European Darts Open 2017: Draw, schedule, results & odds

The eighth event of the 2017 European Tour season took place from June 30-July 2 with the European Darts Open in Leverkusen.

Hot favourite Michael van Gerwen was also the defending champion having defeated Peter Wright in the 2016 final, but the world number one suffered a shock defeat in the third round this time.

Snakebite then took full advantage of the world number one's exit to pick up his fourth European Tour title of the campaign.

Here, you can look back on how the £135,000 tournament unfolded with the the results and links to each day's review, while we have details of the prize fund and past finals. 

European Darts Open: Draw & Tournament Bracket

Seedings in brackets
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(Seeded players earn byes to second round)

Mensur Suljovic (3) v Zoran Lerchbacher/Christian Kist
Joe Cullen (14) v Krzysztof Ratajski/Mark Barilli
Kim Huybrechts (6) v John Henderson/Ray Campbell
Alan Norris (11) v Aden Kirk/Michael Plooy
Benito van de Pas (7) v James Richardson/Mark Webster
Dave Chisnall (10) v Justin Pipe/James Wade
Peter Wright (2) v Robbie Green/Martin Schindler
Stephen Bunting (15) v Steffen Siepmann/Jermaine Wattimena
Simon Whitlock (4) v Dimitri Van den Bergh/Matt Clark
Gerwyn Price (13) v Mark Walsh/Nathan Aspinall
Michael Smith (5) v Kyle Anderson/Peter Jacques
Daryl Gurney (12) v Jerry Hendriks/Christian Bunse
Jelle Klaasen (8) v Richard North/Devon Petersen
Ian White (9) v Mervyn King/Kim Viljanen
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Vincent van der Voort/Cristo Reyes
Rob Cross (16) v Robert Allenstein/Dragutin Horvat 

European Darts Open: Daily Results

All games best of 11 legs
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Friday June 30
First Round
Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm BST)
Mark Walsh 6-2 Nathan Aspinall
James Richardson 6-2 Mark Webster
John Henderson 6-2 Ray Campbell
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Mark Barilli
Steffen Siepmann 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena
Aden Kirk 6-5 Michael Plooy
Robbie Green 6-5 Martin Schindler
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-0 Matt Clark

Evening Session (6pm-10pm BST)
Justin Pipe 1-6 James Wade
Jerry Hendriks 6-4 Christian Bunse
Zoran Lerchbacher 2-6 Christian Kist
Kyle Anderson 3-6 Peter Jacques
Mervyn King 6-3 Kim Viljanen
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Cristo Reyes
Robert Allenstein 6-3 Dragutin Horvat
Richard North 5-6 Devon Petersen
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Saturday July 1
Second Round
Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm BST)
Daryl Gurney 6-5 Jerry Hendriks
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Mark Walsh
Alan Norris 6-2 Aden Kirk
Joe Cullen 6-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Benito van de Pas 5-6 James Richardson
Kim Huybrechts 4-6 John Henderson
Simon Whitlock 5-6 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Steffen Siepmann

Evening Session (6pm-10pm BST)
Dave Chisnall 6-2 James Wade
Michael Smith 6-3 Peter Jacques
Ian White 2-6 Mervyn King
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Christian Kist
Peter Wright 6-1 Robbie Green
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Vincent van der Voort
Jelle Klaasen 4-6 Devon Petersen
Rob Cross 6-0 Robert Allenstein
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Sunday July 2
Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm BST)
Third round
Mensur Suljovic w/o Joe Cullen
John Henderson 6-5 Alan Norris
James Richardson 3-6 Dave Chisnall
Peter Wright 6-3 Stephen Bunting
Dimitri van den Bergh 3-6 Gerwyn Price
Michael Smith 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Devon Petersen 3-6 Mervyn King
Michael van Gerwen 2-6 Rob Cross

Evening Session (6pm-10pm BST)
Quarter-Finals
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 John Henderson
Dave Chisnall 1-6 Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price 4-6 Michael Smith
Mervyn King 6-2 Rob Cross

Semi-Finals
Mensur Suljovic 3-6 Peter Wright
Michael Smith 4-6 Mervyn King 

Final
Peter Wright 6-2 Mervyn King
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European Darts Open Prize Fund

Winner: £25,000
Runner-Up: £10,000
Semi-Final: £6,000
Quarter-Final: £4,000
Third Round: £3,000
Second Round: £2,000
First Round: £1,000

Total: £135,000    

European Darts Open: Past Finals

2016: Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Peter Wright
2015: Robert Thornton 6-2 Kim Huybrechts
2014: Peter Wright 6-2 Simon Whitlock
2013: Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Simon Whitlock
2012: Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 Dave Chisnall