German Open (darts)

German Open
Tournament information
Venue	Wunderland Kalkar
Location	Kalkar
Country	Germany
Established	1986
Organisation(s)	DSC Bochum
Prize fund	€10,800
Month(s) Played	April
Current champion(s)
Michael Busscher (men's) Sharona Veld (women's)

The German Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bull's German Open) is a darts tournament that began in 1986. It was abandoned for three years before being recurred in 1990 where it has been held annually. All tournaments was held in Germany at various venues. The first winners of the tournament was Bernd Hebecker from Germany and Mia Mevissen from Netherlands.

Tournament was not organized in 2020–2022 due to coronavirus pandemic. It was announced that the tournament in 2023 will not be organized as part of the World Darts Federation and its results will not be included in the international and regional ranking of this organization. The event is organized by Dart Sport Club Bochum.

List of tournaments

Men's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
1986	Bernd Hebecker	n/a	beat	Franky Velle	n/a	—	—	—	Düsseldorf
1990	Kai Pfeiffer	n/a	beat	Harry Robinson	n/a	—	—	—	Bochum
1991	Bruno Raes	n/a	3 – 2	Steve Brown	n/a	—	—	—
1992	Peter Evison	n/a	3 – 0	Leo Laurens	n/a	—	—	—	Herne
1993	Peter Evison (2)	n/a	3 – 1	Rod Harrington	n/a	—	—	—
1994	Per Skau	94.68	2 – 0	Sean Palfrey	93.90	—	—	—
1995	Ronnie Baxter	n/a	3 – 2	Les Wallace	n/a	—	—	—
1996	Colin Monk	n/a	3 – 2	Andy Fordham	n/a	—	—	—
1997	Pascal Lefèvre	n/a	3 – 2	Erik Clarys	n/a	—	—	—
1998	Alan Warriner	n/a	3 – 1	Robbie Widdows	n/a	—	—	—
1999	Steve Coote	93.27	3 – 1	Gary Spedding	82.29	—	—	—
2000	Shayne Burgess	97.38	3 – 2	Dave Askew	86.61	—	—	—
2001	Martin Adams	n/a	3 – 2	Peter Manley	n/a	—	—	—
2002	Ted Hankey	n/a	3 – 1	Tony Eccles	n/a	—	—	—
2003	Ted Hankey (2)	n/a	3 – 2	André Brantjes	n/a	—	—	—
2004	Gary Anderson	n/a	3 – 0	Tony O'Shea	n/a	€6,200	€2,000	€1,000
2005	Paul Hanvidge	n/a	3 – 2	Arjan Moen	n/a	€5,400	€2,000	€1,000
2006	Gary Anderson (2)	n/a	3 – 2	Martin Adams	n/a	€7,160	€2,000	€1,000	Städtische Sporthalle, Bochum
2007	Martin Adams (2)	n/a	3 – 1	John Walton	n/a	€6,200	€2,000	€1,000
2008	Gary Anderson (3)	n/a	3 – 0	Robert Thornton	n/a	€8,400	€2,400	€1,200
2009	John Henderson	n/a	3 – 2	Stephen Bunting	n/a	€8,400	€2,400	€1,200
2010	Dean Winstanley	n/a	3 – 2	Ronny Huybrechts	n/a	€8,400	€2,400	€1,200
2011	Benito van de Pas	95.22	3 – 2	Tony O'Shea	95.91	€8,000	€2,000	€1,200
2012	Geert De Vos	n/a	3 – 2	Alan Norris	n/a	€6,000	€2,000	€1,000
2013	Geert De Vos (2)	n/a	3 – 1	Stephen Bunting	n/a	€6,000	€2,000	€1,000
2014	Darryl Fitton	n/a	3 – 1	James Wilson	n/a	€6,000	€2,000	€1,000
2015	Jeffrey de Graaf	n/a	8 – 7	Martin Adams	n/a	€6,300	€3,000	€1,500
2016	Danny Noppert	n/a	6 – 4	Darius Labanauskas	n/a	€6,200	€2,000	€1,000
2017	Mark McGeeney	89.47	6 – 2	Toon Greebe	82.38	€8,400	€2,400	€1,200	Festplatz Castroper Straße, Bochum
2018	Scott Mitchell	n/a	6 – 3	Derk Telnekes	n/a	€8,400	€2,400	€1,200	Wunderland Kalkar, Kalkar
2019	Mario Vandenbogaerde	n/a	6 – 5	Martijn Kleermaker	n/a	€8,400	€2,400	€1,200
2023	Michael Busscher	n/a	beat	Dennie Olde Kalter	n/a	€7,700	€2,500	€1,000

