Malta Open

{{Infobox darts tournament | tournament_name = Malta Open | image = | venue = Kirkop Sports Complex | location = [[Kirkop]] | country = {{flagcountry|MLT}} | establishment = 1976 | organisation = [[World Darts Federation|WDF]] | format = [[Set (darts)|Sets]] (1976–2015 in men's finals) [[Leg (darts)|Legs]] | prizefund = €8,000 | month_played = November | final year = | Current Champion = {{WDFFlag|Norbert Attard}} (men's) {{WDFWFlag|Lerena Rietbergen}} (women's) | Final Champion = }} The '''Malta Open'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Malta Darts Association|url=http://mda70.tripod.com/|website=mda70.tripod.com|publisher=Malta Darts Association|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> is an annual darts tournament on the WDF circuit that began in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malta Open|url=http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/TournamentDetails.aspx?tournKey=184|website=dartsdatabase.co.uk|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>

==Results== ===Men's=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !rowspan=2 | Year !rowspan=2 | Champion !rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Av.|Average in final}} !rowspan=2 | Score !rowspan=2 | Runner-Up !rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Av.|Average in final}} !colspan=3 | Prize Money !rowspan=2 | Venue |- ! Total ! {{Tooltip|Ch.|Champion}} ! {{Tooltip|R.-Up|Runner-Up}} |- | 1976 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Harry Heenan | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Ronald Manaire | align=center |n/a | align=center | – | align=center | – | align=center | – | Palace Theatre, [[Paola, Malta|Paola]] |- | 1986 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Peter Harding | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Granville Williams | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | rowspan=2 | Radio City, [[Hamrun]] |- | 1988 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Warriner]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Askew]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 1989 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Waugh | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob Taylor (darts player)|Bob Taylor]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | Grand Hotel Verdala, [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]] |- | 1990 | {{PDCFlag|Phil Taylor}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Brown (darts player, born 1962)|Steve Brown]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | Corradino Sports Pavilion, [[Paola, Malta|Paola]] |- | 1991 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rod Harrington]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Brown (darts player, born 1962)|Steve Brown]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | Jerma Palace, [[Marsascala]] |- | 1993 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Vincent Busuttil]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Carmelio Fenech | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | Pembroke Venue, [[Pembroke, Malta|Pembroke]] |- | 1994 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Smith | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Doggett | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | Giardino Restaurant, [[Swieqi]] |- | 1995 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Hankey]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Vincent Busuttil | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | St. Nicholas Hall, [[Paola, Malta|Paola]] |- | 1996 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ted Hankey]] (2) | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Gordon Stanmore | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | rowspan=5 | Stefano Zerafa School, [[Naxxar]] |- | 1997 | {{flagicon|CYP}} George Trypiniotis | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Godfrey Abela | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 1998 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Spedding | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Gunnar Glasö | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 1999 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Sean Palfrey]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Terry Adoltho | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 2000 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andy Keen (darts player)|Andy Keen]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Kerry Feltham | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 2001 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andy Keen (darts player)|Andy Keen]] (2) | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|CYP}} Marios Demetriou | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | rowspan=5 | Jerma Palace, [[Marsascala]] |- | 2002 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andy Keen (darts player)|Andy Keen]] (3) | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Roy Turner | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 2003 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andy Keen (darts player)|Andy Keen]] (4) | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{PDCFlag|John Michael}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 2004 | {{PDCFlag|John Michael}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Apollonio | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 2005 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Palmer | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Hirst | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 2006 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Rosenauer]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Godfrey Abela | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 | rowspan=2 | Dolmen Hotel, [[Qawra]] |- | 2007 | {{PDCFlag|John Michael}} (2) | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Colin Rice | align=center |n/a | align=center | MTL 880 | align=center | MTL 500 | align=center | MTL 200 |- | 2008 | {{PDCFlag|Jermaine Wattimena}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|MLT}} Vincent Busuttil | align=center |n/a | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 | rowspan=9 | Topaz Hotel, [[Bugibba]] |- | 2009 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Thomson (darts player)|Mark Thomson]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Roy Brown | align=center |n/a | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 |- | 2010 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Roy Brown | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andy Keen (darts player)|Andy Keen]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 |- | 2011 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Harvey | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Colin Rice | align=center |n/a | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 |- | 2012 | {{PDCFlag|John Michael}} (3) | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Rohlederer | align=center |n/a | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 |- | 2013 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ricky Williams (darts player)|Ricky Williams]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andy Keen (darts player)|Andy Keen]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 |- | 2014 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Walton (darts player)|John Walton]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 0 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Kostas Pantelidis | align=center |n/a | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 |- | 2015 | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Ümit Uygunsözlü]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 2 – 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Walton (darts player)|John Walton]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 |- | 2016 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Williams | align=center |94.80 | align=center | 6 – 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Prins]] | align=center |87.69 | align=center | €2,050 | align=center | €1,200 | align=center | €450 |- | 2017 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Layton]] | align=center |n/a | align=center | 6 – 2 | {{PDCFlag|Joe Davis}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | €3,500 | align=center | €1,500 | align=center | €450 | Cottonera Sports Complex, [[Cospicua]] |- | 2018 | {{PDCFlag|John Michael}} (4) | align=center |n/a | align=center | 6 – 3 | {{PDCFlag|Andy Hamilton}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | €3,500 | align=center | €1,500 | align=center | €450 | rowspan=2 | Montekristo Estates, [[Luqa]] |- | 2019 | {{PDCFlag|Joe Davis}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | 6 – 4 | {{PDCFlag|Thibault Tricole}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | €5,600 | align=center | €1,600 | align=center | €800 |- | 2021 | {{WDFFlag|John Desreumaux}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | 5 – 3 | {{WDFFlag|John Scott}} | align=center |n/a | align=center | €5,600 | align=center | €1,600 | align=center | €800 | rowspan=4 | Kirkop Sports Complex, [[Kirkop]] |- | 2022 | {{PDCFlag|Richard North}} | align=center |76.99 | align=center | 5 – 2 | {{WDFFlag|Gary Blackwood}} | align=center |82.21 | align=center | €5,600 | align=center | €1,600 | align=center | €800 |- | 2023 | {{WDFFlag|Michael Busscher|flag=NED}} | align=center |77.10 | align=center | 5 – 3 | {{WDFFlag|Marcus Maier|flag=GER}} | align=center |79.20 | align=center | €5,600 | align=center | €1,600 | align=center | €800 |- | 2024 | {{WDFFlag|Norbert Attard}} | align=center |89.15 | align=center | 5 – 2 | {{WDFFlag|Thomas Junghans}} | align=center |73.40 | align=center | €5,600 | align=center | €1,600 | align=center | €800 |- |2025 |{{Flag|Hungary}}András Borbély | align="center" |82.21 | align="center" |5 – 3 |{{WDFFlag|Thomas Junghans}} | align="center" |78.54 | align="center" |€5,600 | align="center" |€1,600 | align="center" |€800 |Malta Fair & Convention Centre Ta Qali, [[Ta' Qali|Ta Qali]] |}

