# Dutch Open (darts)

The Dutch Open is an annual darts tournament that is amongst the longest-running darts tournaments in the world, having started back in 1973. The popularity of darts in the Netherlands since Raymond van Barneveld began amassing world titles has seen the number of entries for the tournament rise dramatically. The 2007 event had 2,867 entries in the Men's Singles, 1,179 in the Men's Pairs, 418 in the Women's Singles and 176 in the Women's Pairs.
The 2002 version of the tournament saw the first live nine dart finish during the final between Shaun Greatbatch and Steve Coote. Greatbatch checked out using T20, T15, D18 during the third leg of the second set, The tournament has been covered by Dutch SBS6 television in recent years, and also by Eurosport across Europe.
From 2002 to 2013 the tournament was held at NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven but since 2014 the tournament has been held at De Bonte Wever in Assen.
The 2023 event was streamed live on the final day by RTL 7 in the Netherlands.

## Dutch Open finals
### Men's

| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Prize Money | Prize Money | Venue |
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Total | Ch. | R.-Up | Venue |
| 1973 | Ton Koster | n/a | beat | Geoff Kirkman | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1974 | Mary de Knoop | n/a | beat | Bill Ratz | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1975 | Terry Henney | n/a | beat | Sonja Durinck | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1976 | Henk van Tuijl | n/a | beat | Arthur Russel | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1977 | Peter Smith | n/a | beat | Jim Clarke | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1978 | Jimmy Cox | n/a | beat | Daniel Serie | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1979 | Daniel Serie | n/a | beat | Jimmy Cox | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1980 | Brian Fenby | n/a | beat | Tony Sontag | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1981 | Gordon Watson | n/a | beat | Daniel Serie | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1982 | Jilles Vermaat | n/a | beat | Patrick Bolle | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1983 | Luc Marreel | n/a | beat | Rick Daniels | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1984 | Frans Devooght | n/a | 4 – 2 | Omer Bauwens | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Congresgebouw, The Hague |
| 1985 | Frans Devooght (2) | n/a | 5 – 2 | Willy Logie | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Hoeksteen, Amsterdam |
| 1986 | Lee Topper | n/a | 3 – 2 | Frans Devooght | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | National Badminton Center, Nieuwegein |
| 1987 | Bob Renard | n/a | 3 – 1 | Eric Bristow | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | National Badminton Center, Nieuwegein |
| 1988 | Steve Brown | n/a | 3 – 1 | Bob Renard | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 't Heem, Hattem |
| 1989 | Alan Warriner | n/a | 3 – 0 | Erik Clarys | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Flevohof, Harderwijk |
| 1990 | Leo Laurens | 93.93 | 3 – 0 | Graham Miller | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Flevohof, Harderwijk |
| 1991 | Kosta Lavassas | n/a | 3 – 2 | Jann Hoffmann | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Flevohof, Harderwijk |
| 1992 | Leo Laurens (2) | n/a | beat | Paul Hoogenboom | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Noordwijkerhout, Noordwijkerhout |
| 1993 | Alan Warriner (2) | n/a | 3 – 0 | Jocky Wilson | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Noordwijkerhout, Noordwijkerhout |
| 1994 | Richie Burnett | n/a | 3 – 0 | Alan Brown | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Noordwijkerhout, Noordwijkerhout |
| 1995 | Steve Beaton | 79.20 | 3 – 2 | Kevin Painter | 78.90 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 1996 | Steve Beaton (2) | n/a | 2 – 1 | Paul Williams | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 1997 | Mervyn King | n/a | 3 – 1 | Andy Fordham | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 1998 | Alan Warriner (3) | 92.61 | 3 – 0 | Peter Evison | 80.07 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 1999 | Ted Hankey | n/a | 4 – 2 | Robbie Widdows | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 2000 | Wayne Mardle | n/a | 4 – 1 | Mervyn King | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bonte Wever, Slagharen |
| 2001 | Raymond van Barneveld | n/a | 4 – 0 | Andree Welge | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bonte Wever, Slagharen |
| 2002 | Shaun Greatbatch | n/a | 4 – 2 | Steve Coote | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2003 | Ted Hankey (2) | 93.87 | 3 – 0 | Roland Scholten | 81.87 | €11,445 | €3,630 | €1,815 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2004 | Raymond van Barneveld (2) | 98.73 | 3 – 0 | Gary Robson | 71.22 | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2005 | Tony Eccles | n/a | 3 – 0 | John Walton | n/a | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2006 | Raymond van Barneveld (3) | n/a | 3 – 2 | Gary Anderson | n/a | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2007 | Scott Waites | 86.64 | 3 – 0 | Steve West | 79.59 | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2008 | Robert Thornton | 92.52 | 3 – 0 | Alain van Bouwel | 84.24 | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2009 | Darryl Fitton | 91.17 | 3 – 2 | Willy van de Wiel | 88.05 | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2010 | Martin Adams | n/a | 3 – 1 | Scott Waites | n/a | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2011 | Martin Adams (2) | n/a | 3 – 2 | Dean Winstanley | n/a | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2012 | Tony O'Shea | n/a | 3 – 0 | Dave Prins | n/a | €16,450 | €4,500 | €2,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2013 | Scott Waites (2) | n/a | 3 – 2 | James Wilson | n/a | €18,400 | €5,000 | €2,500 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2014 | Ross Montgomery | n/a | 3 – 2 | Scott Waites | n/a | €18,400 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2015 | Martin Adams (3) | 93.18 | 3 – 1 | Darryl Fitton | 94.22 | €33,350 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2016 | Martin Adams (4) | 89.73 | 3 – 1 | Danny Noppert | 90.13 | €33,350 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2017 | Mark McGeeney | 84.87 | 3 – 1 | Ross Montgomery | 85.32 | €33,350 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2018 | Mark McGeeney (2) | 98.07 | 3 – 1 | Glen Durrant | 99.03 | €33,350 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2019 | Richard Veenstra | n/a | 3 – 2 | Ryan Hogarth | n/a | €33,350 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2020 | Ross Montgomery (2) | 87.41 | 3 – 1 | Brian Raman | 88.08 | €18,400 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2022 | Jelle Klaasen | 83.47 | 3 – 0 | Mark Barilli | 74.01 | €18,400 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2023 | Berry van Peer | 88.29 | 3 – 1 | Andy Baetens | 86.62 | €18,400 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2024 | Jarno Bottenberg | 84.44 | 3 – 2 | Wesley Plaisier | 84.78 | €18,400 | €5,000 | €2,500 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2025 | Jeffrey Sparidaans | 83.05 | 3 – 0 | David Fatum | 79.50 | €27,600 | €6,000 | €3,000 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |

