The Australian Darts Open is a darts tournament held at Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. First edition of the tournament took place in 2019. The next edition of this tournament took place in 2022 after an interruption caused by COVID-19 pandemic. World Darts Federation announced that the Australian Darts Open has been awarded Platinum ranking status, with a total prize fund of A$80,000, set to be one of the biggest WDF events in 2022.[1]
Australian Darts Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | Moama Bowling Club |
Location | Moama |
Country | New South Wales Australia |
Established | 2019 |
Organisation(s) | WDF |
Format | Legs |
Prize fund | A$80,000 |
Month(s) Played | August |
Current champion(s) | |
Andy Baetens (men's) Lisa Ashton (women's) |
Tournament has been open to players worldwide, with open qualifiers for this staged event across Australia. The stage format adopted for this tournament had been used before at the Finder Darts Masters. First winners of the tournament were Damon Heta and Lisa Ashton.[1]
Results
editMen's
editYear | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
2019 | Damon Heta | 92.21 | 10 – 9 | Scott Mitchell | 94.12 | A$50,000 | A$15,000 | A$5,000 | Moama Bowling Club, Moama |
2022 | Raymond Smith | 93.32 | 10 – 9 | Haupai Puha | 90.21 | A$56,000 | A$16,000 | A$8,000 | |
2023 | Andy Baetens | 92.62 | 10 – 2 | Neil Duff | 89.81 | A$39,000 | A$10,000 | A$5,000 |
Women's
editYear | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
2019 | Lisa Ashton | 87.97 | 8 – 6 | Mikuru Suzuki | 85.41 | A$21,000 | A$10,000 | A$5,000 | Moama Bowling Club, Moama |
2022 | Beau Greaves | 91.27 | 8 – 5 | Mikuru Suzuki | 89.46 | A$24,000 | A$8,000 | A$4,000 | |
2023 | Lisa Ashton (2) | 88.04 | 8 – 4 | Aileen de Graaf | 80.80 | A$17,000 | A$5,000 | A$2,500 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Australian Open Press Release". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.