2018 International Darts Open

2018 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	14–16 September 2018
Venue	SACHSENarena
Location	Riesa
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Martin Schindler (Third round)
Champion(s)
Gerwyn Price
«Event 11 Event 13»

The 2018 International Darts Open was the twelfth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 14–16 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–5 in last year's final, but he was defeated 6–4 by Ryan Searle in the second round.

Gerwyn Price won his first European Tour title by beating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the final. This tournament was also the first in European Tour history in which none of the top 4 seeds reached the quarter-finals.

Prize money[]

This is how the prize money is divided:

Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.^[1][2]

Qualification and format[]

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 August will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 3 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 13 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 13 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 10 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw[]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 14 September[4]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 15 September					Third round (best of 11 legs) 16 September					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 16 September					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 16 September					Final (best of 15 legs) 16 September
		Ricardo Pietreczko 83.80	4			1	Peter Wright 96.78	4
		Ryan Searle 87.53	6				Ryan Searle 94.45	6
												Searle 95.88	6
												Schindler 96.58	3
		Ron Meulenkamp 96.50	3	16	Kim Huybrechts 84.09	1
		Martin Schindler 97.24	6				Martin Schindler 96.43	6
																	Searle 90.11	2
															9	Price 101.63	6
		Robert Marijanović 100.63	6			8	Daryl Gurney 95.68	6
		Jan Dekker 92.76	4				Robert Marijanović 90.74	2
											8	Gurney 93.30	5
											9	Price 92.70	6
		Magnus Caris 84.24	2	9	Gerwyn Price 95.69	6
		John Henderson 91.80	6				John Henderson 84.84	3
																					9	Price 92.81	7
																						West 95.56	6
		Terry Jenkins 82.18	6			5	Adrian Lewis 94.93	6
		82.14	2				Terry Jenkins 80.70	0
											5	Lewis 90.89	6
											12	Bunting 86.06	2
		Barry Lynn 91.74	6	12	Stephen Bunting 96.96	6
		Dawson Murschell 89.11	3				Barry Lynn 83.10	3
																5	Lewis 98.13	4
																West 97.18	6
		Steve Lennon 94.11	6			4	Jonny Clayton 95.54	6
		73.14	1				Steve Lennon 93.17	5
											4	Clayton 101.47	5
												West 95.37	6
		Michael Plooy 93.61	5	13	Mervyn King 97.99	1
		Steve West 95.45	6				Steve West 111.29	6
																										9	Price 98.26	8
																										6	Whitlock 88.50	3
		Ryan Joyce 93.64	6			2	Mensur Suljović 96.78	6
		Gabriel Clemens 95.33	5				Ryan Joyce 97.60	5
											2	Suljović 86.72	4
												Noppert 89.38	6
		Robert Thornton 77.85	0	15	Jermaine Wattimena 82.46	2
		Danny Noppert 88.41	6				Danny Noppert 93.07	6
																	Noppert 87.96	6
															10	Webster 87.27	5
		Ross Smith 90.89	6			7	Joe Cullen 95.86	6
		Kyle Anderson 88.89	3				Ross Smith 98.67	3
											7	Cullen 93.83	5
											10	Webster 99.14	6
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.73	0	10	Darren Webster 88.21	6
		Mickey Mansell 96.97	6				Mickey Mansell 85.79	4
																						Noppert 87.88	2
																					6	Whitlock 94.72	7
		James Wilson 90.37	6			6	Simon Whitlock 91.56	6
		Adam Huckvale 86.31	4				James Wilson 93.00	5
											6	Whitlock 102.41	6
												Beaton 99.93	3
		Steve Beaton 94.35	6	11	Max Hopp 90.41	5
		Vincent van der Voort 90.30	5				Steve Beaton 93.52	6
																6	Whitlock 88.11	6
																Richardson 89.47	5
		José Justicia 80.28	0			3	Ian White 108.17	6
		Jelle Klaasen 89.29	6				Jelle Klaasen 93.88	2
											3	White 100.06	4
												Richardson 96.61	6
		Terry Temple 90.02	3	14	Dave Chisnall 92.64	4
		James Richardson 89.81	6				James Richardson 92.84	6

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