French Open (darts)

The French Open is a darts tournament of British Darts Organisation category B and World Darts Federation category 2. It has been held annually since 1977.^[1]

French Open
Tournament information
Venue	Salle Dany Boon
Location	Bray-Dunes
Country	France
Established	1977
Organisation(s)	WDF
Format	Legs
Prize fund	€8,890
Current champion(s)
Nick Kenny (men's)  Deta Hedman (women's)  Danny Jansen (youth's)

List of winners

Men's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
1978	Luc Marreel	n/a	beat	Andre Declerq	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Chatou
1979	Stefan Lord	n/a	beat	Doug McCarthy	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1980	Luc Marreel (2)	n/a	beat	Stefan Lord	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1981	Stefan Lord (2)	n/a	beat	Jan Larsen	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1982	Finn Jensen	n/a	beat	Jan Larsen	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1983	Gerry Haywood	n/a	beat	Danny Inglis	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1984	Tapani Uitos	n/a	beat	Eric Bristow	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1985	Stefan Lord (3)	n/a	beat	Tony Payne	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1986	John Lowe	n/a	beat	Willy Logie	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1987	Jean-Luc Leclercq	n/a	beat	Raymond van Barneveld	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Gretz-Armainvilliers
1988	Jean-Luc Leclercq (2)	n/a	beat	Paul Reynolds	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	Dave Askew	n/a	beat	Jean-Luc Leclercq	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	Stefan Eeckelaert	n/a	beat	Marc De Vuyst	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	Rod Harrington	n/a	beat	Steve Brown	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	Leo Laurens	n/a	beat	Rod Harrington	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Verdun
1993	Rod Harrington (2)	n/a	beat	William Burksfield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pleurtuit
1994	Vijay Kumar	n/a	beat	William Burksfield	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	Pascal Rabau	n/a	beat	Steve Beaton	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Dunkerque
1996	Mervyn King	n/a	beat	Leo Laurens	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1997	Peter Evison	n/a	5 – 3	Peter Manley	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Strasbourg
1998	Peter Manley	n/a	beat	Pascal Rabau	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pontoise
1999	Peter Evison (2)	n/a	beat	Glenn Brooksbank	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Carentan
2000	Olivier Spreutels	n/a	5 – 3	Tanguy Borra	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Parc des Expostions, Épinal
2001	Chris van den Bergh	n/a	5 – 2	Rocco Maes	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2002	Martin Adams	n/a	beat	Mensur Suljović	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	Tony David	n/a	5 – 4	Bill Davis	n/a	€5,000	€2,000	€500
2004	Mark Thomson	n/a	5 – 3	Mark Landers	n/a	€5,000	€2,000	€500
2005	Dominique Leroy	n/a	5 – 2	Steve West	n/a	€5,000	€2,000	€500
2006	Ron Meulenkamp	n/a	5 – 4	Jordy Terburg	n/a	€5,000	€2,000	€500
2007	Dennis te Kloese	n/a	5 – 2	Mark Wensink	n/a	€3,120	€1,500	€700
2008	Mareno Michels	n/a	5 – 4	Robert Hughes	n/a	€3,120	€1,500	€700	Gérardmer
2009	Ronald L. Briones	n/a	5 – 3	Jean-Pierre Leeuwerik	n/a	€3,120	€1,500	€700
2010	Alan Norris	n/a	5 – 3	Kim Huybrechts	n/a	€3,120	€1,500	€700
2011	Alan Norris (2)	n/a	5 – 3	Garry Thompson	n/a	€4,260	€1,700	€800
2012	Wesley Harms	n/a	5 – 2	Max Hopp	n/a	€3,990	€1,850	€740
2013	Scott Mitchell	n/a	5 – 4	Tony O'Shea	n/a	€4,370	€1,850	€800	Salle Dany Boon, Bray-Dunes
2014	Remco van Eijden	n/a	5 – 3	Sam Head	n/a	€5,450	€1,850	€800
2015	Dean Reynolds	n/a	5 – 4	Ryan de Vreede	n/a	€6,580	€2,000	€1,000
2016	Geert de Vos	n/a	5 – 2	Mick Baker	n/a	€7,080	€2,000	€1,000
2017	Jim Williams	n/a	5 – 4	Daniel Day	n/a	€7,080	€2,000	€1,000
2019	Nick Kenny	n/a	5 – 1	Nick Fullwell	n/a	€6,000	€2,000	€800

