2019 Danish Darts Open

2019 Danish Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	14–16 June 2019
Venue	Brøndbyhallen
Location	Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£140,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	161 James Wade 161 Jonny Clayton
Champion(s)
Dave Chisnall
«Event 7 Event 9»

The 2019 Danish Darts Open was the eighth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, from 14–16 June 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Mensur Suljović was the defending champion after defeating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the final of the 2018 tournament, but he lost 6–5 to Dave Chisnall in the third round.

Chisnall would go on to win the event, his second European Tour title and his first for 6 years, by defeating Chris Dobey 8–3 in the final.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (num. of players)		Prize money
Winner	(1)	£25,000
Runner-up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£6,500
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£5,000
Third round losers	(8)	£3,000
Second round losers	(16)	£2,000*
First round losers	(16)	£1,000
Total	£140,000

• Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 7 May will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 17 May), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 17 May), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 18 May), two from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 13 June), two from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (excluding Danish players, held on 10 March), one from the East European Qualifier (held on 10 March), and one to the highest ranked PDCNB player on the PDC Order of Merit without a Tour Card.

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Top 16

1. Ian White (third round)
2. Daryl Gurney (third round)
3. Gerwyn Price (semi-finals)
4. James Wade (third round)
5. Adrian Lewis (third round)
6. Peter Wright (third round)
7. Rob Cross (second round)
8. Mensur Suljović (third round)
9. Dave Chisnall (champion)
10. Ricky Evans (second round)
11. Joe Cullen (quarter-finals)
12. Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
13. Jonny Clayton (semi-finals)
14. Stephen Bunting (third round)
15. Darren Webster (second round)
16. Jermaine Wattimena (quarter-finals)

UK Qualifier

• Steve Beaton (first round)
• Michael Smith (second round)
• Nathan Aspinall (second round)
• Mervyn King (first round)
• Kirk Shepherd (third round)
• Steve West (first round)
• Kevin Burness (second round)
• Chris Dobey (runner-up)
• Reece Robinson (first round)
• Mick Todd (first round)
• Glen Durrant (first round)
• Ryan Harrington (second round)
• William O'Connor (second round)
• Luke Woodhouse (first round)
• Kyle Anderson (second round)
• Scott Taylor (first round)
• Steve Lennon (first round)
• Ryan Joyce (second round)

European Qualifier

• Martin Schindler (second round)
• Krzysztof Ratajski (second round)
• José Justicia (first round)
• José de Sousa (quarter-finals)
• Gabriel Clemens (second round)
• Vincent van der Voort (first round)

West/South European Qualifier

• Mike De Decker (first round)
• Cody Harris (second round)

Host Nation Qualifier

• Per Laursen (second round)
• Niels-Jørgen Hansen (first round)

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

• Dennis Nilsson (second round)
• Teuvo Haverinen (first round)

Highest Ranked PDCNB Player on the PDC Order of Merit without a Tour Card

• Kim Viljanen (first round)

East European Qualifier

• Krzysztof Kciuk (first round)

Draw

	First round (best of 11 legs) 14 June					Second round (best of 11 legs) 15 June					Third round (best of 11 legs) 16 June					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 16 June					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 16 June					Final (best of 15 legs) 16 June
						1	Ian White 93.13	6
	Kim Viljanen 83.06		0				Martin Schindler 94.65	5
											1	White 94.41	4
	Martin Schindler 85.08		6
											16	Wattimena 97.15	6
						16	Jermaine Wattimena 90.38	6
	Steve Beaton 94.96		4				Michael Smith 95.24	4
																16	Wattimena 90.47	1
	Michael Smith 100.02		6
																9	Chisnall 95.07	6
						8	Mensur Suljović 90.71	6
	Gabriel Clemens 95.16		6				Gabriel Clemens 89.26	5
											8	Suljović 97.23	5
	Mervyn King 89.82		3
											9	Chisnall 98.59	6
						9	Dave Chisnall 98.90	6
	Krzysztof Kciuk 89.32		3				Krzysztof Ratajski 96.80	2
																					9	Chisnall 101.07	7
	Krzysztof Ratajski 92.21		6
																					13	Clayton 95.72	6
						5	Adrian Lewis 85.76	6
	Mike De Decker 90.03		2				Kyle Anderson 88.83	4
											5	Lewis 86.75	3
	Kyle Anderson 94.03		6
											12	Whitlock 89.96	6
						12	Simon Whitlock 92.24	6
	Mick Todd 88.86		3				Nathan Aspinall 93.47	4
																12	Whitlock 92.88	1
	Nathan Aspinall 100.13		6
																13	Clayton 97.07	6
						4	James Wade 93.84	6
	Dennis Nilsson 88.41		6				Dennis Nilsson 89.87	3
											4	Wade 101.64	2
	Steve Lennon 81.00		0
											13	Clayton 101.95	6
						13	Jonny Clayton 97.71	6
	Per Laursen 85.43		6				Per Laursen 89.38	5
																										9	Chisnall 98.92	8
	Reece Robinson 87.99		4
																											Dobey 85.55	3
						2	Daryl Gurney 100.90	6
	José Justicia 82.32		2				Ryan Joyce 91.24	1
											2	Gurney 97.31	2
	Ryan Joyce 88.81		6
												de Sousa 100.63	6
						15	Darren Webster 93.78	5
	José de Sousa 96.84		6				José de Sousa 93.61	6
																de Sousa 94.54		5
	Scott Taylor 88.06		3
																Dobey 99.43		6
						7	Rob Cross 95.03	4
	Kirk Shepherd 83.93		6				Kirk Shepherd 92.66	6
											Shepherd 92.04		2
	Vincent van der Voort 83.58		5
											Dobey 97.41		6
						10	Ricky Evans 94.45	5
	Steve West 87.29		3				Chris Dobey 93.63	6
																						Dobey 94.06	7
	Chris Dobey 88.98		6
																					3	Price 99.08	4
						6	Peter Wright 99.40	6
	Luke Woodhouse 90.74		3				William O'Connor 84.98	2
											6	Wright 93.64	4
	William O'Connor 94.63		6
											11	Cullen 95.31	6
						11	Joe Cullen 91.34	6
	Glen Durrant 97.59		5				Kevin Burness 74.38	1
																11	Cullen 93.60	1
	Kevin Burness 86.63		6
																3	Price 110.12	6
						3	Gerwyn Price 100.42	6
	Niels-Jørgen Hansen 75.44		4				Ryan Harrington 97.73	4
											3	Price 99.43	6
	Ryan Harrington 80.39		6
											14	Bunting 87.89	2
						14	Stephen Bunting 88.87	6
	Cody Harris 80.63		6				Cody Harris 92.63	4
	Teuvo Haverinen 60.77		1