2013 European Darts Open
The 2013 European Darts Open was the third of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2013 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 17–19 May 2013. It featured a field of 64 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner. Michael van Gerwen won his first European Tour title with a 6–2 defeat of Simon Whitlock in the final. Qualification. The top 32 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on the 17 April 2013 automatically qualified for the event . The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 26 April), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue in Düsseldorf on 16 May). 1–32 UK Qualifier European Qualifier Host Nation Qualifier