2015 International Darts Open

The 2015 International Darts Open was the fifth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, between 19–21 June 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2015 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates19–21 June 2015
VenueSACHSENarena
LocationRiesa
CountryGermany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout167 Netherlands Benito van de Pas
Champion(s)
England Michael Smith
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Michael Smith won his second European title after defeating Benito van de Pas 6–3 in the final.

Van de Pas ended Michael van Gerwen's winning streak of 21 games on the 2015 European tour and hit the two best checkouts (167 and 158) of the tournament en route to the final.

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[1]

Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winner(1)£25,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£3,500
Third round losers(8)£2,000
Second round losers(16)£1,500
First round losers(16)£1,000
Total£115,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 9 May 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May),[3] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Riesa on 18 June) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (also held on 18 June).[4] The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

[5]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
19 June
[6]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
20 June
[7]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
[8]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
[9]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
[9]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
21 June
[9]
1 Michael van Gerwen 101.426
William O'Connor 89.396 William O'Connor 94.105
1 van Gerwen 97.684
Mike De Decker 82.942
16 van de Pas 92.616
16 Benito van de Pas 95.896
Mensur Suljović 93.106 Mensur Suljović 88.845
16 van de Pas 89.286
Mark Walsh 82.762
9 Pipe 91.134
8 Mervyn King 85.773
Max Hopp 87.436 Max Hopp 88.196
Hopp 86.832
Kevin McDine 87.762
9 Pipe 89.636
9 Justin Pipe 98.206
James Wilson 91.836 James Wilson 93.005
16 van de Pas 95.416
Eddie Dootson 85.842
12 Huybrechts 95.183
5 Simon Whitlock 95.675
Daryl Gurney 96.866 Daryl Gurney 94.546
Gurney 93.184
Ken MacNeil 91.024
12 Huybrechts 92.226
12 Kim Huybrechts 91.536
Dean Winstanley 88.821 Cristo Reyes 94.665
12 Huybrechts 95.556
Cristo Reyes 100.636
13 Chisnall 97.734
4 Brendan Dolan 88.476
Christian Kist 80.240 Robert Marijanović 83.125
4 Dolan 92.782
Robert Marijanović 87.556
13 Chisnall 104.976
13 Dave Chisnall 101.336
Darren Webster 81.875 Matthew Edgar 87.210
16 van de Pas 81.413
Matthew Edgar 88.256
3 Smith 88.236
2 Peter Wright 103.666
John Henderson 91.285 Matt Clark 81.110
2 Wright 100.105
Matt Clark 95.066
Bunting 104.116
15 Jamie Caven 88.683
Stephen Bunting 93.056 Stephen Bunting 91.636
Bunting 99.965
Jamie Robinson 91.712
7 White 105.126
7 Ian White 92.686
Mickey Mansell 91.316 Mickey Mansell 89.374
7 White 103.016
Jeffrey de Zwaan 80.971
10 Thornton 92.964
10 Robert Thornton 83.576
Tomas Seyler 85.966 Tomas Seyler 82.845
7 White 88.953
Antonio Alcinas 80.031
3 Smith 92.466
6 Vincent van der Voort 91.724
Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.766 Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.726
Rodriguez 89.432
Adam Hunt 90.164
11 Jenkins 98.626
11 Terry Jenkins 94.606
Mark Webster 86.613 Jamie Lewis 90.164
11 Jenkins 93.525
Jamie Lewis 92.756
3 Smith 101.356
3 Michael Smith 85.196
Jyhan Artut 85.214 Jonny Clayton 75.354
3 Smith 96.336
Jonny Clayton 83.066
14 Beaton 92.723
14 Steve Beaton 88.906
Mark Barilli 74.576 Mark Barilli 70.591
Daniel Zygla 71.244

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