2015 International Darts Open

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 Netherlands Benito van de Pas
Champion(s)
England Michael Smith
«Event 4 Event 6»

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.

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

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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

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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

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
19 June
[6]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
20 June
[7]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
[8]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
[9]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
[9]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
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1Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.426
Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 89.396Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 94.105
1Netherlands van Gerwen 97.684
Belgium Mike De Decker 82.942
16Netherlands van de Pas 92.616
16Netherlands Benito van de Pas 95.896
Austria Mensur Suljović 93.106Austria Mensur Suljović 88.845
16Netherlands van de Pas 89.286
England Mark Walsh 82.762
9England Pipe 91.134
8England Mervyn King 85.773
Germany Max Hopp 87.436Germany Max Hopp 88.196
Germany Hopp 86.832
England Kevin McDine 87.762
9England Pipe 89.636
9England Justin Pipe 98.206
England James Wilson 91.836England James Wilson 93.005
16Netherlands van de Pas 95.416
England Eddie Dootson 85.842
12Belgium Huybrechts 95.183
5Australia Simon Whitlock 95.675
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.866Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 94.546
Northern Ireland Gurney 93.184
Canada Ken MacNeil 91.024
12Belgium Huybrechts 92.226
12Belgium Kim Huybrechts 91.536
England Dean Winstanley 88.821Spain Cristo Reyes 94.665
12Belgium Huybrechts 95.556
Spain Cristo Reyes 100.636
13England Chisnall 97.734
4Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 88.476
Netherlands Christian Kist 80.240Croatia Robert Marijanović 83.125
4Northern Ireland Dolan 92.782
Croatia Robert Marijanović 87.556
13England Chisnall 104.976
13England Dave Chisnall 101.336
England Darren Webster 81.875England Matthew Edgar 87.210
16Netherlands van de Pas 81.413
England Matthew Edgar 88.256
3England Smith 88.236
2Scotland Peter Wright 103.666
Scotland John Henderson 91.285England Matt Clark 81.110
2Scotland Wright 100.105
England Matt Clark 95.066
England Bunting 104.116
15England Jamie Caven 88.683
England Stephen Bunting 93.056England Stephen Bunting 91.636
England Bunting 99.965
England Jamie Robinson 91.712
7England White 105.126
7England Ian White 92.686
Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell 91.316Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell 89.374
7England White 103.016
Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 80.971
10Scotland Thornton 92.964
10Scotland Robert Thornton 83.576
Germany Tomas Seyler 85.966Germany Tomas Seyler 82.845
7England White 88.953
Spain Antonio Alcinas 80.031
3England Smith 92.466
6Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 91.724
Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.766Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.726
Austria Rodriguez 89.432
England Adam Hunt 90.164
11England Jenkins 98.626
11England Terry Jenkins 94.606
Wales Mark Webster 86.613Wales Jamie Lewis 90.164
11England Jenkins 93.525
Wales Jamie Lewis 92.756
3England Smith 101.356
3England Michael Smith 85.196
Germany Jyhan Artut 85.214Wales Jonny Clayton 75.354
3England Smith 96.336
Wales Jonny Clayton 83.066
14England Beaton 92.723
14England Steve Beaton 88.906
Scotland Mark Barilli 74.576Scotland Mark Barilli 70.591
Germany Daniel Zygla 71.244

References

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  2. ^ "European Tour Events 5&6 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ^ "ET5&6 UK Qualifier Round-Up". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Nine-Dart Hopp Heads Riesa Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ^ "2015 PDC International Darts Open Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Home Delight For Hopp And Seyler In Riesa". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  7. ^ "International Darts Open Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Van Gerwen Dominance Ended In Riesa". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "International Darts Open Final Session". PDC. Retrieved 21 June 2015.