Website: http://www.dart-ddu.dk/denmark-open-masters-2019/
Venue: Sport & Event Arena Esbjerg

Friday 03rd: Warm-up doubles
Saturday 04th Søgaard Denmark Open
Sunday 05th Søgaard Denmark Masters

Entries Men / Women / Youth / Girls
€ 20,- /€ 20,- / €10,-/ €10,-

Entries Open: http://www.dart-ddu.dk/tilmeldstaevne/? ... taevne=204
Entries Masters: http://www.dart-ddu.dk/staevne/tilmeldi ... taevne=205

Prize Money

Masters
Winner DKK 25.000 10.000
Runner-up DKK 12.500 5.000
SF DKK 5.000 2.300
QF DKK 1.500 900
L16 DKK 500 400
L32 DKK 200 -
Total DKK 60.700 29.600

Open
Winner DKK 36.000 17.000
Runner-up DKK 17.000 8.500
SF DKK 7.500 4.000
QF DKK 1.600 1.000
L16 DKK 600 400
L32 DKK 250 200
Last 66 DKK 100 -
Total DKK 87.400 43.900

History:

Masters
2018 Scott Mitchell
2017 Glen Durrant
2016 Glen Durrant
2015 Jeffrey de Graaf
2014 Jeffrey de Graaf

Open:
2018 Willem Mandigers
2017 Scott Mitchell
2016 Darius Labanauskas
2015 Glen Durrant
2014 Alan Norris
2013 Jeffrey de Graaf
2012 Paul Jennings
2011 Steve West
2010 Clive Barden
2009 Ian White
2008 Krzysztof Ratajski
2007 Steve West
2006 Vincent van der Voort
2005 Shaun Greatbatch
2004 Gary Anderson
2003 Ted Hankey
2002 Vincent van der Voort
2001 Wayne Mardle
2000 Martin Adams
1999 Peter Johnstone
1998 Rod Harrington
1997 Raymond van Barneveld
1996 Ronnie Baxter
1995 Colin Monk
1994 Richie Burnett
1993 Steve Beaton
1992 Rod Harrington
1991 Rod Harrington
1990 Phil Taylor
1989 Eric Bristow
1988 Dave Askew
1987 John Lowe
1986 Bob Anderson
1985 John Lowe
1984 Eric Bristow
1983 Cliff Lazarenko
1982 John Lowe
1981 Cliff Lazarenko
1980 Eric Bristow
1979 John Lowe
1978 John Lowe
1977 Stefan Lord
1976 Martin Humphrey
1975 Alf Jeffries
1974 Bill Geary

Weekend been bumped up to a A+/A double header.

RdvV having a go I see from the entry list.

ChrisW wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:33 pm RdvV having a go I see from the entry list.

Rafael van der Vaart is a half decent player. Would be great to see him win a game.

Hasn't his brother entered as well?

I think in the main event it works out at over 4000 to the winners to in the men’s

I see Justin Thompson and Tori Kewish from Australia have entered this weekend and the Welsh Open weekend - chasing points no doubt!

phil davies wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:40 am

foggs3355 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:50 pm I think in the main event it works out at over 4000 to the winners to in the men’s

Yep that’s right just over £4k just under £2.9k for the other event.

Over £3k too if a women was to win both events.

Only two open weekends with more Singles prize money - Welsh and England. Hope the numbers are good for this one

Must be ok Bradders hasn’t commented

On his mind.

ssjsa wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:55 pm

ChrisW wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:33 pm RdvV having a go I see from the entry list.

Rafael van der Vaart is a half decent player. Would be great to see him win a game.

Hasn't his brother entered as well?

Apparently. Not familiar with his siblings.

Seeds have been published for this weekend:

Denmark Open:

Mens
Jim Williams (1) Wales
Wesley Harms (2) Netherlands
Scott Mitchell (3) England
Michael Unterbuchner (4) Germany
Dave Parletti (5) England
Gary Robson (6) England
Wayne Warren (7) Wales
Willem Mandigers (8) Netherlands
Chris Landman (9) Netherlands
Mario Vandenbogarde (10) Belgium
Ross Montgomery (11) Scotland
Andy Hamilton (12) England
Nick Kenny (13) Wales
Ryan Hogarth (14) Scotland
Adam Smih-Neale (15) England
Wouter Vaes (16) * Netherlands
Jeffrey Van Egdom (17) Belgium
Justin Thompson (18) Austrailia
Dean Reynolds (19) Wales
Tony O'Shea (20) England
Craig Venman (21) England
Aaron Turner (22) England
John Scott (23)* England
Adam Mould (24) England
Gary Stafford (25) England
Francis Carragher (26) Ireland
Nick Fullwell (27) England
Sebastian Steyer (28) Poland
Paul Brown (29) Northern Ireland
Tony Martin (30) * England
Daniel Nicholls (31) England
Darren Clifford (32) Northern Ireland

