2015 International Darts Open

The 2015 International Darts Open was the fifth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, between 19–21 June 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2015 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	19–21 June 2015
Venue	SACHSENarena
Location	Riesa
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£115,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	167 Benito van de Pas
Champion(s)
Michael Smith
«Event 4 Event 6»

Michael Smith won his second European title after defeating Benito van de Pas 6–3 in the final.

Van de Pas ended Michael van Gerwen's winning streak of 21 games on the 2015 European tour and hit the two best checkouts (167 and 158) of the tournament en route to the final.

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.^[1]

Stage (num. of players)		Prize money
Winner	(1)	£25,000
Runner-up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£3,500
Third round losers	(8)	£2,000
Second round losers	(16)	£1,500
First round losers	(16)	£1,000
Total	£115,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 9 May 2015 automatically qualified for the event.^[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May),^[3] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Riesa on 18 June) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (also held on 18 June).^[4] The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16 Michael van Gerwen (third round) Peter Wright (third round) Michael Smith (winner) Brendan Dolan (third round) Simon Whitlock (second round) Vincent van der Voort (second round) Ian White (semi-finals) Mervyn King (second round) Justin Pipe (quarter-finals) Robert Thornton (third round) Terry Jenkins (quarter-finals) Kim Huybrechts (semi-finals) Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals) Steve Beaton (third round) Jamie Caven (second round) Benito van de Pas (runner-up)

UK Qualifier Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals) Ken MacNeil (first round) John Henderson (first round) Jamie Robinson (first round) Matt Clark (second round) Dean Winstanley (first round) Matthew Edgar (second round) Jamie Lewis (second round) Mark Barilli (second round) Mark Webster (first round) Mark Walsh (first round) Darren Webster (first round) William O'Connor (second round) James Wilson (second round) Daryl Gurney (third round) Eddie Dootson (first round) Kevin McDine (first round) Adam Hunt (first round) Mickey Mansell (second round) Jonny Clayton (second round)

European Qualifier Christian Kist (first round) Mensur Suljović (second round) Cristo Reyes (second round) Mike De Decker (first round) Rowby-John Rodriguez (third round) Antonio Alcinas (first round) Robert Marijanović (second round) Jeffrey de Zwaan (first round) Host Nation Qualifier Max Hopp (third round) Jyhan Artut (first round) Daniel Zygla (first round) Tomas Seyler (second round)

Draw

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	First round (best of 11 legs) 19 June [6]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 20 June [7]					Third round (best of 11 legs) 21 June [8]					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 21 June [9]					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 21 June [9]					Final (best of 11 legs) 21 June [9]
						1	Michael van Gerwen 101.42	6
	William O'Connor 89.39		6				William O'Connor 94.10	5
											1	van Gerwen 97.68	4
	Mike De Decker 82.94		2
											16	van de Pas 92.61	6
						16	Benito van de Pas 95.89	6
	Mensur Suljović 93.10		6				Mensur Suljović 88.84	5
																16	van de Pas 89.28	6
	Mark Walsh 82.76		2
																9	Pipe 91.13	4
						8	Mervyn King 85.77	3
	Max Hopp 87.43		6				Max Hopp 88.19	6
												Hopp 86.83	2
	Kevin McDine 87.76		2
											9	Pipe 89.63	6
						9	Justin Pipe 98.20	6
	James Wilson 91.83		6				James Wilson 93.00	5
																					16	van de Pas 95.41	6
	Eddie Dootson 85.84		2
																					12	Huybrechts 95.18	3
						5	Simon Whitlock 95.67	5
	Daryl Gurney 96.86		6				Daryl Gurney 94.54	6
												Gurney 93.18	4
	Ken MacNeil 91.02		4
											12	Huybrechts 92.22	6
						12	Kim Huybrechts 91.53	6
	Dean Winstanley 88.82		1				Cristo Reyes 94.66	5
																12	Huybrechts 95.55	6
	Cristo Reyes 100.63		6
																13	Chisnall 97.73	4
						4	Brendan Dolan 88.47	6
	Christian Kist 80.24		0				Robert Marijanović 83.12	5
											4	Dolan 92.78	2
	Robert Marijanović 87.55		6
											13	Chisnall 104.97	6
						13	Dave Chisnall 101.33	6
	Darren Webster 81.87		5				Matthew Edgar 87.21	0
																										16	van de Pas 81.41	3
	Matthew Edgar 88.25		6
																										3	Smith 88.23	6
						2	Peter Wright 103.66	6
	John Henderson 91.28		5				Matt Clark 81.11	0
											2	Wright 100.10	5
	Matt Clark 95.06		6
												Bunting 104.11	6
						15	Jamie Caven 88.68	3
	Stephen Bunting 93.05		6				Stephen Bunting 91.63	6
																	Bunting 99.96	5
	Jamie Robinson 91.71		2
																7	White 105.12	6
						7	Ian White 92.68	6
	Mickey Mansell 91.31		6				Mickey Mansell 89.37	4
											7	White 103.01	6
	Jeffrey de Zwaan 80.97		1
											10	Thornton 92.96	4
						10	Robert Thornton 83.57	6
	Tomas Seyler 85.96		6				Tomas Seyler 82.84	5
																					7	White 88.95	3
	Antonio Alcinas 80.03		1
																					3	Smith 92.46	6
						6	Vincent van der Voort 91.72	4
	Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.76		6				Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.72	6
												Rodriguez 89.43	2
	Adam Hunt 90.16		4
											11	Jenkins 98.62	6
						11	Terry Jenkins 94.60	6
	Mark Webster 86.61		3				Jamie Lewis 90.16	4
																11	Jenkins 93.52	5
	Jamie Lewis 92.75		6
																3	Smith 101.35	6
						3	Michael Smith 85.19	6
	Jyhan Artut 85.21		4				Jonny Clayton 75.35	4
											3	Smith 96.33	6
	Jonny Clayton 83.06		6
											14	Beaton 92.72	3
						14	Steve Beaton 88.90	6
	Mark Barilli 74.57		6				Mark Barilli 70.59	1
	Daniel Zygla 71.24		4