The 2017 Austrian Darts Open was the seventh of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Multiversum Schwechat, Vienna, Austria between 23–25 June 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
| 2017 Austrian Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 23–25 June 2017 | ||
| Venue | Multiversum Schwechat | ||
| Location | Vienna | ||
| Country |  Austria | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £135,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Michael Smith (final)[1] | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 6–4 in the final of the 2016 tournament, but he decided not to participate in the tournament in 2017.[2][3]
Michael van Gerwen won the title, defeating Michael Smith 6–5 in the final.
Prize money edit
This is how the prize money is divided:[4]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £4,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £135,000 | |
Qualification and format edit
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 11 May automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Milton Keynes on 19 May), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 31 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 22 June), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 19 May) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 22 June).
Adrian Lewis withdrew for health reasons the day before the event, meaning a fifth Host Nation Qualifier will take his place.[5]
The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw edit
References edit
- ^ "2017 PDC Austrian Darts Open Results".
- ^ "Phil Taylor seals a fourth European Tour title in Vienna". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "European Tour | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "2017 PDC Austrian Darts Open Player Prize Money".
- ^ Allen, Dave. "Austrian Darts Open Draw & Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "European Tour 6-7 Entries".
- ^ "2017 PDC Austrian Darts Open Seedings".
- ^ "European Tour 6-7 UK Qualifier".
- ^ "Qualifying Double for Dutch Trio".
- ^ "Rodriguez Trio Win Austrian Places".
- ^ Brian. "Qualification ET 7, ET 8, ET 9". PDC Nordic. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Rodriguez Trio Win Austrian Places".
- ^ "2017 PDC Austrian Darts Open Results".
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open Day One".
- ^ "2017 Austrian Darts Open Day Two".
- ^ "Van Gerwen Takes Austrian Glory".
- ^ "Van Gerwen Takes Austrian Glory".
- ^ "Van Gerwen Takes Austrian Glory".
- ^ "Van Gerwen Takes Austrian Glory".