2024 Belgian Darts Open
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| 2024 Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 8–10 March 2024 | ||
| Venue | Oktoberhallen | ||
| Location | Wieze, Belgium | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £175,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
| Nine-dart finish | Luke Littler | ||
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The 2024 Belgian Darts Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Blåkläder Belgian Darts Open) was a professional darts tournament that took place at the Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium from 8 to 10 March 2024. It was the first of thirteen European Tour events on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, defeating Luke Humphries 8–6 in the 2023 final,[1][2] but he was eliminated in the second round after a 6–4 loss to Peter Wright.[3]
Luke Littler won the title on his European Tour debut, beating Rob Cross 8–7 in the final. Littler also hit a nine-dart finish in this match.[4][5]
The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[6][7]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £12,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £8,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £6,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £4,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,500* |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,250* |
| Total | £175,000 | |
- Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.[8][9]