Women's

Year	Champion (average in final)	Score	Runner-up (average in final)	Total Prize Money	Champion	Runner-up
1986	Mia Mevissen	bt.	Anita Vink
1990	Valerie Maytum	bt.	Marion Diehn
1991	Vicky Pruim	bt.	Claudia Seifert
1992	Sharon Colclough	bt.	Heike Jenkins
1993	Päivi Jussila	bt.	Heike Jenkins
1994	Valerie Maytum (2)	bt.	Deta Hedman
1995	Sharon Colclough (2)	bt.	Gerda Weltz
1996	Francis Hoenselaar	bt.	Deta Hedman
1997	Trina Gulliver	bt.	Sharon Colclough
1998	Sharon Colclough (3)	bt.	Trina Gulliver
1999	Francis Hoenselaar (2)	bt.	Trina Gulliver
2001	Francis Hoenselaar (3)	bt.	Tricia Wright
2002	Francis Hoenselaar (4)	2–1	Trina Gulliver
2003	Trina Gulliver (2)	bt.	Carina Ekberg
2004	Francis Hoenselaar (5)	2–1	Trina Gulliver
2005	Trina Gulliver (3)	2–0	Marika Juhola
2006	Carla Molema	2–0	Francis Hoenselaar
2007	Carina Ekberg	2–1	Carla Molema
2008	Julie Gore	2–0	Rilana Erades
2009	Trina Gulliver (4)	2–1	Tricia Wright
2010	Tricia Wright (2)	2–0	Irina Armstrong
2011	Deta Hedman	2–0	Lorraine Winstanley	€2,600	€1,000	€400
2012	Deta Hedman (2)	2–0	Lorraine Winstanley	€2,600	€1,000	€400
2013	Deta Hedman (3)	2–1	Sharon Prins	€2,600	€1,000	€400
2014	Anastasia Dobromyslova	2–1	Lorraine Winstanley	€2,600	€1,000	€400
2015	Lorraine Winstanley	7–5	Zoe Jones	€2,600	€1,000	€400
2016	Aileen de Graaf	5–3	Anastasia Dobromyslova	€2,600	€1,000	€400
2017	Deta Hedman (4)	5–4	Aileen de Graaf	€2,400	€800	€400
2018	Aileen de Graaf (2)	5–1	Deta Hedman	€2,400	€800	€400
2019	Aileen de Graaf (3)	5–4	Fallon Sherrock	€2,400	€800	€400
2023	Sharona Veld	beat	Petra Zimmer	€1,300	€500	€250

Boys

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
2012	Jeffrey de Zwaan	n/a	beat	Mike Zuydwijk	n/a	—	—	—	Städtische Sporthalle, Bochum
2013	Jeffrey de Zwaan (2)	n/a	beat	Colin Roelofs	n/a	—	—	—
2014	Colin Roelofs	n/a	beat	Justin van Tergouw	n/a	—	—	—
2015	Callan Rydz	n/a	beat	Wesley Hurrebrink	n/a	—	—	—
2016	Justin van Tergouw	n/a	beat	Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	n/a	—	—	—
2017	Rusty-Jake Rodriguez	n/a	beat	Nico Blum	n/a	—	—	—	Festplatz Castroper Straße, Bochum
2018	Jurjen van der Velde	n/a	beat	Danny de Graaf	n/a	—	—	—	Wunderland Kalkar, Kalkar
2019	Owen Roelofs	n/a	beat	Oliver Pieper	n/a	—	—	—

Girls

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
2012	Ann-Kathrin Wigmann	n/a	beat	Anna Schultze	n/a	—	—	—	Städtische Sporthalle, Bochum
2013	Casey Gallagher	n/a	beat	Sarah Rosen	n/a	—	—	—
2014	Shauni Wastyn	n/a	beat	Kyana Frauenfelder	n/a	—	—	—
2015	Sofie-Jahn Bendorff	n/a	beat	Kyana Frauenfelder	n/a	—	—	—
2016	Christina Schuler	n/a	beat	Kyana Frauenfelder	n/a	—	—	—
2017	Christina Schuler (2)	n/a	beat	Denise Schuler	n/a	—	—	—	Festplatz Castroper Straße, Bochum
2018	Katie Sheldon	n/a	beat	Christina Schuler	n/a	—	—	—	Wunderland Kalkar, Kalkar
2019	Lerena Rietbergen	n/a	beat	Rosanne van der Velde	n/a	—	—	—

Tournament records

• Most wins 3: Gary Anderson
• Most Finals 4: Martin Adams.
• Most Semi Finals 6: Martin Adams.
• Most Quarter Finals 8: Martin Adams.
• Most Appearances 13: Martin Adams.
• Most Prize Money won €6289.85: Gary Anderson.
• Best winning average (96.60) : Gary Anderson v Michael van Gerwen, SF, 2016.
• Youngest Winner age 18: Benito van de Pas.
• Oldest Winner age 51: Darryl Fitton.