The Hungarian Classic
(previously called Hungarian Open) is a
darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, missiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dar ...
tournament held in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. Tournament was sanctioned by the
World Darts Federation
The World Darts Federation (WDF) is a sport governing body and (along with the PDC) a tournament organiser for the game of darts. It was formed in 1974 by representatives of the original fourteen founding members. Membership is open to the natio ...
. The event has been organized every year since 1999. Three editions of this tournament were held in
Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...
. Hungarian Classic is a part of the
Hungarian Masters weekend.
The first winners were
Levente Székely and
Kristina Pruim.
List of tournaments
Men's
Women's
Boys
Girls
Tournament records
* Most wins 2:
Dave Prins
David Michael Prins (born 16 November 1968) is an English professional darts player.
Career
Prins reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets.
Prins qualified for his first BDO Wo ...
.
* Most Finals 2:
Dave Prins
David Michael Prins (born 16 November 1968) is an English professional darts player.
Career
Prins reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets.
Prins qualified for his first BDO Wo ...
,
Dietmar Burger
Dietmar Burger (born 19 July 1968) is an Austrian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Burger won the Czech Open back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 and then won the Finnish Open in 2007, an ev ...
,
Attila Szoke.
* Most Semi Finals 4:
Nándor Bezzeg.
* Most Quarter Finals 7:
Nándor Bezzeg.
* Most Appearances 9:
Nándor Bezzeg,
Pal Szekely.
* Most Prize Money won €1387:
Ad van Haaren.
* Best winning average () : v's .
* Youngest Winner age 23:
Mareno Michels
Mareno Michels (born 23 October 1984) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
BDO
Michels made three quarter final appearances in the BDO Open events in 2005, doing so in the Welsh Open, Eng ...
.
* Oldest Winner age 43:
Dave Prins
David Michael Prins (born 16 November 1968) is an English professional darts player.
Career
Prins reached the last 16 of the 2009 Winmau World Masters, where he lost to Tony O'Shea in three straight sets.
Prins qualified for his first BDO Wo ...
.
References
External links
Hungarian Darts Federation
1999 establishments in Hungary
Darts tournaments
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