### Women's

| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Prize Money | Prize Money | Venue |
| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Total | Ch. | R.-Up | Venue |
| 1984 | Johanna Schipper | n/a | beat | Eelkje Vos | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Congresgebouw, The Hague |
| 1985 | Josefien Hendriksen | n/a | beat | Patricia van Beek | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Hoeksteen, Amsterdam |
| 1986 | Annabelle Long | n/a | beat | Shirley Hall | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | National Badminton Center, Nieuwegein |
| 1987 | Valerie Maytum | n/a | beat | Tricia Wright | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | National Badminton Center, Nieuwegein |
| 1988 | Sharon Colclough | n/a | beat | Lil Coombes | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 't Heem, Hattem |
| 1989 | Joan Parmley | n/a | beat | Sylvia Alders | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Flevohof, Harderwijk |
| 1990 | Sharon Colclough (2) | n/a | beat | Jane Stubbs | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Flevohof, Harderwijk |
| 1991 | Mandy Solomons | n/a | beat | Jane Stubbs | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Flevohof, Harderwijk |
| 1992 | Mandy Solomons (2) | n/a | beat | Deta Hedman | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Noordwijkerhout, Noordwijkerhout |
| 1993 | Mandy Solomons (3) | n/a | beat | Deta Hedman | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Noordwijkerhout, Noordwijkerhout |
| 1994 | Heike Jenkins | n/a | beat | Valerie Maytum | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Noordwijkerhout, Noordwijkerhout |
| 1995 | Francis Hoenselaar | n/a | beat | Deta Hedman | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 1996 | Francis Hoenselaar (2) | n/a | 3 – 2 | Deta Hedman | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 1997 | Francis Hoenselaar (3) | n/a | 3 – 0 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 1998 | Francis Hoenselaar (4) | n/a | 3 – 0 | Vicky Pruim | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 1999 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | 3 – 2 | Francis Hoenselaar | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Apart Hotel, Delden |
| 2000 | Francis Hoenselaar (5) | n/a | 3 – 1 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bonte Wever, Slagharen |
| 2001 | Vicky Pruim | n/a | 3 – 0 | Carina Ekberg | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bonte Wever, Slagharen |
| 2002 | Francis Hoenselaar (6) | n/a | 3 – 2 | Tricia Wright | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2003 | Sandra Pollet | n/a | 3 – 1 | Francis Hoenselaar | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2004 | Francis Hoenselaar (7) | n/a | 3 – 1 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2005 | Anastasia Dobromyslova | n/a | 3 – 1 | Clare Bywaters | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2006 | Anne Kirk | n/a | 3 – 2 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2007 | Trina Gulliver (2) | n/a | 5 – 2 | Clare Bywaters | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2008 | Anastasia Dobromyslova (2) | n/a | 5 – 2 | Carla Molema | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2009 | Trina Gulliver (3) | 76.80 | 5 – 3 | Julie Gore | 75.66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2010 | Deta Hedman | n/a | 5 – 4 | Trina Gulliver | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2011 | Trina Gulliver (4) | n/a | 5 – 2 | Julie Gore | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2012 | Julie Gore | n/a | 5 – 2 | Lorraine Winstanley | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2013 | Trina Gulliver (5) | n/a | 5 – 3 | Lorraine Winstanley | n/a | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2014 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | 5 – 4 | Anastasia Dobromyslova | n/a | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2015 | Aileen de Graaf (2) | n/a | 5 – 2 | Deta Hedman | n/a | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2016 | Lisa Ashton | 81.36 | 5 – 4 | Lorraine Winstanley | 73.85 | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2017 | Deta Hedman (2) | n/a | 5 – 4 | Lisa Ashton | n/a | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2018 | Deta Hedman (3) | n/a | 5 – 4 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2019 | Mikuru Suzuki | n/a | 5 – 2 | Aileen de Graaf | n/a | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2020 | Aileen de Graaf (3) | 72.02 | 5 – 2 | Anca Zijlstra | 68.46 | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2022 | Beau Greaves | 85.21 | 5 – 1 | Rhian O'Sullivan | 81.21 | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2023 | Aileen de Graaf (4) | 81.68 | 5 – 2 | Beau Greaves | 82.74 | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2024 | Beau Greaves (2) | 83.04 | 5 – 1 | Aileen de Graaf | 76.40 | €9,250 | €2,500 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2025 | Rhian O'Sullivan | 73.46 | 5 – 2 | Lerena Rietbergen | 70.45 | €9,340 | €3,000 | €1,250 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |

