| 2014 Austrian Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 20–22 June 2014 | ||
| Venue | Salzburgarena | ||
| Location | Salzburg | ||
| Country | 
Austria | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £100,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170
Jamie Caven | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
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
| 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 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:
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Draw
References
- ^ "Darts ace Jamie Caven fired up by performance at Austrian Open". Derby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open UK Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Austrian Darts Open - Final Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Ankle Injury Sidelines MvG". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Rodriguez & Suljovic Shine On Home Soil". PDC. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Suljovic Delights His Home Crowd". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Suljovic Maintains Austrian Dream". PDC. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Gutsy van der Voort's Austrian Joy". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2014.