# 2024 Austrian Darts Open

The 2024 Austrian Darts Open, known as the 2024 NEO.bet Austrian Darts Open for sponsorship reasons, was a professional darts tournament that took place at the Steiermarkhalle in Premstätten, Austria from 26 to 28 April 2024. It was the fifth of thirteen European Tour events on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.
Jonny Clayton was the defending champion after defeating Josh Rock 8–6 in the 2023 final. Clayton was beaten 6–3 by Martin Schindler in the third round.
Luke Littler won his second European Tour title of 2024 after beating Joe Cullen 8–4 in the final.

## Prize money

The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:
| Stage (num. of players) | Stage (num. of players) | Prize money |
| Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £12,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £8,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £4,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,500* |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,250* |
| Total | £175,000 | £175,000 |
* Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.

## Qualification and format

A massive overhaul in the qualification for the 2024 European Tour events was announced on 7 January.
For the first time, both the PDC Order of Merit and the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit rankings were used to determine 32 of the 48 entrants for the event. The top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit qualified, along with the highest 16 ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit (after the PDC Order of Merit players were removed). From those 32 players, the 16 highest ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit were seeded for the event. The seedings were confirmed on 4 April.
The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 10 April), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (to be held on 25 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Nation Qualifier (held on 5 April) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 6 April).
Luke Humphries and Gary Anderson withdrew and were replaced by Richard Veenstra and Ricky Evans. Krzysztof Ratajski and Joe Cullen moved up to become the 15th and 16th seeds respectively. After the draw was made, Gerwyn Price withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Klose, who went straight in at the second round.
The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

Numbers to the left of players' names show the seedings for the top 16 in the tournament. The three reserves are indicated by (Alt). The figures to the right of a player's name state their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.
| First round (best of 11 legs) 26 April | First round (best of 11 legs) 26 April | First round (best of 11 legs) 26 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 27 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 27 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 27 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 28 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 28 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 28 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 28 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 28 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 28 April | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 28 April | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 28 April | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 28 April | Final (best of 15 legs) 28 April | Final (best of 15 legs) 28 April | Final (best of 15 legs) 28 April |
| | Brendan Dolan 98.32 | 6 | 1 | Dave Chisnall 93.60 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hannes Schnier 93.43 | 3 | | Brendan Dolan 98.24 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hannes Schnier 93.43 | 3 | | Brendan Dolan 98.24 | 4 | 1 | Chisnall 98.65 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Cullen 102.17 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Darius Labanauskas 87.14 | 6 | 16 | Joe Cullen 102.02 | 6 | 16 | Cullen 102.17 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Madars Razma 81.60 | 4 | | Darius Labanauskas 99.71 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Madars Razma 81.60 | 4 | | Darius Labanauskas 99.71 | 3 | | | | 16 | Cullen 104.49 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | van Veen 103.37 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Arron Monk 87.99 | 4 | 8 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 98.80 | 2 | | | | | van Veen 103.37 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ritchie Edhouse 93.45 | 6 | | Ritchie Edhouse 103.60 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ritchie Edhouse 93.45 | 6 | | Ritchie Edhouse 103.60 | 6 | | Edhouse 98.93 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | van Veen 105.20 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | José de Sousa 74.95 | 1 | 9 | Ryan Searle 99.80 | 5 | | van Veen 105.20 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gian van Veen 90.44 | 6 | | Gian van Veen 98.05 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gian van Veen 90.44 | 6 | | Gian van Veen 98.05 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Cullen 98.53 | 7 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Bunting 96.26 | 5 | | |
| | Martin Lukeman 88.29 | 3 | 4 | Rob Cross 97.53 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | Bunting 96.26 | 5 | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 92.31 | 6 | | Daryl Gurney 100.53 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daryl Gurney 92.31 | 6 | | Daryl Gurney 100.53 | 6 | | Gurney 100.40 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Bunting 104.64 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Richard Veenstra 97.24 | 6 | 13 | Stephen Bunting 97.94 | 6 | 13 | Bunting 104.64 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Ricky Evans 94.71 | 5 | Alt | Richard Veenstra 91.91 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Ricky Evans 94.71 | 5 | Alt | Richard Veenstra 91.91 | 5 | | | | 13 | Bunting 93.82 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Schindler 91.99 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Graham Hall 92.83 | 2 | 5 | Jonny Clayton 97.19 | 6 | | | | | Schindler 91.99 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Chris Dobey 106.53 | 6 | | Chris Dobey 87.76 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Dobey 106.53 | 6 | | Chris Dobey 87.76 | 1 | 5 | Clayton 87.57 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Schindler 91.73 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Schindler 111.37 | 6 | 12 | Ricardo Pietreczko 87.64 | 0 | | Schindler 91.73 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wade 99.76 | 4 | | Martin Schindler 101.33 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wade 99.76 | 4 | | Martin Schindler 101.33 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Cullen 85.54 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Littler 102.71 | 8 |
| | Luke Littler 91.61 | 6 | 2 | Damon Heta 88.13 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Littler 102.71 | 8 |
| | Zoran Lerchbacher 83.10 | 2 | | Luke Littler 106.02 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zoran Lerchbacher 83.10 | 2 | | Luke Littler 106.02 | 6 | | Littler 95.07 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Ratajski 91.51 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dom Taylor 100.20 | 6 | 15 | Krzysztof Ratajski 96.81 | 6 | 15 | Ratajski 91.51 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Gödl 86.93 | 0 | | Dom Taylor 91.02 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Gödl 86.93 | 0 | | Dom Taylor 91.02 | 2 | | | | | Littler 98.27 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Noppert 90.15 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.50 | 6 | 7 | Josh Rock 102.73 | 6 | | | | 10 | Noppert 90.15 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Gabriel Clemens 97.28 | 5 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.55 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriel Clemens 97.28 | 5 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.55 | 5 | 7 | Rock 106.50 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Noppert 102.12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wessel Nijman 95.21 | 6 | 10 | Danny Noppert 104.03 | 6 | 10 | Noppert 102.12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Romeo Grbavac 86.06 | 5 | | Wessel Nijman 99.76 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Romeo Grbavac 86.06 | 5 | | Wessel Nijman 99.76 | 3 | | | | | | | | Littler 105.65 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | R.Smith 95.78 | 2 | | | |
| | Andrew Gilding 81.02 | 6 | Alt | Daniel Klose 88.28 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | R.Smith 95.78 | 2 | | | |
| | Dominik Haberl 74.56 | 2 | | Andrew Gilding 87.26 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominik Haberl 74.56 | 2 | | Andrew Gilding 87.26 | 2 | Alt | Klose 93.28 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | R.Smith 98.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond van Barneveld 89.46 | 6 | 14 | Ross Smith 105.96 | 6 | 14 | R.Smith 98.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike De Decker 92.78 | 5 | | Raymond van Barneveld 103.99 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike De Decker 92.78 | 5 | | Raymond van Barneveld 103.99 | 5 | | | | 14 | R.Smith 97.14 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | van Gerwen 90.61 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Jeffrey de Zwaan 99.18 | 6 | 6 | Michael van Gerwen 102.62 | 6 | | | | 6 | van Gerwen 90.61 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Karel Sedláček 93.53 | 3 | | Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.38 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karel Sedláček 93.53 | 3 | | Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.38 | 1 | 6 | van Gerwen 93.92 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Wright 95.50 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Danny Lauby 93.53 | 6 | 11 | Peter Wright 92.07 | 6 | 11 | Wright 95.50 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Joyce 85.59 | 4 | | Danny Lauby 86.42 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |