Swedish Open (darts) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Swedish Open is a darts

Darts

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tournament that has been held since 1969.

List of winners

Year	Champion (average in final)	Score	Runner-Up (average in final)	Total Prize Money	Champion	Runner-Up
1969	Barry Twomlow	?-?	Paul Gosling Paul Gosling Paul Gosling is an English former darts player.Gosling reached the final of the 1969 Swedish Open, losing to Barry Twomlow. 1969 saw Gosling get to another major finallosing in the News of the World Darts Championship. He then reached the final of the 1974 News of the World Darts Championship,...	?	?	?
1970	Tom Barrett	?-?	Barry Twomlow	?	?	?
1971	Tom Barrett	?-?	Peter Paulsen	?	?	?
1972	Brian Netherton	?-?	Ingemar Bjorling	?	?	?
1973	Kim Brown	?-?	Gunnar Moberg	?	?	?
1974	Peter Chapman	?-?	Kim Brown	?	?	?
1975	Bill Perry	?-?	Derek White	?	?	?
1976	Bill Lennard Bill Lennard William Henry Lennard was born in Manchester in June 1934, started playing darts in the early fifties and his enormous talent eventually enabled him to leave behind a £37 a week lorry driver's job and become a professional player.Lennard was a prolific exhibition player, and did many for the armed...	?-?	Tom Bafverfeldt	?	?	?
1977	Bill Perry	?-?	Stefan Lord Stefan Lord Stefan Lord is a retired Swedish professional darts player, who competed in British Darts Organisation events, and is one of the country's most successful players....	?	?	?
1978	Alan Glazier Alan Glazier Alan Glazier is a retired English darts player. He used the nickname "The Ton Machine" and was noted for his all-black outfits....	?-?	Gary Lawrence	?	?	?
1979	Eric Bristow Eric Bristow Eric Bristow MBE is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport.- Early career :...	?-?	Nicky Virachkul Nicky Virachkul Nicky Virachkul was a professional darts player who competed in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He competed in the third WDF World Cup darts tournament in 1979 and won the singles title...	?	?	?
1980	Tony Sontag Tony Sontag Tony Sontag is an English former darts player.Sontag reached the semi finals of the 1978 British Open, losing to the eventual winner Eric Bristow....	?-?	Gordon Watson	?	?	?
1981	Eric Bristow	?-?	Stefan Lord	?	?	?
1982	Eric Bristow	?-?	Jocky Wilson Jocky Wilson John Thomas Wilson known as "Jocky" Wilson, is a former Scottish darts champion. He retired from the game in 1995.Wilson was twice World professional Darts Champion in 1982 and 1989...	?	?	?
1984	Bjorn Enqvist	?-?	Gunnar Tahlin	?	?	?
1985	Dave Whitcombe Dave Whitcombe Dave Whitcombe is an English professional darts player who won several major tournaments and reached two World Championship Finals. He had a long professional career between 1980 and 1992.-Biography:...	?-?	Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko Cliff Lazarenko is an English professional darts player who competed for the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation...	?	?	?
1986	Bob Anderson Bob Anderson (darts player) Robert Charles "Bob" Anderson is a former world darts champion. He was ranked as world number one for over three years in the late 1980s. Nicknamed The Limestone Cowboy, he lives in Clevedon in Somerset.-Before Darts:Anderson threw his first darts maximum at the age of just five...	?-?	Mike Gregory	?	?	?
1987	Dave Whitcombe	?-?	Bob Anderson	?	?	?
1988	Steve Gittins Steve Gittins Steve Gittins is a former darts player from England.Gittins played twice at the BDO World Darts Championship. In 1989, he beat Finland's Kexi Heinäharju in the first round but lost in the second round to five-time World Champion Eric Bristow...	?-?	Dave Whitcombe	?	?	?
1989	Mike Gregory	?-?	Eric Bristow	?	?	?
1990	Dave Whitcombe	?-?	Peter Evison Peter Evison Peter Evison is a darts player who has enjoyed a long career in the game. His greatest achievements were to win the 1989 Winmau World Masters and the 1996 World Matchplay. He has also come close to winning the World Championship on a number of occasions.Before appearing in a major tournament...	?	?	?
1991	Rod Harrington Rod Harrington Rod Harrington is a former English darts player. He used the nickname The Prince of Style for his matches, often wearing a suit and waistcoast for his games...	?-?	Stefan Lord	?	?	?
1992	Mike Gregory	?-?	Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley is an English professional darts player. He has won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively...	?	?	?
1993	Per Skau Per Skau Per Skau is a Danish darts player, known for his slow, deliberate throwing action.At the 1992 BDO World Darts Championship he defeated Dave Whitcombe in the first round 3–1 only to be knocked out by eventual champion Phil Taylor 3–1 in the second. He repeated this performance in 1996, beating Eric...	?-?	Jann Hoffmann Jann Hoffmann Jann Hoffmann is a Danish darts player who competed in the British Darts Organisation.He played at the BDO World Darts Championship four times. In 1990, he caused a major shock, beating former world champion Bob Anderson in the first round. He eventually lost to Cliff Lazarenko in the second round...	?	?	?
1994	Eric Burden	?-?	Magnus Caris Magnus Caris Magnus Caris is a Swedish darts player.Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances, his first coming in 1988, losing in the first round to Rick Ney of the United States...	?	?	?
