Australian Darts Open

Australian Darts Open
Tournament information
VenueMoama Bowling Club
LocationMoama
CountryNew South Wales New South Wales
Australia Australia
Established2019
Organisation(s)WDF
FormatLegs
Prize fundA$80,000
Month(s) PlayedAugust
Current champion(s)
 Andy Baetens (men's)
 Lisa Ashton (women's)

The Australian Darts Open is a darts tournament held at Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia. First edition of the tournament took place in 2019. The next edition of this tournament took place in 2022 after an interruption caused by COVID-19 pandemic. World Darts Federation announced that the Australian Darts Open has been awarded Platinum ranking status, with a total prize fund of A$80,000, set to be one of the biggest WDF events in 2022.[1]

Tournament has been open to players worldwide, with open qualifiers for this staged event across Australia. The stage format adopted for this tournament had been used before at the Finder Darts Masters. First winners of the tournament were Damon Heta and Lisa Ashton.[1]

Results

Men's

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2019  Damon Heta 92.21 10 – 9  Scott Mitchell 94.12 A$50,000 A$15,000 A$5,000 Moama Bowling Club, Moama
2022  Raymond Smith 93.32 10 – 9  Haupai Puha 90.21 A$56,000 A$16,000 A$8,000
2023  Andy Baetens 92.62 10 – 2  Neil Duff 89.81 A$39,000 A$10,000 A$5,000

Women's

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2019  Lisa Ashton 87.97 8 – 6  Mikuru Suzuki 85.41 A$21,000 A$10,000 A$5,000 Moama Bowling Club, Moama
2022  Beau Greaves 91.27 8 – 5  Mikuru Suzuki 89.46 A$24,000 A$8,000 A$4,000
2023  Lisa Ashton (2) 88.04 8 – 4  Aileen de Graaf 80.80 A$17,000 A$5,000 A$2,500

References

  1. ^ a b "Australian Open Press Release". World Darts Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2021.