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
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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.

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 European Tour
Winner £20,000
Runner-up £8,000
Semi-finalists £4,000
Quarter-finalists £3,000
Last 16 £2,000
Last 32 £1,250
Last 48 £1,000
Total £100,000

Qualification and format

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The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit 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
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Second round
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Third round
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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1  Michael van Gerwenw/d
  Dean Winstanley 84.736  Dean Winstanleyw/o
  Winstanley 94.223
  Uwe Bacher 67.394
16  Newton 96.526
16  Wes Newton 94.546
  Bernd Roith 86.626  Bernd Roith 90.452
16  Newton 97.175
  Salmon Renyaan 75.851
8  Wright 97.456
8  Peter Wright 102.956
  Michael Smith 114.156  Michael Smith 96.373
8  Wright 99.76
  David Pallett 90.810
9  Beaton 94.63
9  Steve Beaton 87.036
  Mark Walsh 94.074  Andrew Gilding 90.845
8  Wright 100.535
  Andrew Gilding 92.316
12  Caven 94.536
5  Dave Chisnall 95.011
  Arron Monk 86.111  Stephen Bunting 108.346
  Bunting 100.55
  Stephen Bunting 92.846
12  Caven 100.036
12  Jamie Caven 98.946
  Terry Jenkins 108.506  Terry Jenkins 97.055
12  Caven 93.986
  Max Hopp 100.622
4  Taylor 94.945
4  Phil Taylor 98.536
  Jamie Lewis 81.343  Alex Roy 80.353
4  Taylor 102.356
  Alex Roy 88.166
13  Whitlock 95.92
13  Simon Whitlock 83.966
  John Henderson 98.566  John Henderson 88.084
12  Caven 90.155
  Michael Rasztovits 92.894
  van der Voort 94.846
2  Gary Anderson 102.052
  Kevin Dowling 83.653  Andy Smith 96.646
  A Smith 92.266
  Andy Smith 86.786
  Baxter 86.312
15  Andy Hamilton 93.685
  Mark Webster 82.354  Ronnie Baxter 90.626
  A Smith 87.82
  Ronnie Baxter 83.976
  Suljović 97.376
7  Robert Thornton 97.976
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 77.583  Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.875
7  Thornton 94.274
  Rowby-John Rodriguez 82.806
  Suljović 94.336
10  Ian White 90.463
  Dennis Smith 94.915  Mensur Suljović 95.656
  Suljović 87.433
  Mensur Suljović 96.266
  van der Voort 97.616
6  Kim Huybrechts 98.413
  William O'Connor 86.815  Benito van de Pas 94.106
  van de Pas 934
  Benito van de Pas 90.036
  Part 92.376
11  Mervyn King 82.703
  John Part 88.166  John Part 88.016
  Part 86.162
  Marko Kantele 89.025
  van der Voort 89.056
3  Brendan Dolan 90.416
  Ben Ward 84.866  Ben Ward 84.685
3  Dolan 85.861
  Barrie Bates 83.964
  van der Voort 95.436
14  Justin Pipe 91.032
  Vincent van der Voort 99.766  Vincent van der Voort 96.646
  Christian Kist 93.942

References

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  1. ^ "Darts ace Jamie Caven fired up by performance at Austrian Open". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
  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. Retrieved 22 June 2014.