German Open (darts)

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

Men's[edit]

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

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

Boys[edit]

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

Girls[edit]

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

Tournament records[edit]

References[edit]

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


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