Ladies
Lisa Aston (1) England
Lorriane Winstanley (2) England
Deta Hedman (3) England
Aileen de Graaf (4) Netherlands
Fallon Sherrock (5) England
Anastasia Dobrommyslova (6) Russia
Laura Turner (7) England
Trina Gulliver MBE (8) England

Denmark Masters:

Men
Richard Veenstra (1) Netherlands
Jim Williams (2) Wales
Wesley Harms (3) Netherlands
Scott Mitchell (4) England
Dave Parletti (5) England
Gary Robson (6) England
Wayne Warren (7) Wales
Willem Mandigers (8) Netherlands
Chris Landman (9) Netherlands
Mario Vandenbogarde (10) Belgium
Ross Montgomery (11) Scotland
Andy Hamilton (12) England
Nick Kenny (13) Wales
Ryan Hogarth (14) Scotland
Adam Smith-Neale (15) England
Wouter Vaes (16) * Netherlands
Jeffrey Van Egdom (17) Belgium
Justin Thompson (18) Australia
Dean Reynolds (19) Wales
Tony O'Shea (20) England
Craig Venman (21) England
Aaron Turner (22) England
John Scott (23) * England
Adam Mould (24) England
Gary Stafford (25) England
Francis Carragher (26) Ireland
Nick Fullwell (27) England
Sebastian Steyer (28) Poland
Paul Brown (29) Northern Ireland
Tony Martin (30) * England
Daniel Nicholls (31) England
Darren Clifford (32) Northern Ireland

Ladies:
Lisa Aston (1) England
Lorriane Winstanley (2) England
Deta Hedman (3) England
Aileen de Graaf (4) Netherlands
Fallon Sherrock (5) England
Anastasia Dobrommyslova (6) Russia
Laura Turner (7) England
Trina Gulliver MBE (8) England

Of particular interest to me was that I founded the very first Danish Open ( with help from a few keen Danish players) way back in 1974.

This was an attempt to get darts organised in Europe which at the time was almost non existent,

And today 45 years later it would seem to in very good hands and still running.

The same year I also founded The World Masters won by Cliff Inglis who played for me in the West of England Darts Organisation. Cliff also played in the first Danish Open.

In 1974 to help get the Danish Open off the ground , I arranged for a party of forty players from the United Kingdom to travel and take part in the first Danish Open.

Many who played for me in the West of England Darts Organisation ( the Manchester United Team in darts of the day)

There were 242 entries for the first Danish open ( men only)

Among the entries were two players I managed Leighton Rees and Alan Evans.

Surprisingly it was another less known player from the West of England team who won the first Open , a very good friend of mine, Bill Geary from Faringdon in Oxfordshire with Cyril Hayes from Taunton the runner up.

Bill Geary had two ten dart legs on his way to the title.

Entry fee was equivalent to £1 .

Bill won £1000 equivalent in prize money - a huge prize in 1974 , £500 put up by Bill Sheppard , Chairman of the West of England Darts Organisation.

Bill Geary also won £200 for the most 180’s in the tournament a total of nine, the 180 ‘s prize put up by the House of Darts International.

Who would have thought 45 years later the event is now I believe the second most important
European tournament on the BDO side of darts.

Eddie Norman

Is it the second most important?

BlueSpark wrote:Is it the second most important?

In Europe? No.
In CONTINENTAL Europe (which i assume is what he meant)? Well this and the Dutch have the only A+ ranked events outside of the British Isles and IoM. So suppose its the joint 2nd most important. Depends if you think the Finder Masters is more important or not, think that has less ranking points, plus is in doubt anyway.

It’s hard to argue with anyone awarded an MBE.
Eddie Norman also sounds like a man you can trust.

I'd say the 1st at the moment. Considering Finders doesn't exist anymore. And no news yet of it continuing.

ChrisW wrote:I'd say the 1st at the moment. Considering Finders doesn't exist anymore. And no news yet of it continuing.

Joint 1st then, surely.

Ginge wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 7:59 am

ChrisW wrote:I'd say the 1st at the moment. Considering Finders doesn't exist anymore. And no news yet of it continuing.

Joint 1st then, surely.

No King of the Hill. At least of the tournaments that aren't masquerading as a package holiday.

I believe the draw will be made today.

ChrisW wrote:

Ginge wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 7:59 am

ChrisW wrote:I'd say the 1st at the moment. Considering Finders doesn't exist anymore. And no news yet of it continuing.

Joint 1st then, surely.

No King of the Hill. At least of the tournaments that aren't masquerading as a package holiday.

So you dont consider the Dutch Open, which is also cat A+ and has thousands more at it, at least as important?