Cross 102.36 6  
Davy Van Baelen 103.66 6     8 Joe Cullen 95.04 6  
Ole Luckow 89.45 0     Davy Van Baelen 85.51 5  
  8 Cullen 91.18 0
  9 Cross 101.33 6  
John Henderson 79.79 6 9 Rob Cross 101.56 6
Brett Claydon 82.94 4     John Henderson 93.27 1  
  9 Cross 91.54 7  
  4 Wright 92.72 6  
William O'Connor 92.90 6     5 Adrian Lewis 81.02 6  
Benito van de Pas 86.90 4     William O'Connor 84.99 4  
  5 Lewis 91.00 6
  12 Clayton 86.48 2  
Andy Boulton 88.21 5 12 Jonny Clayton 96.59 6
Steffen Siepmann 85.34 6     Steffen Siepmann 89.73 4  
  5 Lewis 83.04 0
  4 Wright 100.20 6  
Ritchie Edhouse 88.05 6     4 Peter Wright 96.47 6  
Davyd Venken 80.35 2     Ritchie Edhouse 96.59 4  
  4 Wright 94.94 6
  13 Suljović 88.06 3  
Harry Ward 81.49 6 13 Mensur Suljović 101.33 6
Reece Robinson 81.00 4     Harry Ward 83.07 0  
9 Cross 90.92 6
2 Price 93.04 8
Arron Monk 97.34 5     2 Gerwyn Price 106.20 6  
Kyle Anderson 99.63 6     Kyle Anderson 100.41 4  
  2 Price 96.08 6  
  Murnan 88.55 4  
Joe Murnan 85.76 6 15 Jeffrey de Zwaan 85.73 3
Jelle Klaasen 89.19 5     Joe Murnan 87.53 6  
  2 Price 94.27 6  
  7 Aspinall 91.89 4  
Christian Jentschke 75.17 3     7 Nathan Aspinall 99.26 6  
Justin Pipe 80.96 6     Justin Pipe 96.79 3  
  7 Aspinall 96.94 6
  10 Evans 93.59 5  
Adam Hunt 93.58 3 10 Ricky Evans 93.23 6
Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.67 6     Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.46 4  
  2 Price 101.89 7
  11 Durrant 98.02 3  
Mike De Decker 81.80 4     6 Krzysztof Ratajski 85.13 3  
Michael Rosenauer 81.66 6     Michael Rosenauer 83.51 6  
  Rosenauer 79.24 3
  11 Durrant 92.24 6  
James Richardson 82.97 6 11 Glen Durrant 97.97 6
Mike Poge 70.33 3     James Richardson 100.39 3  
  11 Durrant 100.23 6
  3 Gurney 91.31 4  
Mickey Mansell 88.60 5     3 Daryl Gurney 99.60 6  
Danny Noppert 94.32 6     Danny Noppert 98.56 5  
  3 Gurney 102.14 6
  14 Beaton 95.03 5  
Manfred Bilderl 82.64 1 14 Steve Beaton 89.77 6
Luke Woodhouse 94.84 6     Luke Woodhouse 87.83 4  

References
  1. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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