The 2017 International Darts Open was the eleventh of twelve

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events on the

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. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena,

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, between 22–24 September 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Mensur Suljović Mensur Suljović (Serbian Cyrillic: Менсур Суљовић; born 5 March 1972) is a Serbian-Austrian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he reached a peak ranking of world number five ...

was the defending champion after defeating

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6–5 in the final of the 2016 tournament, but he was defeated 6–5 in the third round by

Gerwyn Price Gerwyn Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world ...

. Peter Wright then went on to win the contest, defeating

6–5 in the final.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the

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on 30 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round. The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in

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on 4 August), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 21 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 21 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 11 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August). The following players took part in the tournament: :Top 16 :# Peter Wright (champion) :#

''(third round)'' :#

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed "The Wizard", he won th ...

''(quarter-finals)'' :# Michael Smith ''(second round)'' :#

Daryl Gurney Daryl Gurney (born 22 March 1986) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-five; he reached a peak ranking of world number thre ...

''(second round)'' :# Alan Norris ''(third round)'' :#

''(runner-up)'' :#

Jelle Klaasen Jelle Klaasen (born 17 October 1984), nicknamed the Cobra, is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments, where in 2006 ...

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Benito van de Pas Benito van de Pas (born 18 January 1993) is a former Dutch professional darts player who formerly competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Van de Pas obtained a PDC Tour Card in 2014 and won three ranking Players Championship e ...

''(second round)'' :# Ian White ''(third round)'' :# Joe Cullen ''(semi-finals)'' :#

Dave Chisnall David Chisnall (born 12 September 1980) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twelve; he reached a peak ranking of world number five in ...

''(third round)'' :#

Rob Cross Robert Cross (born 21 September 1990) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number eight; he reached a peak ranking of world number two in 2018 ...

''(second round)'' :# Mervyn King ''(third round)'' :#

''(quarter-finals)'' :#

Cristo Reyes Cristo Reyes Torres (born 30 July 1987) is a former Spanish darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career In October 2014, Reyes bested a field of 154 players to win the Iberian Qualifier for the 2015 PDC Worl ...

''(second round)'' :UK Qualifier :*

Andy Hamilton Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 28 May 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, novelist and actor. Early life and education Hamilton was born in Fulham, West London. He was educa ...

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Darren Webster Darren Michael Webster (born 10 June 1968) is an English darts player who is nicknamed Demolition Man. Career Webster won the 2005 Open Oust Nederland, beating Co Stompé in the final. Originally nicknamed The Sniper, Webster reached the quar ...

''(second round)'' :*

Steve Beaton Steve Beaton (born 5 April 1964) is an English former professional darts player who competes in World Seniors Darts (WSD) events. Nicknamed "the Bronzed Adonis", Beaton formerly formerly competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO), World Dart ...

''(first round)'' :*

Simon Stevenson Simon Stevenson (born 18 February 1972) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Stevenson first rose to prominence after winning the Rileys Plymouth qualifier for the 2014 UK Open. He defe ...

''(first round)'' :* Peter Jacques ''(third round)'' :* Kyle Anderson ''(second round)'' :*

Keegan Brown Keegan Brown (born 5 November 1992) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won two ranking PDC Players Championship titles. Brown reached the quarter-finals at the 2014 Gran ...

''(second round)'' :*

Josh Payne Joshua James Payne (born 25 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beaconsfield Town. He has previously played for West Ham United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Wycombe Wanderers, Doncaster Rovers, Oxford ...

''(third round)'' :*

Justin Pipe Justin Pipe (born 9 November 1971) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won six PDC titles. Playing career Pipe was a Boxing, boxer in his youth, and, as a staunch anti- ...

''(first round)'' :* Richie Corner ''(second round)'' :*

Ted Evetts Ted Evetts (born 3 August 1997) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In his youth career, Evetts won the 2021 PDC World Youth Championship and fourteen PDC Development Tours, making him one of ...

''(first round)'' :* Chris Quantock ''(second round)'' :* Mark Webster ''(first round)'' :* William O'Connor ''(second round)'' :*

Mick McGowan Michael McGowan (born 1 February 1973) is an Irish professional darts player who last played in events for the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Career McGowan last played on the PDC pro tour in the Killarney Pro Tour 1 in October 2013 and his ...

''(first round)'' :*

Brendan Dolan Brendan Gabriel Dolan (born 2 August 1973) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the first player to hit a nine-dart finish in a "double-to-start" event (where a pla ...

''(second round)'' :*

Steve Lennon Steve Lennon (born 25 November 1993) is an Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Scuba Steve", he reached his first major quarter-final at the 2018 Players Championship Finals. He ...

''(second round)'' :*

Luke Woodhouse Luke Woodhouse (born 13 October 1988), nicknamed "Woody", is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2018, Woodhouse reached his first major quarter-final at t ...

''(first round)'' :West/South European Qualifier :*

Christian Kist Christian Kist (born 21 April 1986) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In 2012, he won the BDO World Darts Championship, defeating Tony O'Shea in the final. Career BDO Kist reached ...

''(second round)'' :*

Dimitri Van den Bergh Dimitri Barbara Peter Van den Bergh (born 8 July 1994) is a Belgian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-two; he reached a peak ranking of world n ...

''(first round)'' :*

Vincent van der Voort Vincent van der Voort (born 18 December 1975) is a Dutch former professional darts player who played in British Darts Organisation (BDO) then Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is nicknamed the "Dutch Destroyer", although he used ...

''(first round)'' :*

Ronny Huybrechts Ronny Huybrechts (born 20 July 1965) is a Belgian professional darts player. Career Ronny and his brother Kim Huybrechts became the first brothers to play in the World Cup of Darts in February 2013 and advanced from Group H courtesy of a 5– ...

''(third round)'' :*

Jerry Hendriks Jerry Hendriks (born 25 October 1988) is a Dutch darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career BDO Hendriks won the 2003 WDF World Youth Cup. During his time in the BDO he was a losing semi-finalist in the Fr ...

''(first round)'' :* Michael Plooy ''(first round)'' :* John Michael ''(second round)'' :*

Ron Meulenkamp Ronnie Meulenkamp (born 5 November 1988) is a Dutch darts player playing in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Career Meulenkamp was runner-up in both the 2011 Isle of Man Open and England Open. He was also a semi-finalist ...

''(semi-finals)'' :Host Nation Qualifier :*

Martin Schindler Martin Schindler (born 16 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number eighteen. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2017, he has won four ra ...

''(first round)'' :* Bernd Roith ''(first round)'' :*

Max Hopp Max Hopp (born 20 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won 2 ranking PDC titles in 2018, becoming the first German to win a Pro Tour event and the first to win on the P ...

''(second round)'' :*

Dragutin Horvat Dragutin Horvat (born 8 January 1976) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He has won two titles on the PDC's secondary tour, the Challenge Tour. He made his first PDC European Tour qu ...

''(first round)'' :Nordic & Baltic Qualifier :*

Dennis Nilsson Dennis Nilsson (born 21 March 1976) is a Swedish professional darts player who currently plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) and Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. In the past, he competed as a strongman, hence his nickname "Strongm ...

''(quarter-finals)'' :East European Qualifier :*

Nándor Bezzeg Nándor Bezzeg (born 12 May 1971) is a Hungarian professional darts player. Career Bezzeg reached the final of the 2007 Austrian Open, losing to Joey ten Berge. He then reached the final of the 2008 Hungarian Open, beating ten Berge in the semi ...

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Draw

References

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