Houston Open (darts)

The Houston Open Darts Tournament was an annual darts tournament for steel-point darts in Houston, Texas. The combined prize money is in excess of $10,000. In 2013 the tournament took place on 21-23 June.^[1] This year was tournament played for the last time.^[2] Due to organizational problems within the hosting body, Harris County Darts Association, the tournament was not held in 2014.

The Houston Open Darts Tournament has been held annually, every year since 1978. The first year, 1978, was held in the ballroom of the Dunfey's Hotel, near Sharpstown Mall in Houston, Texas. Since then, it has been held at several different major hotels.

The Houston Open consists of many events, currently 13, played over three day weekend: Friday through Sunday. Events include singles, doubles, and mixed events for 501 and Cricket. ADO national ranking points are awarded to the winner of the 501 Singles event.

Year	Singles 501 Winner	Score	Runner-up	Total Prize Money	Singles 501 Winner	Singles 501 Runner-Up
1978	Dan Pucillo	beat	Frank Ennis	?	?	?
1979	Nicky Virachkul	beat	Conrad Daniels	?	?	?
1980	Paul Lim	beat	Javier Gopar	?	?	?
1981	Andy Green	?-?	Len Heard
1982	Jerry Umberger	?-?	Dave Miller	?	?	?
1983	Conrad Daniels	?-?	Rick Ney	?	?	?
1984	Gerald Verrier	beat	Jerry Umberger
1985	Gerald Verrier	?-?	Joe Gorski	?	?	?
1986	Dave Kelly	beat	Tony Payne	?	?	?
1987	Gerald Verrier	beat	Sean Downs	?	?	?
1988	Jim Watkins	beat	Bob Sinnaeve	?	?	?
1989	Steve Brown	beat	Larry Butler	?	?	?
1990	Gerald Verrier	beat	Rick Bisaro	?	?	?
1991	Gerald Verrier	beat	Dick McGinnis	?	?	?
1992	John Part	beat	Gerald Verrier
1993	Larry Butler	beat	Ron Miller
1994	Wade McDonald	beat	Dan Valletto	?	?	?
1995	Paul Lim	beat	Davis Snider
1996	Dieter Schutsch	beat	Barry Twomlow
1997	Dan Lauby	beat	Ray Carver
1998	Bill Davis	beat	John Kuczynski
1999	Scott Wollaston	beat	George Walls	?	?	?
2000	Gerald Verrier	beat	Gary Mawson	?	?	?
2001	John Kuczynski	beat	Russ Lopez	?	?	?
2002	John Part	beat	Roger Carter	?	?	?
2003	John Part	beat	Dan Lauby	?	?	?
2004	Gerry Convery	beat	Darin Young	?	?	?
2005	John Part	beat	Darin Young	?	?	?
2006	Gary Mawson	?-?	John Kuczynski	?	?	?
2008	Brian Blake	?-?	Peter Kigano	$2,240	$600	$300
2009	Steve Brown^[3]	?-?	Dieter Schutsch	$1,430	$500	$250
2010	Tom Sawyer	?-?	Joey Watts	$1,430	$500	$250
2021	Kevin Luke	6–4	Jules van Dongen	$1,430	$500	$250

References

1. "National Finals Dates". American Darts Organization. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
2. "Houston Open Men". mastercaller.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
3. . Cyberdarts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2013-05-08.