The 2015 European Darts Open was the sixth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany between 10 and 12 July 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
| 2015 European Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 10–12 July 2015 | ||
| Venue | Maritim Hotel | ||
| Location | Düsseldorf | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 161  Justin Pipe | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Robert Thornton | |||
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Robert Thornton won his first European title after beating Kim Huybrechts 6–2 in the final.[1]
Prize money
editThe prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[2]
| 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
editThe top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 9 May 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May),[4] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Düsseldorf on 9 July) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[5] The number four seed Gary Anderson and Keegan Brown withdrew before the day before the event started due to illness.[6] The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw
editReferences
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- ^ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "European Tour Events 5&6 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "ET5&6 UK Qualifier Round-Up". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Artut Tops Home Qualifiers For Dusseldorf". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "European Tour Returns To Dusseldorf". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "2015 PDC European Darts Open Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "•Artut Keeps German Flag Flying In Dusseldorf". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Dancing Devon Dethrones Wright". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Klaasen Marches On In Dusseldorf". PDC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Super Thornton Takes First Euro Crown". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 13 July 2015.