# 2018 International Darts Open

The 2018 International Darts Open was the twelfth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 14–16 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Kim Huybrechts 6–5 in last year's final, but he was defeated 6–4 by Ryan Searle in the second round.
Gerwyn Price won his first European Tour title by beating Simon Whitlock 8–3 in the final. This tournament was also the first in European Tour history in which none of the top 4 seeds reached the quarter-finals.

## 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) | £6,000 |
| 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 | £135,000 |
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 August will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 3 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 13 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 13 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 10 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).
The following players will take part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 14 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 14 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 14 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 15 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 15 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 15 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 16 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 16 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 16 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 16 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 16 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 16 September | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 16 September | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 16 September | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 16 September | Final (best of 15 legs) 16 September | Final (best of 15 legs) 16 September | Final (best of 15 legs) 16 September |
| | | | 1 | Peter Wright 96.78 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricardo Pietreczko 83.80 | Ricardo Pietreczko 83.80 | 4 | | Ryan Searle 94.45 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricardo Pietreczko 83.80 | Ricardo Pietreczko 83.80 | 4 | | Ryan Searle 94.45 | 6 | Searle 95.88 | Searle 95.88 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Searle 87.53 | Ryan Searle 87.53 | 6 | | | | Searle 95.88 | Searle 95.88 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Searle 87.53 | Ryan Searle 87.53 | 6 | | | | Schindler 96.58 | Schindler 96.58 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Kim Huybrechts 84.09 | 1 | Schindler 96.58 | Schindler 96.58 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Meulenkamp 96.50 | Ron Meulenkamp 96.50 | 3 | | Martin Schindler 96.43 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Meulenkamp 96.50 | Ron Meulenkamp 96.50 | 3 | | Martin Schindler 96.43 | 6 | | | | | Searle 90.11 | 2 | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 97.24 | Martin Schindler 97.24 | 6 | | | | | | | | Searle 90.11 | 2 | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 97.24 | Martin Schindler 97.24 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Price 101.63 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Daryl Gurney 95.68 | 6 | | | | 9 | Price 101.63 | 6 | | | | | |
| Robert Marijanović 100.63 | Robert Marijanović 100.63 | 6 | | Robert Marijanović 90.74 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Marijanović 100.63 | Robert Marijanović 100.63 | 6 | | Robert Marijanović 90.74 | 2 | 8 | Gurney 93.30 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 92.76 | Jan Dekker 92.76 | 4 | | | | 8 | Gurney 93.30 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 92.76 | Jan Dekker 92.76 | 4 | | | | 9 | Price 92.70 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Gerwyn Price 95.69 | 6 | 9 | Price 92.70 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Magnus Caris 84.24 | Magnus Caris 84.24 | 2 | | John Henderson 84.84 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Magnus Caris 84.24 | Magnus Caris 84.24 | 2 | | John Henderson 84.84 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | Price 92.81 | 7 | | |
| John Henderson 91.80 | John Henderson 91.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Price 92.81 | 7 | | |
| John Henderson 91.80 | John Henderson 91.80 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | West 95.56 | 6 | | |
| | | | 5 | Adrian Lewis 94.93 | 6 | | | | | | | | West 95.56 | 6 | | |
| Terry Jenkins 82.18 | Terry Jenkins 82.18 | 6 | | Terry Jenkins 80.70 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Jenkins 82.18 | Terry Jenkins 82.18 | 6 | | Terry Jenkins 80.70 | 0 | 5 | Lewis 90.89 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Dennant 82.14 | Matthew Dennant 82.14 | 2 | | | | 5 | Lewis 90.89 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Dennant 82.14 | Matthew Dennant 82.14 | 2 | | | | 12 | Bunting 86.06 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Stephen Bunting 96.96 | 6 | 12 | Bunting 86.06 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Lynn 91.74 | Barry Lynn 91.74 | 6 | | Barry Lynn 83.10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Lynn 91.74 | Barry Lynn 91.74 | 6 | | Barry Lynn 83.10 | 3 | | | | 5 | Lewis 98.13 | 4 | | | | | |
| Dawson Murschell 89.11 | Dawson Murschell 89.11 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Lewis 98.13 | 4 | | | | | |
| Dawson Murschell 89.11 | Dawson Murschell 89.11 | 3 | | | | | | | | West 97.18 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Jonny Clayton 95.54 | 6 | | | | | West 97.18 | 6 | | | | | |
