2019 Czech Darts Open
# 2019 Czech Darts Open

The 2019 Czech Darts Open was the ninth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the PVA Expo Praha, Prague, Czech Republic, from 28 to 30 June 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Jamie Hughes won his first PDC title with an 8–3 win over Stephen Bunting in the final.

Gerwyn Price hit the fourth nine-dart finish of the 2019 European Tour to beat Glen Durrant 6–4 in the second round. It was also the first of Price's career.

The tournament saw a new European tour record for the most seeded players losing their first match as 11 of 16 players including Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright lost in the second round. The previous record was set by the 2017 Dutch Darts Masters which involved 9 seeds being eliminated.

It was the first ever PDC tournament held in the Czech Republic.

## Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

| Stage (num. of players) | Stage (num. of players) | Prize money |
| - | - | - |
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000* |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £140,000 | £140,000 |

* Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 11 June will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 21 June), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 21 June), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 27 June), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 8 March), and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 June).

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 28 June | First round (best of 11 legs) 28 June | First round (best of 11 legs) 28 June | Second round (best of 11 legs) 29 June | Second round (best of 11 legs) 29 June | Second round (best of 11 legs) 29 June | Third round (best of 11 legs) 30 June | Third round (best of 11 legs) 30 June | Third round (best of 11 legs) 30 June | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 30 June | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 30 June | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 30 June | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 30 June | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 30 June | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 30 June | Final (best of 15 legs) 30 June | Final (best of 15 legs) 30 June |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 95.09 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ondřej Plšek 77.84 | Ondřej Plšek 77.84 | 0 | | Keegan Brown 97.53 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ondřej Plšek 77.84 | Ondřej Plšek 77.84 | 0 | | Keegan Brown 97.53 | 6 | | Brown 95.20 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Keegan Brown 92.02 | Keegan Brown 92.02 | 6 | | | | | Brown 95.20 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Keegan Brown 92.02 | Keegan Brown 92.02 | 6 | | | | | Noppert 94.83 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Darren Webster 90.73 | 4 | | Noppert 94.83 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Danny Noppert 99.53 | Danny Noppert 99.53 | 6 | | Danny Noppert 92.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Danny Noppert 99.53 | Danny Noppert 99.53 | 6 | | Danny Noppert 92.30 | 6 | | | | | Brown 103.76 | 6 | | | | |
| Stefan Bellmont 77.70 | Stefan Bellmont 77.70 | 2 | | | | | | | | Brown 103.76 | 6 | | | | |
| Stefan Bellmont 77.70 | Stefan Bellmont 77.70 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | Suljović 100.45 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Mensur Suljović 92.02 | 6 | | | | 8 | Suljović 100.45 | 2 | | | | |
| William Borland 84.77 | William Borland 84.77 | 3 | | John Henderson 77.94 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Borland 84.77 | William Borland 84.77 | 3 | | John Henderson 77.94 | 0 | 8 | Suljović 97.20 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| John Henderson 97.83 | John Henderson 97.83 | 6 | | | | 8 | Suljović 97.20 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| John Henderson 97.83 | John Henderson 97.83 | 6 | | | | | Evetts 95.61 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Ricky Evans 89.13 | 3 | | Evetts 95.61 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 98.70 | Krzysztof Ratajski 98.70 | 3 | | Ted Evetts 96.22 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 98.70 | Krzysztof Ratajski 98.70 | 3 | | Ted Evetts 96.22 | 6 | | | | | | | | Brown 82.25 | 4 | |
| Ted Evetts 97.10 | Ted Evetts 97.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Brown 82.25 | 4 | |
| Ted Evetts 97.10 | Ted Evetts 97.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Bunting 86.57 | 7 | |
| | | | 5 | Peter Wright 97.70 | 4 | | | | | | | | Bunting 86.57 | 7 | |
| Stephen Bunting 95.75 | Stephen Bunting 95.75 | 6 | | Stephen Bunting 93.43 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Bunting 95.75 | Stephen Bunting 95.75 | 6 | | Stephen Bunting 93.43 | 6 | | Bunting 87.62 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Robert Thornton 85.89 | Robert Thornton 85.89 | 3 | | | | | Bunting 87.62 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Robert Thornton 85.89 | Robert Thornton 85.89 | 3 | | | | | Dobey 90.32 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Joe Cullen 91.10 | 3 | | Dobey 90.32 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 94.29 | Chris Dobey 94.29 | 6 | | Chris Dobey 97.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 94.29 | Chris Dobey 94.29 | 6 | | Chris Dobey 97.11 | 6 | | | | | Bunting 90.69 | 6 | | | | |
| Sebastian Steyer 89.76 | Sebastian Steyer 89.76 | 2 | | | | | | | | Bunting 90.69 | 6 | | | | |
| Sebastian Steyer 89.76 | Sebastian Steyer 89.76 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Gurney 90.70 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Daryl Gurney 91.48 | 6 | | | | 4 | Gurney 90.70 | 3 | | | | |