===Women's === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/malta-open-ladies|title=Malta Open men's winners|publisher=mastercaller.com|date=26 November 2018|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref> ! Champion ! Score ! Runner-up ! Total Prize Money ! Champion ! Runner-up |- | 1986 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Linda Rogers-Pickett]] | 3–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Diane Hare]] | | | |- | 1988 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jayne Kempster]] | 4–3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joan Parmley]] | | | |- | 1989 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jayne Kempster]] | 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michela Crump]] | | | |- | 1990 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sharon Colclough]] | 4–1 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Päivi Jussila]] | | | |- | 1991 | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Betty Rodgers]] | 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Christie Allen (darts player)|Christie Allen]] | | | |- | 1992 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mandy Solomons]] | 4–3 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Linda Rogers-Pickett]] | | | |- | 1993 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lucy Lang]] | 3–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Meg Barnes]] | | | |- | 1994 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Louise Perry]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carole Wright]] | | | |- | 1995 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rebecca Hoyland-Cropper]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Irene Hancock]] | | | |- | 1996 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rebecca Hoyland-Cropper]] | 4–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Pam Hind]] | | | |- | 1997 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Crissy Manley]] | 4–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Yvonne Whitley]] | | | |- | 1998 | {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Tricia Wright]] | 4–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Pam Hind]] | | | |- | 1999 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rebecca Hoyland-Cropper]] | 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rebecca Rose (darts player)|Rebecca Rose]] | | | |- | 2000 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Judy Nuthall]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephanie Keen]] | | | |- | 2001 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jackie Hampshire (darts player)|Jackie Hampshire]] | 4–3 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Judy Nuthall]] | | | |- | 2002 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michelle Jackson (darts player)|Michelle Jackson]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Tweeddale]] | | | |- | 2003 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Helen Bonello]] | 4–3 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Tessie Bilocca]] | | | |- | 2004 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bianca Ehlen]] | 4–1 | {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Ann Rose]] | | | |- | 2005 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jackie Hampshire (darts player)|Jackie Hampshire]] | 4–0 | {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Joyce Fenech]] | | | |- | 2006 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wendy Reinstadtler]] | 4–1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jackie Hampshire (darts player)|Jackie Hampshire]] | | | |- | 2007 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Margaret Sutton (darts player)|Margaret Sutton]] | 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joyce Stanton]] | | | |- | 2008 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jane Stubbs]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Margaret Sutton]] | | | |- | 2009 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wendy Reinstadtler]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Margaret Sutton]] | | | |- | 2010 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kerry Simmonds (darts player)|Kerry Simmonds]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wendy Reinstadtler]] | | | |- | 2011 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Diane Nash (darts player)|Diane Nash]] | 4–3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Margaret Sutton]] | | | |- | 2012 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Casey Gallagher]] | 4–1 | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anette Tillbom]] | | | |- | 2013 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Suzanne Smith (darts player)|Suzanne Smith]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Casey Gallagher]] | | | |- | 2014 | {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vibeke Solvik]] | 4–0 | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kirsten Byø]] | | | |- | 2015 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ann-Kathrin Wigmann]] | 4–1 | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kristin Bomander]] | | | |- | 2016 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Christine Readhead]] | 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kaz Kirkby]] | | | |- | 2017 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Deta Hedman]] | 4–2 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aileen de Graaf]] | | | |- | 2018 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Deta Hedman]] | 4–0 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Julie Thompson | €2,400 | | |- | 2019 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Joanne Locke | 4–2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paula Jacklin]] | €2,400 | | |- | 2021 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paula Jacklin]] | 5–4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Aurora Fochesato]] | €2,400 | | |- | 2022 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Aletta Wajer]] | 5–3 | {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Veronika Ihász]] | €2,400 | | |- | 2023 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Noa-Lynn van Leuven]] | 5–3 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Irina Armstrong]] | €2,400 | | |- | 2024 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Lerena Rietbergen]] | 5–2 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lisa Zollikofer]] | €2,400 | €800 | €400 |}