| Steve Lennon 94.11 | Steve Lennon 94.11 | 6 | | Steve Lennon 93.17 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Lennon 94.11 | Steve Lennon 94.11 | 6 | | Steve Lennon 93.17 | 5 | 4 | Clayton 101.47 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Patrik Kovács 73.14 | Patrik Kovács 73.14 | 1 | | | | 4 | Clayton 101.47 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Patrik Kovács 73.14 | Patrik Kovács 73.14 | 1 | | | | | West 95.37 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Mervyn King 97.99 | 1 | | West 95.37 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Plooy 93.61 | Michael Plooy 93.61 | 5 | | Steve West 111.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Plooy 93.61 | Michael Plooy 93.61 | 5 | | Steve West 111.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Price 98.26 | 8 |
| Steve West 95.45 | Steve West 95.45 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Price 98.26 | 8 |
| Steve West 95.45 | Steve West 95.45 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Whitlock 88.50 | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Mensur Suljović 96.78 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Whitlock 88.50 | 3 |
| Ryan Joyce 93.64 | Ryan Joyce 93.64 | 6 | | Ryan Joyce 97.60 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Joyce 93.64 | Ryan Joyce 93.64 | 6 | | Ryan Joyce 97.60 | 5 | 2 | Suljović 86.72 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabriel Clemens 95.33 | Gabriel Clemens 95.33 | 5 | | | | 2 | Suljović 86.72 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gabriel Clemens 95.33 | Gabriel Clemens 95.33 | 5 | | | | | Noppert 89.38 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Jermaine Wattimena 82.46 | 2 | | Noppert 89.38 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Thornton 77.85 | Robert Thornton 77.85 | 0 | | Danny Noppert 93.07 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Thornton 77.85 | Robert Thornton 77.85 | 0 | | Danny Noppert 93.07 | 6 | | | | | Noppert 87.96 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Danny Noppert 88.41 | Danny Noppert 88.41 | 6 | | | | | | | | Noppert 87.96 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Danny Noppert 88.41 | Danny Noppert 88.41 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Webster 87.27 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Joe Cullen 95.86 | 6 | | | | 10 | Webster 87.27 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ross Smith 90.89 | Ross Smith 90.89 | 6 | | Ross Smith 98.67 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ross Smith 90.89 | Ross Smith 90.89 | 6 | | Ross Smith 98.67 | 3 | 7 | Cullen 93.83 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Anderson 88.89 | Kyle Anderson 88.89 | 3 | | | | 7 | Cullen 93.83 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Anderson 88.89 | Kyle Anderson 88.89 | 3 | | | | 10 | Webster 99.14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Darren Webster 88.21 | 6 | 10 | Webster 99.14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.73 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.73 | 0 | | Mickey Mansell 85.79 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.73 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 78.73 | 0 | | Mickey Mansell 85.79 | 4 | | | | | | | | Noppert 87.88 | 2 | | | |
| Mickey Mansell 96.97 | Mickey Mansell 96.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Noppert 87.88 | 2 | | | |
| Mickey Mansell 96.97 | Mickey Mansell 96.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Whitlock 94.72 | 7 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Simon Whitlock 91.56 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Whitlock 94.72 | 7 | | | |
| James Wilson 90.37 | James Wilson 90.37 | 6 | | James Wilson 93.00 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wilson 90.37 | James Wilson 90.37 | 6 | | James Wilson 93.00 | 5 | 6 | Whitlock 102.41 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Huckvale 86.31 | Adam Huckvale 86.31 | 4 | | | | 6 | Whitlock 102.41 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Huckvale 86.31 | Adam Huckvale 86.31 | 4 | | | | | Beaton 99.93 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Max Hopp 90.41 | 5 | | Beaton 99.93 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Beaton 94.35 | Steve Beaton 94.35 | 6 | | Steve Beaton 93.52 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Beaton 94.35 | Steve Beaton 94.35 | 6 | | Steve Beaton 93.52 | 6 | | | | 6 | Whitlock 88.11 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 90.30 | Vincent van der Voort 90.30 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | Whitlock 88.11 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 90.30 | Vincent van der Voort 90.30 | 5 | | | | | | | | Richardson 89.47 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Ian White 108.17 | 6 | | | | | Richardson 89.47 | 5 | | | | | | |
| José Justicia 80.28 | José Justicia 80.28 | 0 | | Jelle Klaasen 93.88 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| José Justicia 80.28 | José Justicia 80.28 | 0 | | Jelle Klaasen 93.88 | 2 | 3 | White 100.06 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jelle Klaasen 89.29 | Jelle Klaasen 89.29 | 6 | | | | 3 | White 100.06 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jelle Klaasen 89.29 | Jelle Klaasen 89.29 | 6 | | | | | Richardson 96.61 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Dave Chisnall 92.64 | 4 | | Richardson 96.61 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Temple 90.02 | Terry Temple 90.02 | 3 | | James Richardson 92.84 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Richardson 89.81 | James Richardson 89.81 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |