2017 International Darts Open

2017 International Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	22-24 September
Venue	Sachsen Arena
Location	Riesa
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£25,000
«Event 10 Event 12»

The 2017 International Darts Open is the eleventh of twelve European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament will take place at Sachsen Arena, Riesa, Germany, between 22-24 September. It will feature 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.

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
2. Mensur Suljović
3. Simon Whitlock
4. Michael Smith
5. Daryl Gurney
6. Alan Norris
7. Kim Huybrechts
8. Jelle Klaasen
9. Benito van de Pas
10. Ian White
11. Joe Cullen
12. Dave Chisnall
13. Rob Cross
14. Mervyn King
15. Gerwyn Price
16. Cristo Reyes

UK Qualifier

West/South European Qualifier

Host Nation Qualifier

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

East European Qualifier

Draw

	First round 22 September					Second round 23 September					Third round 24 September					Quarter-finals 24 September					Semi-finals 24 September					Final 24 September
						1	Peter Wright
						16	Cristo Reyes
						8	Jelle Klaasen
						9	Benito van de Pas
						5	Daryl Gurney
						12	Dave Chisnall
						4	Michael Smith
						13	Rob Cross
						2	Mensur Suljović
						15	Gerwyn Price
						7	Kim Huybrechts
						10	Ian White
						6	Alan Norris
						11	Joe Cullen
						3	Simon Whitlock
						14	Mervyn King