===Youth's=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !rowspan=2 | Year !rowspan=2 | Champion !rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Av.|Average in final}} !rowspan=2 | Score !rowspan=2 | Runner-Up !rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|Av.|Average in final}} !colspan=3 | Prize Money !rowspan=2 | Venue |- ! Total ! {{Tooltip|Ch.|Champion}} ! {{Tooltip|R.-Up|Runner-Up}} |- | 2022 | {{WDFFlag|Kyle Satariano}} | align=center |48.19 | align=center | 5–4 | {{WDFFlag|Matti Satariano}} | align=center |51.01 | align=center | – | align=center | – | align=center | – | rowspan=3 | Kirkop Sports Complex, [[Kirkop]] |- | 2023 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ryan Branley]] | align=center |70.90 | align=center | 5–0 | {{WDFFlag|Kyle Satariano }} | align=center |51.06 | align=center | – | align=center | – | align=center | – |- | 2024 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Milan Brinkman]] | align=center |68.23 | align=center | 5–1 | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Luca Hessens]] | align=center |63.66 | align=center | – | align=center | – | align=center | – |}

==Tournament records== * Most wins '''4''': {{flagicon|MLT}} [[Andy Keen (darts player)|Andy Keen]], {{flagicon|GRE}} [[John Michael (darts player)|John Michael]]. * Most Finals '''6''': {{flagicon|MLT}} Andy Keen. * Most Semi Finals '''10''': {{flagicon|MLT}} Andy Keen. * Most Quarter Finals '''13''': {{flagicon|MLT}} Andy Keen. * Most Appearances '''14''': {{flagicon|MLT}} Andy Keen. * Most Prize Money won '''€5,748''': {{flagicon|MLT}} Andy Keen. * Youngest Winner '''age 20''': {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jermaine Wattimena]]. * Oldest Winner '''age 60''': {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Layton]].

==See also== *[[List of BDO ranked tournaments]] *[[List of WDF tournaments]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:1986 establishments in Malta]] [[Category:World Darts Federation tournaments]] [[Category:Darts in Malta]] [[Category:Long stubs with short prose]] [[Category:International sports competitions hosted by Malta]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1986]] [[Category:Malta Open| ]]