Dates 10–12 July Location Düsseldorf Organisation(s) PDC | Venue Maritim Hotel Country Germany Format Legs | |
The 2015 European Darts Open was the sixth of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in Düsseldorf between 10–12 July. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
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Robert Thornton won his first European title after beating Kim Huybrechts 6–2 in the final.
Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.
Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 9 May 2015 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Crawley on 15 May), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Düsseldorf on 9 July) and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started). The number four seed Gary Anderson and Keegan Brown withdrew before the day before the event started due to illness. The following players took part in the tournament: