2016 International Darts Open

2016 International Darts Open 2–4 September 2016 SACHSENarena Riesa, Germany Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Legs £115,000 £25,000 167 Kyle Anderson Mensur Suljović AUT Event 6 Event 8 The 2016 International Darts Open was the seventh of ten PDC European Tour events on the 2016 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at SACHSENarena in Riesa, Germany, from 2 to 4 September 2016. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner. Michael Smith was the defending champion, but he lost 6–4 to James Wilson in the second round. Mensur Suljović won the final 6–5 against Kim Huybrechts, winning his first PDC European Tour title, after Huybrechts missed seven match darts in the final leg to win the match himself.http://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10565601/mensur-suljovic-wins-first-pdc-tour-title-in-germany Mensur Suljovic wins first PDC Tour title in Germany Sky Sports 23 January 2017 Prize money The prize money of the European Tour events stays the same as last year.http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=7800 2016 PDC International Darts Open Player Prize Money Darts Database 15 October 2016 Stage (num. of players)Prize moneyWinner (1) £25,000Runner-up (1) £10,000Semi-finalists (2) £5,000Quarter-finalists (4) £3,500Third round losers (8) £2,000Second round losers (16) £1,500First round losers (16) £1,000Total £115,000 Qualification and format The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit https://archive.today/20121205003133/http://www.pdc.tv/pro-tour-order-of-merit 2012-12-05 on 22 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/znhjcym1spit1fjig7p9wskbu/title/barnsley-protour-weekend-entries https://web.archive.org/web/20160622130426/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/znhjcym1spit1fjig7p9wskbu/title/barnsley-protour-weekend-entries dead June 22, 2016 Barnsley ProTour Weekend Entries PDC 22 June 2016 The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 1 July), eight from the European Qualifier on 1 September and four from the Host Nation Qualifier on 1 September. James Wade withdrew from the tournament the day before it began, so seeds 4-16 moved up one space each, and Daryl Gurney became the 16th seed, with an extra space being made for a Host Nation Qualifier. Michael van Gerwen withdrew due to an ankle injury from the tournament the day it began, quickly followed by Daryl Gurney, who withdrew due to a broken finger in his dart throwing hand. Amazingly, the players they were due to play in round 2 (Ryan Meikle and Yordi Meeuwisse) received byes to play each other in round 3. The following players took part in the tournament: Top 16 NED Michael van Gerwen (withdrew) SCO Peter Wright (third round) BEL Kim Huybrechts (runner-up) ENG Dave Chisnall (third round) ENG Michael Smith (second round) ENG Ian White (third round) NED Benito van de Pas (semi-finals) NED Jelle Klaasen (third round) AUT Mensur Suljović (winner) SCO Robert Thornton (third round) WAL Gerwyn Price (second round) ENG Terry Jenkins (third round) ENG Alan Norris (second round) ENG Stephen Bunting (second round) AUS Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals) NIR Daryl Gurney (withdrew) UK Qualifier ENG James Wilson (semi-finals) ENG Joe Cullen (second round) SCO Jim Walker (second round) ENG Andy Hamilton (first round) ENG Michael Barnard (first round) ENG James Richardson (first round) ENG Jamie Caven (first round) AUS Kyle Anderson (second round) NIR Brendan Dolan (first round) ENG Andy Boulton (quarter-finals) ENG Kevin Painter (first round) ENG Robbie Green (third round) ENG Ryan Meikle (third round) ENG Mark Frost (first round) ENG Ricky Evans (first round) RSA Devon Petersen (second round) ENG Chris Dobey (second round) ENG