| Václav Schieferdecker 66.85 | Václav Schieferdecker 66.85 | 0 | | William O'Connor 86.96 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Václav Schieferdecker 66.85 | Václav Schieferdecker 66.85 | 0 | | William O'Connor 86.96 | 4 | 4 | Gurney 96.59 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| William O'Connor 86.71 | William O'Connor 86.71 | 6 | | | | 4 | Gurney 96.59 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| William O'Connor 86.71 | William O'Connor 86.71 | 6 | | | | | Wattimena 86.86 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Jonny Clayton 88.93 | 2 | | Wattimena 86.86 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 98.02 | Jermaine Wattimena 98.02 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 91.81 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 98.02 | Jermaine Wattimena 98.02 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 91.81 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Bunting 81.52 | 3 |
| Kevin Garcia 77.90 | Kevin Garcia 77.90 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bunting 81.52 | 3 |
| Kevin Garcia 77.90 | Kevin Garcia 77.90 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hughes 96.63 | 8 |
| | | | 2 | Ian White 99.72 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Hughes 96.63 | 8 |
| Karel Sedláček 87.19 | Karel Sedláček 87.19 | 6 | | Karel Sedláček 95.18 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karel Sedláček 87.19 | Karel Sedláček 87.19 | 6 | | Karel Sedláček 95.18 | 4 | 2 | White 87.20 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Brendan Dolan 89.78 | Brendan Dolan 89.78 | 5 | | | | 2 | White 87.20 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Brendan Dolan 89.78 | Brendan Dolan 89.78 | 5 | | | | | Gilding 72.52 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Nathan Aspinall 87.53 | 4 | | Gilding 72.52 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Gilding 94.89 | Andrew Gilding 94.89 | 6 | | Andrew Gilding 92.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Gilding 94.89 | Andrew Gilding 94.89 | 6 | | Andrew Gilding 92.11 | 6 | | | | 2 | White 98.77 | 5 | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 93.05 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 93.05 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | White 98.77 | 5 | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 93.05 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 93.05 | 3 | | | | | | | | Hughes 99.84 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Adrian Lewis 77.93 | 0 | | | | | Hughes 99.84 | 6 | | | | | |
| Jamie Hughes 91.59 | Jamie Hughes 91.59 | 6 | | Jamie Hughes 96.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Hughes 91.59 | Jamie Hughes 91.59 | 6 | | Jamie Hughes 96.97 | 6 | | Hughes 102.72 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Devon Petersen 80.60 | Devon Petersen 80.60 | 4 | | | | | Hughes 102.72 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Devon Petersen 80.60 | Devon Petersen 80.60 | 4 | | | | | Meulenkamp 87.28 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Steve Beaton 87.53 | 4 | | Meulenkamp 87.28 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Meulenkamp 85.43 | Ron Meulenkamp 85.43 | 6 | | Ron Meulenkamp 91.46 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Meulenkamp 85.43 | Ron Meulenkamp 85.43 | 6 | | Ron Meulenkamp 91.46 | 6 | | | | | | | | Hughes 95.28 | 7 | | |
| Jan Hlaváček 75.62 | Jan Hlaváček 75.62 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Hughes 95.28 | 7 | | |
| Jan Hlaváček 75.62 | Jan Hlaváček 75.62 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Whitlock 87.63 | 3 | | |
| | | | 6 | James Wade 90.51 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | Whitlock 87.63 | 3 | | |
| Mervyn King 91.07 | Mervyn King 91.07 | 6 | | Mervyn King 97.35 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mervyn King 91.07 | Mervyn King 91.07 | 6 | | Mervyn King 97.35 | 6 | | King 88.51 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve West 92.78 | Steve West 92.78 | 5 | | | | | King 88.51 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve West 92.78 | Steve West 92.78 | 5 | | | | | Cadby 81.68 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Michael Smith 90.23 | 5 | | Cadby 81.68 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Wessel Nijman 77.78 | Wessel Nijman 77.78 | 0 | | Corey Cadby 98.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wessel Nijman 77.78 | Wessel Nijman 77.78 | 0 | | Corey Cadby 98.10 | 6 | | | | | King 91.50 | 4 | | | | | |
| Corey Cadby 92.97 | Corey Cadby 92.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | King 91.50 | 4 | | | | | |
| Corey Cadby 92.97 | Corey Cadby 92.97 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | Whitlock 88.66 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Gerwyn Price 100.70 | 6 | | | | 14 | Whitlock 88.66 | 6 | | | | | |
| Glen Durrant 110.12 | Glen Durrant 110.12 | 6 | | Glen Durrant 97.19 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Glen Durrant 110.12 | Glen Durrant 110.12 | 6 | | Glen Durrant 97.19 | 4 | 3 | Price 93.10 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Larsson 91.72 | Daniel Larsson 91.72 | 1 | | | | 3 | Price 93.10 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Larsson 91.72 | Daniel Larsson 91.72 | 1 | | | | 14 | Whitlock 96.31 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Simon Whitlock 94.43 | 6 | 14 | Whitlock 96.31 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Madars Razma 92.01 | Madars Razma 92.01 | 4 | | Justin Pipe 97.81 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Justin Pipe 95.23 | Justin Pipe 95.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