1995	Wayne Weening Wayne Weening Wayne Dirk Weening is an Australian darts player.Weening made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances with his best performance coming in 1993, reaching the quarter-finals by beating Rod Harrington and Albert Anstey before losing to Alan Warriner...	?-?	Steve Beaton Steve Beaton Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation...	?	?	?
1996	Roland Scholten Roland Scholten Roland Scholten is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Hey Ya by Outkast as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 45th in the PDC...	?-?	Andy Jenkins Andy Jenkins Andy Jenkins is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Jenkins had trials for Southampton Football Club while at school.-BDO career:...	?	?	?
1997	Richie Davies	?-?	Roland Scholten	?	?	?
1998	Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...	?-?	Peter Manley Peter Manley Peter David Manley is an English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed One Dart as he is known for hitting doubles with his first dart...	?	?	?
1999	Erik Clarys Erik Clarys Erik Clarys is a Belgian former darts player. He competed for the British Darts Organisation and the Professional Darts Corporation. He is nicknamed "The Sheriff". Clarys was known for his unorthodox way of scoring and finishing which made him popular with fans.-BDO career:Clarys caused a major...	?-?	Raymond van Barneveld	?	?	?
2000	Kevin Painter Kevin Painter Kevin Painter is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, where he is known as "The Artist"...	?-?	Steve Beaton	?	?	?
2001	Stefan Nagy Stefan Nagy Stefan Nagy is a Swedish darts player who competed in British Darts Organisation events.At the 1992 BDO World Darts Championship he was defeated 3-0 by Rod Harrington in the first round. 2002 saw Nagy's return to Lakeside, where he beat Gary Anderson in the first round but lost in the last 16 to...	?-?	Matt Clark Matt Clark (darts player) Matt Clark is an English darts player who competes for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly played for the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname Superman for his matches.-Darting history:...	?	?	?
2002	Raymond van Barneveld	?-?	Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton is an English professional darts player currently playing in BDO events. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song "One Step Beyond" wearing sunglasses. It is one of the most popular walk-ons with the audience...	?	?	?
2003	Raymond van Barneveld	4-2	Ted Hankey Ted Hankey Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula...	?	?	?
2004	Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch Shaun Greatbatch is an English darts player. He lives in Suffolk and works in the construction industry. His nickname is 9 Dart, having been the first player to hit a perfect nine dart finish on live television, in the final of the 2002 Dutch Open against Steve Coote.-Darts career:Shaun's family...	?-?	Tony Martin Tony Martin (darts player) Tony Martin is a darts player with the British Darts Organisation .Martin started his darts career playing in British Darts Organisation tournaments and was a runner-up in the British Classic to Mervyn King in 2002...	SEK 29,000	SEK 11,000	SEK 5,000
2005	Tony Eccles Tony Eccles Tony Eccles is a Winmau sponsored darts player currently residing in Hartlepool. He uses the nickname The Viper.-BDO career:... (88.05)	4-2	Mareno Michels Mareno Michels Mareno Michels is a darts player from the Netherlands. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation events.... (82.35)	?	?	?
2006	Tony Eccles	?-?	Remco van Eijden Remco van Eijden Remco van Eijden is a Dutch darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events.van Eijden previously played in the British Darts Organisation and he played in the 2008 BDO World Darts Championship, beating fellow Dutchman Mario Robbe in the first round, only to lost in the second round...	?	?	?
2007	Shaun Greatbatch	4-1	Dave Prins Dave Prins Dave Prins is an English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events.Prins reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets....	SEK 29,000	SEK 11,000	SEK 5,000
2008	Scott Waites Scott Waites Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:...	?-?	Scott Mitchell Scott Mitchell (darts player) Scott Mitchell is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Before he made his mark in the BDO, Mitchell qualified for the 2007 UK Open Darts, winning his first round match against Brian Cathcart before losing in the second round to former world champion Jelle...	SEK 29,000	SEK 11,000	SEK 5,000
2009	Willy van de Wiel Willy van de Wiel Willy van de Wiel is a Dutch darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Willy won the 2008 Norway Open, beating Dave Chisnall, Stephen Bunting and John Henderson before beating Paul Hanvidge in the final...	?-?	Anders Åström	SEK 31,400	SEK 16,000	SEK 5,000
2010	Göran Klemme Göran Klemme Göran Klemme is a Swedish darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Klemme made his name in the 2005 Winmau World Masters. He defeated Bobby George, Gary Robson and John Walton on the way to the final, where he played reigning BDO world champion Raymond van Barneveld...	?-?	Veijo Viinikka	SEK 55,000	SEK 25,000	SEK 10,000

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