| 2014 European Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 11–13 July 2014 | ||
| Venue | Maritim Hotel | ||
| Location | Düsseldorf | ||
| Country | 
Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £100,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
Peter Wright | |||
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The 2014 European Darts Open was the sixth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 11 and 13 July 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.
Peter Wright won his first European Tour event by beating Simon Whitlock 6–2 in the final. [1]
Prize money
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £8,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £4,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £3,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £2,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £1,250 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £100,000 | |
Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 4 June 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 Coventry on 13 June), [4] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started). [5]
The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw
References
- ^ "European Darts Open: Peter Wright beats Simon Whitlock in Dusseldorf final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "European Darts Open ET6 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "European Darts Open UK Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "Final European Darts Open Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "European Darts Open Draw & Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "European Darts Open First Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "European Darts Open Second Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "European Darts Open Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Wright Tastes European Tour Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 14 July 2014.