2014 Austrian Darts Open

The 2014 Austrian Darts Open was the fourth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Salzburgarena in Salzburg, Austria, between 20–22 June 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

2014 Austrian Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates20–22 June 2014
VenueSalzburgarena
LocationSalzburg
Country Austria
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 England Jamie Caven
Champion(s)
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
«Event 3 Event 5»

Vincent van der Voort won his first European Tour title by defeating Jamie Caven 6–5 in the final.[1]

Prize money

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Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £8,000
Semi-finalists (2) £4,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,250
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £100,000

Qualification and format

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The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 29 April 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 2 May),[4] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[5] Michael van Gerwen withdrew on the morning before his second round match against Dean Winstanley due to an ankle injury. Winstanley received a bye through to the third round.[6]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
20 June
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Second round
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
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Third round
(best of 11 legs)
22 June
[9]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
22 June
[10]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
22 June
[10]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
22 June
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   Dean Winstanley 84.7361  Michael van Gerwenw/d
  Uwe Bacher 67.394  Dean Winstanleyw/o
  Winstanley 94.223
16  Newton 96.526
   Bernd Roith 86.62616  Wes Newton 94.546
  Salmon Renyaan 75.851  Bernd Roith 90.452
16  Newton 97.175
8  Wright 97.456
   Michael Smith 114.1568  Peter Wright 102.956
  David Pallett 90.810  Michael Smith 96.373
8  Wright 99.706
9  Beaton 94.603
   Mark Walsh 94.0749  Steve Beaton 87.036
  Andrew Gilding 92.316  Andrew Gilding 90.845
8  Wright 100.535
12  Caven 94.536
   Arron Monk 86.1115  Dave Chisnall 95.011
  Stephen Bunting 92.846  Stephen Bunting 108.346
  Bunting 100.505
12  Caven 100.036
   Terry Jenkins 108.50612  Jamie Caven 98.946
  Max Hopp 100.622  Terry Jenkins 97.055
12  Caven 93.986
4  Taylor 94.945
   Jamie Lewis 81.3434  Phil Taylor 98.536
  Alex Roy 88.166  Alex Roy 80.353
4  Taylor 102.356
13  Whitlock 95.902
   John Henderson 98.56613  Simon Whitlock 83.966
  Michael Rasztovits 92.894  John Henderson 88.084
12  Caven 90.155
  van der Voort 94.846
   Kevin Dowling 83.6532  Gary Anderson 102.052
  Andy Smith 86.786  Andy Smith 96.646
   A. Smith 92.266
  Baxter 86.312
   Mark Webster 82.35415  Andy Hamilton 93.685
  Ronnie Baxter 83.976  Ronnie Baxter 90.626
   A. Smith 87.802
  Suljović 97.376
   Dirk van Duijvenbode 77.5837  Robert Thornton 97.976
  Rowby-John Rodriguez 82.806  Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.875
7  Thornton 94.274
  Suljović 94.336
   Dennis Smith 94.91510  Ian White 90.463
  Mensur Suljović 96.266  Mensur Suljović 95.656
   Suljović 87.433
  van der Voort 97.616
   William O'Connor 86.8156  Kim Huybrechts 98.413
  Benito van de Pas 90.036  Benito van de Pas 94.106
   van de Pas 93.004
  Part 92.376
   John Part 88.16611  Mervyn King 82.703
  Marko Kantele 89.025  John Part 88.016
   Part 86.162
  van der Voort 89.056
   Ben Ward 84.8663  Brendan Dolan 90.416
  Barrie Bates 83.964  Ben Ward 84.685
3  Dolan 85.861
  van der Voort 95.436
   Vincent van der Voort 99.76614  Justin Pipe 91.032
  Christian Kist 93.942  Vincent van der Voort 96.646

References

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  1. ^ "Darts ace Jamie Caven fired up by performance at Austrian Open". Derby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Austrian Darts Open Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Austrian Darts Open UK Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Austrian Darts Open - Final Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Ankle Injury Sidelines MvG". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Rodriguez & Suljovic Shine On Home Soil". PDC. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Suljovic Delights His Home Crowd". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Suljovic Maintains Austrian Dream". PDC. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Gutsy van der Voort's Austrian Joy". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2014.