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 | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–5 May 2019 | ||
| Venue | Steiermarkhalle | ||
| Location | Premstätten | ||
| Country |  Austria | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £140,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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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 edit
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 edit
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:
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Draw edit
References edit
- ^ Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Magnussen, Mads Plagborg. "Baltic dominance on the Pro Tour". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.