| 2018 International Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 14–16 September 2018 | ||
| Venue | SACHSENarena | ||
| Location | Riesa | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £135,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170Martin Schindler (third round) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Gerwyn Price | |||
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The2018 International Darts Open was the twelfth of thirteenPDC European Tour events on the2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at theSACHSENarena,Riesa,Germany from 14–16 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeatingKim Huybrechts 6–5 inlast year's final, but he was defeated 6–4 byRyan Searle in the second round.
Gerwyn Price won his firstEuropean Tour title by beatingSimon Whitlock 8–3 in the final. This tournament was also the first in European Tour history in which none of the top 4 seeds reached the quarter-finals.
This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage(num. of players) | Prize money | |
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| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £4,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £135,000 | |
Prize money will count towards thePDC Order of Merit, theProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.[1][2]
The top 16 entrants from thePDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 August will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held inBarnsley on 3 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 13 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 13 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 10 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).
The following players will take part in the tournament:
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