Darren Webster (second round) ENG Steve West (second round) European Qualifier BEL Ronny Huybrechts (second round) NED Jeffrey de Graaf (first round) NED Jeffrey de Zwaan (first round) NED Jermaine Wattimena (second round) POL Krzysztof Ratajski (first round) AUT Michael Rasztovits (first round) NED Vincent Kamphuis (first round) NED Yordi Meeuwisse (quarter-finals) Host Nation Qualifier AUT Maik Langendorf (first round) GER René Eidams (first round) GER Max Hopp (first round) GER Dragutin Horvat (quarter-finals) GER Mike Holz (second round) Draw First round(best of 11 legs)2 Septemberhttp://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/no0rj0hpdycz13931zwcgz2vt/title/happybet-international-darts-open-day-one HappyBet International Darts Open Day One PDC 15 October 2016 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Septemberhttp://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/rrdaltz4sizx11hlqdp71fxj4/title/happybet-international-darts-open-final-day Super Suljovic Claims Maiden PDC Title PDC 15 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221526/http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/rrdaltz4sizx11hlqdp71fxj4/title/happybet-international-darts-open-final-day 2016-10-18 dead Semi-finals(best of 11 legs)4 September Final(best of 11 legs)4 September 200 20 ENG Ryan Meikle 83.50 6 AUT Michael Rasztovits 76.08 0 NED Yordi Meeuwisse 94.82 6 NIR Brendan Dolan 90.32 5 POL Krzysztof Ratajski 93.69 1 ENG Chris Dobey 102.33 6 ENG Michael Barnard 84.61 5 GER Mike Holz 87.35 6 ENG Andy Hamilton 80.55 2 ENG James Wilson 94.66 6 GER Max Hopp 90.07 3 ENG Darren Webster 90.26 6 NED Jeffrey de Zwaan 81.63 2 NED Jermaine Wattimena 86.21 6 ENG Andy Boulton 80.64 6 ENG Jamie Caven 81.98 3 GER René Eidams 85.16 1 ENG Steve West 83.65 6 ENG Kevin Painter 80.12 1 RSA Devon Petersen 85.86 6 AUS Kyle Anderson 91.58 6 NED Vincent Kamphuis 78.71 2 BEL Ronny Huybrechts 93.41 6 ENG Mark Frost 85.54 3 AUT Maik Langendorf 81.15 3 SCO Jim Walker 84.68 6 GER Dragutin Horvat 94.81 6 ENG Ricky Evans 93.22 4 NED Jeffrey de Graaf 90.85 4 ENG Joe Cullen 98.88 6 ENG Robbie Green 93.65 6 ENG James Richardson 94.64 4 1 NED Michael van Gerwen w/d ENG Ryan Meikle w/o 16 NIR Daryl Gurney w/d NED Yordi Meeuwisse w/o 8 NED Jelle Klaasen 91.14 6 ENG Chris Dobey 82.81 3 9 AUT Mensur Suljović 95.21 6 GER Mike Holz 89.09 3 5 ENG Michael Smith 96.89 4 ENG James Wilson 100.31 6 12 ENG Terry Jenkins 90.98 6 ENG Darren Webster 91.80 5 4 ENG Dave Chisnall 94.19 6 NED Jermaine Wattimena 84.52 1 13 ENG Alan Norris 73.97 1 ENG Andy Boulton 84.36 6 2 SCO Peter Wright 91.09 6 ENG Steve West 85.62 4 15 AUS Simon Whitlock 95.39 6 RSA Devon Petersen 88.50 1 7 NED Benito van de Pas 89.75 6 AUS Kyle Anderson 89.38 5 10 SCO Robert Thornton 89.28 6 BEL Ronny Huybrechts 89.22 4 6 ENG Ian White 95.41 6 SCO Jim Walker 84.05 2 11 WAL Gerwyn Price 94.25 5 GER Dragutin Horvat 93.89 6 3 BEL Kim Huybrechts 104.55 6 ENG Joe Cullen 95.46 5 14 ENG Stephen Bunting 99.59 1 ENG Robbie Green 101.11 6 ENG Meikle 94.84 2 NED Meeuwisse 100.49 6 8 NED Klaasen 90.41 5 9 AUT Suljović 98.14 6 ENG Wilson 93.58 6 12 ENG Jenkins 88.20 4 4 ENG Chisnall 104.59 5 ENG Boulton 98.15 6 2 SCO Wright 107.19 3 15 AUS Whitlock 103.30 6 7 NED van de Pas 90.66 6 10 SCO Thornton 78.02 2 6 ENG White 101.33 4 GER Horvat 99.41 6 3 BEL K. Huybrechts 93.12 6 ENG Green 81.47 2 NED Meeuwisse 89.58 1 9 AUT Suljović 98.54 6 ENG Wilson 93.56 6 ENG Boulton 84.67 1 15 AUS Whitlock 94.38 5 7 NED van de Pas 90.57 6 GER Horvat 86.97 1 3 BEL K. Huybrechts 100.75 6 9 AUT Suljović 96.87 6 ENG Wilson 86.48 1 7 NED van de Pas 94.96 2 3 BEL K. Huybrechts 95.95 6 9 AUT Suljović 95.15 6 3 BEL K. Huybrechts 93.89 5 References Category:2016 PDC European Tour Category:September 2016 sports events in Germany Category:International Darts Open