German Open (darts)

German Open
Tournament information
VenueWunderland Kalkar
LocationKalkar
Country Germany
Established1986
Organisation(s)DSC Bochum
Prize fund€10,800
Month(s) PlayedApril
Current champion(s)
Michael Busscher (men's)
Sharona Veld (women's)

The German Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bull's German Open)[1] is a darts tournament that began in 1986. It was abandoned for three years before being recurred in 1990 where it has been held annually. All tournaments was held in Germany at various venues. The first winners of the tournament was Bernd Hebecker from Germany and Mia Mevissen from Netherlands.

Tournament was not organized in 2020–2022 due to coronavirus pandemic. It was announced that the tournament in 2023 will not be organized as part of the World Darts Federation and its results will not be included in the international and regional ranking of this organization. The event is organized by Dart Sport Club Bochum.

List of tournaments

Men's

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
1986 Bernd Hebecker n/a beat Franky Velle n/a Düsseldorf
1990 Kai Pfeiffer n/a beat Harry Robinson n/a Bochum
1991 Bruno Raes n/a 3 – 2 Steve Brown n/a
1992 Peter Evison n/a 3 – 0 Leo Laurens n/a Herne
1993 Peter Evison (2) n/a 3 – 1 Rod Harrington n/a
1994 Per Skau 94.68 2 – 0 Sean Palfrey 93.90
1995 Ronnie Baxter n/a 3 – 2 Les Wallace n/a
1996 Colin Monk n/a 3 – 2 Andy Fordham n/a
1997 Pascal Lefèvre n/a 3 – 2 Erik Clarys n/a
1998 Alan Warriner n/a 3 – 1 Robbie Widdows n/a
1999 Steve Coote 93.27 3 – 1 Gary Spedding 82.29
2000 Shayne Burgess 97.38 3 – 2 Dave Askew 86.61
2001 Martin Adams n/a 3 – 2 Peter Manley n/a
2002 Ted Hankey n/a 3 – 1 Tony Eccles n/a
2003 Ted Hankey (2) n/a 3 – 2 André Brantjes n/a
2004 Gary Anderson n/a 3 – 0 Tony O'Shea n/a €6,200 €2,000 €1,000
2005 Paul Hanvidge n/a 3 – 2 Arjan Moen n/a €5,400 €2,000 €1,000
2006 Gary Anderson (2) n/a 3 – 2 Martin Adams n/a €7,160 €2,000 €1,000 Städtische Sporthalle, Bochum
2007 Martin Adams (2) n/a 3 – 1 John Walton n/a €6,200 €2,000 €1,000
2008 Gary Anderson (3) n/a 3 – 0 Robert Thornton n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200
2009 John Henderson n/a 3 – 2 Stephen Bunting n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200
2010 Dean Winstanley n/a 3 – 2 Ronny Huybrechts n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200
2011 Benito van de Pas 95.22 3 – 2 Tony O'Shea 95.91 €8,000 €2,000 €1,200
2012 Geert De Vos n/a 3 – 2 Alan Norris n/a €6,000 €2,000 €1,000
2013 Geert De Vos (2) n/a 3 – 1 Stephen Bunting n/a €6,000 €2,000 €1,000
2014 Darryl Fitton n/a 3 – 1 James Wilson n/a €6,000 €2,000 €1,000
2015 Jeffrey de Graaf n/a 8 – 7 Martin Adams n/a €6,300 €3,000 €1,500
2016 Danny Noppert n/a 6 – 4 Darius Labanauskas n/a €6,200 €2,000 €1,000
2017 Mark McGeeney 89.47 6 – 2 Toon Greebe 82.38 €8,400 €2,400 €1,200 Festplatz Castroper Straße, Bochum
2018 Scott Mitchell n/a 6 – 3 Derk Telnekes n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200 Wunderland Kalkar, Kalkar
2019 Mario Vandenbogaerde n/a 6 – 5 Martijn Kleermaker n/a €8,400 €2,400 €1,200
2023  Michael Busscher n/a beat  Dennie Olde Kalter n/a €7,700 €2,500 €1,000

