| 2018 European Darts Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 23–25 March 2018 | ||
| Venue | Ostermann-Arena | ||
| Location | Leverkusen | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £135,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Simon Whitlock (third round)  Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)  Peter Wright (semi-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2018 European Darts Open was the first of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen, Germany, between 23–25 March 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
This was the first event in the PDC European Tour where the format of the semi-finals and final were slightly altered. As in previous years, the first 3 rounds of action, plus the quarter-finals were all best of 11 legs matches, but the semi-finals became best of 13 legs matches, and the final became a best of 15 legs match.
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Mervyn King 6–2 in the final of the 2017 tournament. He reached the final of this tournament, but he was defeated by Michael van Gerwen 8–7 in the first best of 15 legs final.[1]
- ^ "Van Gerwen Beats Wright In ET1 Thriller". PDC. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.