Denmark Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | Granly Hockey Arena |
Location | Esbjerg |
Country | ![]() |
Established | 1973 |
Organisation(s) | WDF |
Prize fund | DKK 146,300 |
Current champion(s) | |
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The Denmark Open is a darts tournament that has been held since 1973 in Denmark. [1]
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
1973 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1974 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1975 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1976 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1977 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1978 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1979 | ![]() | n/a | 3 – 0 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1980 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1981 | ![]() | n/a | 3 – 1 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1982 | ![]() | n/a | 3 – 0 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1983 | ![]() | n/a | 3 – 2 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1984 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1985 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 3 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1986 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1987 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Copenhagen |
1988 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1989 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 2 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1990 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1991 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 4 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1992 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 4 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1993 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1994 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 4 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1995 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 2 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1996 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1997 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1998 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 2 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Odense |
1999 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Copenhagen |
2000 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 3 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2001 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2002 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2003 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 4 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2004 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 3 | ![]() | n/a | DKK 28,000 | DKK 10,000 | DKK 5,000 | |
2005 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | DKK 28,000 | DKK 10,000 | DKK 5,000 | |
2006 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | DKK 28,000 | DKK 10,000 | DKK 5,000 | |
2007 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 2 | ![]() | n/a | DKK 28,000 | DKK 10,000 | DKK 5,000 | |
2008 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | DKK 28,000 | DKK 10,000 | DKK 5,000 | Scandic Hotel Copenhagen, Copenhagen |
2009 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | DKK 28,000 | DKK 10,000 | DKK 5,000 | |
2010 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 2 | ![]() | n/a | DKK 28,000 | DKK 10,000 | DKK 5,000 | Farum Arena, Farum |
2011 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | DKK 28,000 | DKK 10,000 | DKK 5,000 | Esbjerg Conference Hotel, Esbjerg |
2012 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | DKK 41,000 | DKK 20,000 | DKK 8,000 | |
2013 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | DKK 41,000 | DKK 20,000 | DKK 8,000 | |
2014 | ![]() | n/a | 6 – 5 | ![]() | n/a | DKK 41,000 | DKK 20,000 | DKK 10,000 | |
2015 | ![]() | n/a | 6 – 1 | ![]() | n/a | DKK 70,200 | DKK 30,000 | DKK 15,000 | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg |
2016 | ![]() | n/a | 6 – 5 | ![]() | n/a | DKK 70,200 | DKK 30,000 | DKK 15,000 | |
2017 | ![]() | n/a | 6 – 1 | ![]() | n/a | DKK 70,200 | DKK 30,000 | DKK 15,000 | |
2018 | ![]() | n/a | 6 – 3 | ![]() | n/a | DKK 70,200 | DKK 30,000 | DKK 15,000 | |
2019 | ![]() | 105.03 | 6 – 3 | ![]() | 93.30 | DKK 86,400 | DKK 36,000 | DKK 17,000 | |
2021 | ![]() | 88.38 | 6 – 3 | ![]() | 80.03 | DKK 88,200 | DKK 23,000 | DKK 10,000 | Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg |
2022 | ![]() | 87.94 | 6 – 1 | ![]() | 86.83 | DKK 96,800 | DKK 24,000 | DKK 12,000 | |
2023 | ![]() | 100.78 | 6 – 2 | ![]() | 87.59 | DKK 84,800 | DKK 24,000 | DKK 12,000 | |
2024 | ![]() | 98.97 | 6 – 1 | ![]() | 83.19 | DKK 96,800 | DKK 24,000 | DKK 12,000 |
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
1976 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1977 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1978 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1979 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1980 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1981 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1982 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1983 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1984 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1985 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1986 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1987 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Copenhagen |
1988 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1989 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1990 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1991 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1992 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1993 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1994 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1995 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1996 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1997 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
1998 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Odense |
1999 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Copenhagen |
2000 | ![]() | n/a | 4 – 3 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2001 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2002 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2003 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2004 | ![]() | n/a | 4 – 3 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2005 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2006 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2007 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2008 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Scandic Hotel Copenhagen, Copenhagen |
2009 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2010 | ![]() | n/a | 4 – 1 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Farum Arena, Farum |
2011 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Esbjerg Conference Hotel, Esbjerg |
2012 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2013 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2014 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2015 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 2 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg |
2016 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 3 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2017 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 1 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2018 | ![]() | n/a | 5 – 3 | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2019 | ![]() | 88.15 | 4 – 1 | ![]() | 87.23 | DKK 43,900 | DKK 17,000 | DKK 8,500 | |
2021 | ![]() | 71.17 | 5 – 2 | ![]() | 65.33 | DKK 44,800 | DKK 14,000 | DKK 6,000 | Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg |
2022 | ![]() | 71.19 | 5 – 3 | ![]() | 69.56 | DKK 42,400 | DKK 12,000 | DKK 6,000 | |
2023 | ![]() | 66.76 | 5 – 2 | ![]() | 65.76 | DKK 36,400 | DKK 12,000 | DKK 6,000 | |
2023 | ![]() | 93.57 | 5 – 2 | ![]() | 78.64 | DKK 42,400 | DKK 12,000 | DKK 6,000 |
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
2012 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | – | – | – | Esbjerg Conference Hotel, Esbjerg |
2013 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | – | – | – | |
2014 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | – | – | – | |
2015 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | – | – | – | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg |
2016 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | – | – | – | |
2017 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | – | – | – | |
2018 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | – | – | – | |
2019 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | – | – | – | |
2021 | ![]() | 71.54 | 4 – 1 | ![]() | 72.10 | DKK 4,000 | DKK 2,000 | DKK 1,000 | Granly Hockey Arena, Esbjerg |
2022 | ![]() | 74.85 | 4 – 1 | ![]() | 67.93 | DKK 4,000 | DKK 2,000 | DKK 1,000 | |
2023 | ![]() | 71.57 | 4 – 0 | ![]() | 64.48 | DKK 4,000 | DKK 2,000 | DKK 1,000 | |
2024 | ![]() | 73.61 | 4 – 3 | ![]() | 68.67 | DKK 4,000 | DKK 2,000 | DKK 1,000 |
Year | Champion | Av. | Score | Runner-Up | Av. | Prize Money | Venue | ||
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Total | Ch. | R.-Up | |||||||
2012 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Esbjerg Conference Hotel, Esbjerg |
2013 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2014 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2015 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg |
2016 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2017 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2018 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
2019 | ![]() | n/a | beat | ![]() | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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