2017 International Darts Open

2017 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	22–24 September 2017
Venue	SACHSENarena
Location	Riesa
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Rob Cross (second round)
Champion(s)
Peter Wright
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The 2017 International Darts Open was the eleventh of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany, between 22–24 September 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Mensur Suljović was the defending champion after defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–5 in the final of the 2016 tournament, but he was defeated 6–5 in the third round by Gerwyn Price.

Peter Wright then went on to win the contest, defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–5 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)	£6,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£4,000
Third round losers	(8)	£3,000
Second round losers	(16)	£2,000
First round losers	(16)	£1,000
Total	£135,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 4 August), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 21 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 21 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 11 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16

1. Peter Wright (champion)
2. Mensur Suljović (third round)
3. Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
4. Michael Smith (second round)
5. Daryl Gurney (second round)
6. Alan Norris (third round)
7. Kim Huybrechts (runner-up)
8. Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals)
9. Benito van de Pas (second round)
10. Ian White (third round)
11. Joe Cullen (semi-finals)
12. Dave Chisnall (third round)
13. Rob Cross (second round)
14. Mervyn King (third round)
15. Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
16. Cristo Reyes (second round)

UK Qualifier

• Andy Hamilton (first round)
• Darren Webster (second round)
• Steve Beaton (first round)
• Simon Stevenson (first round)
• Peter Jacques (third round)
• Kyle Anderson (second round)
• Keegan Brown (second round)
• Josh Payne (third round)
• Justin Pipe (first round)
• Richie Corner (second round)
• Ted Evetts (first round)
• Chris Quantock (second round)
• Mark Webster (first round)
• William O'Connor (second round)
• Mick McGowan (first round)
• Brendan Dolan (second round)
• Steve Lennon (second round)
• Luke Woodhouse (first round)

West/South European Qualifier

• Christian Kist (second round)
• Dimitri Van den Bergh (first round)
• Vincent van der Voort (first round)
• Ronny Huybrechts (third round)
• Jerry Hendriks (first round)
• Michael Plooy (first round)
• John Michael (second round)
• Ron Meulenkamp (semi-finals)

Host Nation Qualifier

• Martin Schindler (first round)
• Bernd Roith (first round)
• Max Hopp (second round)
• Dragutin Horvat (first round)

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

• Dennis Nilsson (quarter-finals)

East European Qualifier

• Nándor Bezzeg (first round)

Draw

	First round (best of 11 legs) 22 September					Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 September					Third round (best of 11 legs) 24 September					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 24 September					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 24 September					Final (best of 11 legs) 24 September
						1	Peter Wright 88.22	6
	Chris Quantock 91.49		6				Chris Quantock 87.31	2
											1	Wright 90.02	6
	Dragutin Horvat 86.92		3
												R. Huybrechts 88.11	4
						16	Cristo Reyes 82.40	4
	Ronny Huybrechts 94.10		6				Ronny Huybrechts 94.24	6
																1	Wright 94.26	6
	Ted Evetts 89.27		4
																8	Klaasen 93.64	4
						8	Jelle Klaasen 97.13	6
	Brendan Dolan 90.18		6				Brendan Dolan 88.84	4
											8	Klaasen 93.93	6
	Andy Hamilton 70.97		0
												Jacques 84.90	4
						9	Benito van de Pas 90.91	2
	Vincent van der Voort 85.19		4				Peter Jacques 97.55	6
																					1	Wright 103.65	6
	Peter Jacques 85.75		6
																						Meulenkamp 105.89	3
						5	Daryl Gurney 100.91	5
	Steve Beaton 93.29		5				Dennis Nilsson 92.19	6
												Nilsson 92.83	6
	Dennis Nilsson 86.98		6
											12	Chisnall 91.70	5
						12	Dave Chisnall 100.21	6
	Darren Webster 95.04		6				Darren Webster 93.74	4
																Nilsson 85.50		2
	Luke Woodhouse 88.60		4
																Meulenkamp 99.75		6
						4	Michael Smith 90.31	3
	Ron Meulenkamp 87.64		6				Ron Meulenkamp 82.86	6
											Meulenkamp 96.20		6
	Mick McGowan 85.15		1
											Payne 88.72		3
						13	Rob Cross 92.82	4
	Josh Payne 87.85		6				Josh Payne 94.39	6
																										1	Wright 102.65	6
	Bernd Roith 83.63		4
																										7	K. Huybrechts 92.44	5
						2	Mensur Suljović 102.32	6
	Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.63		4				William O'Connor 96.00	3
											2	Suljović 102.12	5
	William O'Connor 89.08		6
											15	Price 100.21	6
						15	Gerwyn Price 99.17	6
	Simon Stevenson 93.72		2				Steve Lennon 93.61	4
																15	Price 99.04	4
	Steve Lennon 99.36		6
																7	K. Huybrechts 99.79	6
						7	Kim Huybrechts 99.74	6
	Justin Pipe 89.68		5				Christian Kist 89.64	1
											7	K. Huybrechts 97.51	6
	Christian Kist 92.29		6
											10	White 100.58	5
						10	Ian White 93.85	6
	Keegan Brown 86.02		6				Keegan Brown 87.26	3
																					7	K. Huybrechts 90.99	6
	Michael Plooy 86.57		4
																					11	Cullen 94.82	2
						6	Alan Norris 105.06	6
	Mark Webster 89.50		4				Max Hopp 87.91	1
											6	Norris 88.55	3
	Max Hopp 90.63		6
											11	Cullen 94.61	6
						11	Joe Cullen 113.77	6
	Richie Corner 89.54		6				Richie Corner 91.66	1
																11	Cullen 98.82	6
	Martin Schindler 86.74		4
																3	Whitlock 91.89	3
						3	Simon Whitlock 100.95	6
	Kyle Anderson 100.59		6				Kyle Anderson 94.97	4
											3	Whitlock 99.82	6
	Jerry Hendriks 91.39		1
											14	King 92.88	1
						14	Mervyn King 92.23	6
	John Michael 80.71		6				John Michael 94.23	2
	Nándor Bezzeg 74.23		3