Italian Grand Masters

(Redirected from Italian Open (darts))

The Italian Grand Masters is a darts tournament held in Pieve di Cento, Italy, currently sanctioned by the World Darts Federation. It was established in 2009, being the most important darts tournament held in Italy. It was jointly held with the Italian Open the same weekend.

Italian Grand Masters
Tournament information
VenueGrand Hotel Bologna
LocationPieve di Cento
CountryItaly Italy
Established2009 (Italian Grand Masters)
2018 (Italian Open)
Organisation(s)WDF Silver and Bronze category
FormatLegs
Prize fund€12,370
Month(s) PlayedNovember
Current champion(s)
Netherlands Richard Veenstra (men's grand master)
Netherlands Chris Landman (men's open)
England Maria O'Brien (women's grand master)
England Maria O'Brien (women's open)

List of winners edit

Men's edit

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2009   Cyril Blot n/a beat   Marco Apollonio n/a €1,610 €500 €250 Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento
2010   Franco Bertini n/a 5 – 2   Luca Catallo n/a €2,000 €750 €430
2011   Max Hopp n/a 6 – 5   Luca Catallo n/a €2,000 €750 €430
2012   Allarce Mer-Cabril n/a 6 – 2   Trevor Perry n/a €2,050 €750 €400
2013   Martin Barratt n/a 6 – 4   Luca Catallo n/a €2,050 €750 €400
2014   Matthew Medhurst n/a 6 – 3   Marco Apollonio n/a €2,400 €800 €400
2015   Norbert Attard n/a 6 – 3   Godfrey Abela n/a €2,400 €800 €400
2016   Wesley Harms n/a 6 – 1   Martin Adams n/a €4,800 €1,600 €800
2017   Wesley Harms (2) n/a 6 – 1   Michael Unterbuchner n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200
2018   Wesley Harms (3) n/a 6 – 4   Mario Vandenbogaerde n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200
2019   Ross Montgomery n/a 6 – 3   Wesley Harms n/a €8,500 €2,500 €1,200
2021 [1]   Richard Veenstra 87.48 5 – 3   James Hurrell n/a €5,600 €1,600 €800

Women's edit

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2010   Laura Ariani n/a 4 – 2   Giada Ciofi n/a n/a n/a n/a Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento
2011   Giada Ciofi n/a 5 – 0   Barbara Osti n/a n/a n/a n/a
2012   Barbara Osti n/a 5 – 1   Veleda Gaiga n/a n/a n/a n/a
2013   Samantha Piccolo n/a 5 – 2   Giovanna Novelli n/a n/a n/a n/a
2014   Annette Lord n/a 5 – 3   Giada Ciofi n/a n/a n/a n/a
2015   Giada Ciofi (2) n/a 5 – 4   Talita Biagetti n/a n/a n/a n/a
2016   Aileen de Graaf n/a 5 – 4   Trina Gulliver n/a n/a n/a n/a
2017   Deta Hedman n/a 5 – 2   Aileen de Graaf n/a n/a n/a n/a
2018   Aileen de Graaf (2) n/a 5 – 0   Paula Jacklin n/a n/a n/a n/a
2019   Laura Turner n/a 5 – 3   Aileen de Graaf n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021 [2]   Maria O'Brien 65.88 5 – 1   Priscilla Steenbergen n/a €2,400 €800 €400

Italian Open edit

Men's edit

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2018   Martin Adams n/a 6 – 5   Ricardo Perez n/a €3,600 €1,000 €500 Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento
2019   Tony Martin n/a 6 – 2   Thibault Tricole n/a €3,650 €1,250 €600
2021 [3]   Chris Landman 84.33 5 – 2   Richard Veenstra n/a €3,080 €1,000 €500

Women's edit

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2018   Aileen de Graaf n/a 5 – 1   Paula Jacklin n/a n/a n/a n/a Bologna Grand Hotel, Pieve di Cento
2019   Aileen de Graaf (2) n/a 5 – 3   Laura Turner n/a n/a n/a n/a
2021 [4]   Maria O'Brien n/a 4 – 3   Aileen de Graaf n/a €1,290 €500 €250

References edit

  1. ^ @InsidetheWDF (November 27, 2021). "VEENSTRA WINS THE GRAND MASTERS!Richard Veenstra reels off three legs on the spin to beat James Hurrell 5-3 and w…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @InsidetheWDF (November 27, 2021). "O'BRIEN WINS THE ITALIAN GRAND MASTERS!Maria O'Brien defeats Priscilla Steenbergen 5-1 to win the Italian Grand M…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @InsidetheWDF (November 28, 2021). "LANDMAN WINS THE ITALIAN OPEN!Chris Landman enjoys the perfect preparation for his Ally Pally debut, defeating co…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Uitslagen van Italian Open Women 2021 - Mastercaller.nl".