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Rock defeats Doets to claim Austrian Open title
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Rock defeats Doets to claim Austrian Open title

BBC Sport · May 11, 2026, 8:46 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Rock's victory was his first European Tour win in almost two years
  • Northern Ireland's Josh Rock secured his first title on the European Tour in almost two years with a 8-6 win over Kevin Doets in the final of the Austrian Darts Open on Sunday.
  • The 25-year-old from Broughshane scored five straight wins in Graz to secure the £35,000 top prize and a green jacket - joking "I'm just happy that two Northern Irishmen got a green jacket this year".

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Rock's victory was his first European Tour win in almost two years

Northern Ireland's Josh Rock secured his first title on the European Tour in almost two years with a 8-6 win over Kevin Doets in the final of the Austrian Darts Open on Sunday.

The 25-year-old from Broughshane scored five straight wins in Graz to secure the £35,000 top prize and a green jacket - joking "I'm just happy that two Northern Irishmen got a green jacket this year".

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