### Boys (U18)

| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-up | Av. | Venue |
| 2012 | Rowby-John Rodriguez | n/a | 4 – 0 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2013 | Quin Wester | n/a | beat | Colin Roelofs | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2014 | Mike van Duivenbode | n/a | beat | Brian Raman | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2015 | Maikel Verberk | n/a | beat | Marvin van Velzen | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2016 | Maikel Verberk (2) | n/a | beat | Justin van Tergouw | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2017 | Ian Spaans | n/a | beat | Ramon Leferink | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2018 | Keanu van Velzen | n/a | beat | Jurjen van der Velde | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2019 | Daan Bastiaansen | n/a | beat | James Beeton | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2020 | Mark Tabak | 63.06 | 4 – 1 | Marcel Bus | 56.07 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2022 | Dylan van Lierop | 75.15 | 4 – 0 | Sydnee de Vries | 57.15 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2023 | Sydnee de Vries | 63.96 | 4 – 3 | Mats Theobald | 65.27 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2024 | Ruben Baalmans | 72.81 | 4 – 2 | Cor Beukema | 73.58 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2025 | Bradley van der Velden | 74.62 | 4 – 2 | Oden Ollevier | 67.04 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |

### Girls

| Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-up | Av. | Venue |
| 2012 | Bauwke Verreydt | n/a | 3 – 0 | Joyce Schuurman | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2013 | Casey Gallagher | n/a | beat | Fenna Bouwman | n/a | NH Conference Centre Koningshof, Veldhoven |
| 2014 | Michelle Lindhardt | n/a | beat | Sharon Jansen | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2015 | Sofie-Jahn Bendorff | n/a | beat | Cheyenne Reijers | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2016 | Priscilla Steenbergen | n/a | beat | Kyana Frauenfelder | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2017 | Cheyenne Doddema | n/a | beat | Layla Brussel | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2018 | Ksenia Klochek | 75.15 | 3 – 0 | Lerena Rietbergen | 61.00 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2019 | Layla Brussel | n/a | beat | Rosanne van der Velde | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2020 | Lerena Rietbergen | 46.78 | 4 – 1 | Layla Brussel | 47.06 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2022 | Roos van der Velde | 51.44 | 3 – 2 | Marlene Klupsch | 50.68 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2023 | Sophie McKinlay | 50.31 | 3 – 2 | Dorina Sipos | 46.95 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2024 | Paige Pauling | 63.51 | 3 – 0 | Kira Mertens | 53.82 | De Bonte Wever, Assen |
| 2025 | Paige Pauling | n/a | 3 – 0 | Merve Hummel | n/a | De Bonte Wever, Assen |

## Records and statistics
### Tournament records

* Most wins 4: Martin Adams.
* Most Finals 4: Scott Waites, Martin Adams.
* Most Semi Finals 8: Raymond van Barneveld.
* Most Quarter Finals 10: Raymond van Barneveld.
* Most Appearances 12: Raymond van Barneveld.
* Most Prize Money won €15,620: Martin Adams.
* Best winning average (106.35) : Ted Hankey vs. Raymond van Barneveld, 2003 Semi-Final.
* Youngest Winner age 25: Steve Brown.
* Oldest Winner age 58: Martin Adams.

### Nine-dart finishes

| Player | Year (+ Round) | Method (single-in double-out) | Opponent | Result |
| Shaun Greatbatch | 2002, Final | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18 | Steve Coote | 4 – 2 |
| Darryl Fitton | 2015, Final | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T15, D18 | Martin Adams | 1 – 3 |