Women's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-Up	Av.	Prize Money			Venue
						Total	Ch.	R.-Up
1989	Evelyne Larose	n/a	beat	Corine Aubert	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Gretz-Armainvilliers
1990	Sharon Colclough	n/a	beat	Evelyne Larose	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	Sharon Colclough (2)	n/a	beat	Mandy Solomons	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	Sharon Colclough (3)	n/a	beat	Ann-Louise Peters	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Verdun
1993	Mandy Solomons	n/a	beat	Sharon Colclough	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pleurtuit
1994	Deta Hedman	n/a	beat	Mandy Solomons	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	Deta Hedman (2)	n/a	beat	Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Dunkerque
1996	Francis Hoenselaar	n/a	beat	Deta Hedman	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1997	Francis Hoenselaar (2)	n/a	beat	Gerda Søgaard-Weltz	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Strasbourg
1998	Francis Hoenselaar (3)	n/a	beat	Vicky Pruim	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Pontoise
1999	Sandra Pollet	n/a	beat	Tricia Wright	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Carentan
2000	Vicky Pruim	n/a	beat	Sabine Beutler	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Parc des Expostions, Épinal
2001	Roelie Bakker	n/a	beat	Sandra Pollet	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2002	Sabine Beutler	n/a	beat	Beatrix Krockel	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	Jan Robbins	n/a	beat	Anastasia Dobromyslova	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	Karin Krappen	n/a	beat	Sandra Pollet	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	Francis Hoenselaar (4)	n/a	beat	Karin Krappen	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	Sacci Koelman	n/a	beat	Thea Kaaijk	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	Irina Armstrong	n/a	4 – 0	Karin Krappen	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Gérardmer
2009	Carole Frison	n/a	4 – 1	Merryl Dennis	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2010	Irina Armstrong (2)	n/a	4 – 2	Nicole Delie	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Irina Armstrong (3)	n/a	4 – 2	Anita Tobias	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Irina Armstrong (4)	n/a	4 – 2	Aileen de Graaf	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Tamara Schuur	n/a	4 – 2	Rachel Brooks	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Salle Dany Boon, Bray-Dunes
2014	Deta Hedman (3)	n/a	4 – 2	Irina Armstrong	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Fallon Sherrock	n/a	4 – 2	Deta Hedman	n/a	€2,890	€1,200	€550
2016	Deta Hedman (4)	n/a	4 – 3	Fallon Sherrock	n/a	€2,890	€1,200	€550
2017	Lisa Ashton	n/a	5 – 4	Deta Hedman	n/a	€2,890	€1,200	€550
2019	Deta Hedman (5)	n/a	5 – 2	Lisa Ashton	n/a	€2,890	€1,200	€550

Youth's

Year	Champion	Av.	Score	Runner-up	Av.	Venue
2012	Enes Yavuzcan	n/a	beat	Lars Fransen	n/a	Gérardmer
2013	Andrew Clark	n/a	beat	Wesley van de Voorde	n/a	Salle Dany Boon, Bray-Dunes
2014	Bryan Coenderaerts	n/a	beat	Wesley van de Voorde	n/a
2015	Levy Frauenfelder	n/a	beat	Owen Roelofs	n/a
2016	Dylan van Beers	n/a	beat	Marvin van Velzen	n/a
2017	Gijsbert van Malsen	n/a	beat	Daan Bastiaansen	n/a
2019	Danny Jansen	n/a	beat	Daan Bastiaansen	n/a

Tournament records

• Most wins 3: Stefan Lord.
• Most Finals 4: Stefan Lord.
• Most Semi Finals 3: Rod Harrington, Leo Laurens.
• Most Quarter Finals 3: Rod Harrington, Leo Laurens, Glenn Brooksbank, Tanguy Borra.
• Most Appearances 5: Tanguy Borra.
• Most Prize Money won €3,800: Alan Norris.
• Best winning average (.) : v's
• Youngest Winner age 17: Ron Meulenkamp.
• Oldest Winner age 56: Martin Adams.

See also

• List of BDO ranked tournaments
• List of WDF tournaments