Women's

Year Champion (average in final) Score Runner-up (average in final) Total
Prize Money
Champion Runner-up
1986 Mia Mevissen bt. Anita Vink
1990 Valerie Maytum bt. Marion Diehn
1991 Vicky Pruim bt. Claudia Seifert
1992 Sharon Colclough bt. Heike Jenkins
1993 Päivi Jussila bt. Heike Jenkins
1994 Valerie Maytum (2) bt. Deta Hedman
1995 Sharon Colclough (2) bt. Gerda Weltz
1996 Francis Hoenselaar bt. Deta Hedman
1997 Trina Gulliver bt. Sharon Colclough
1998 Sharon Colclough (3) bt. Trina Gulliver
1999 Francis Hoenselaar (2) bt. Trina Gulliver
2001 Francis Hoenselaar (3) bt. Tricia Wright
2002 Francis Hoenselaar (4) 2–1 Trina Gulliver
2003 Trina Gulliver (2) bt. Carina Ekberg
2004 Francis Hoenselaar (5) 2–1 Trina Gulliver
2005 Trina Gulliver (3) 2–0 Marika Juhola
2006 Carla Molema 2–0 Francis Hoenselaar
2007 Carina Ekberg 2–1 Carla Molema
2008 Julie Gore 2–0 Rilana Erades
2009 Trina Gulliver (4) 2–1 Tricia Wright
2010 Tricia Wright (2) 2–0 Irina Armstrong
2011 Deta Hedman 2–0 Lorraine Winstanley €2,600 €1,000 €400
2012 Deta Hedman (2) 2–0 Lorraine Winstanley €2,600 €1,000 €400
2013 Deta Hedman (3) 2–1 Sharon Prins €2,600 €1,000 €400
2014 Anastasia Dobromyslova 2–1 Lorraine Winstanley €2,600 €1,000 €400
2015 Lorraine Winstanley 7–5 Zoe Jones €2,600 €1,000 €400
2016 Aileen de Graaf 5–3 Anastasia Dobromyslova €2,600 €1,000 €400
2017 Deta Hedman (4) 5–4 Aileen de Graaf €2,400 €800 €400
2018 Aileen de Graaf (2) 5–1 Deta Hedman €2,400 €800 €400
2019 Aileen de Graaf (3) 5–4 Fallon Sherrock €2,400 €800 €400
2023  Sharona Veld beat  Petra Zimmer €1,300 €500 €250

Boys

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2012 Jeffrey de Zwaan n/a beat Mike Zuydwijk n/a Städtische Sporthalle, Bochum
2013 Jeffrey de Zwaan (2) n/a beat Colin Roelofs n/a
2014 Colin Roelofs n/a beat Justin van Tergouw n/a
2015 Callan Rydz n/a beat Wesley Hurrebrink n/a
2016 Justin van Tergouw n/a beat Rusty-Jake Rodriguez n/a
2017 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez n/a beat Nico Blum n/a Festplatz Castroper Straße, Bochum
2018 Jurjen van der Velde n/a beat Danny de Graaf n/a Wunderland Kalkar, Kalkar
2019 Owen Roelofs n/a beat Oliver Pieper n/a

Girls

Year Champion Av. Score Runner-Up Av. Prize Money Venue
Total Ch. R.-Up
2012 Ann-Kathrin Wigmann n/a beat Anna Schultze n/a Städtische Sporthalle, Bochum
2013 Casey Gallagher n/a beat Sarah Rosen n/a
2014 Shauni Wastyn n/a beat Kyana Frauenfelder n/a
2015 Sofie-Jahn Bendorff n/a beat Kyana Frauenfelder n/a
2016 Christina Schuler n/a beat Kyana Frauenfelder n/a
2017 Christina Schuler (2) n/a beat Denise Schuler n/a Festplatz Castroper Straße, Bochum
2018 Katie Sheldon n/a beat Christina Schuler n/a Wunderland Kalkar, Kalkar
2019 Lerena Rietbergen n/a beat Rosanne van der Velde n/a

Tournament records

References

  1. ^ "Bulls the Dart Side of Life". bulls-germanopen.de. German Open. Retrieved 12 January 2016.