ðə tˈʊɹnəmənt fˈɜːst ɐpˈɪɹd ɔnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ skˈɛdʒuːl bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən æz ðə kˈɛmɐpˌɑːl tɹˈoʊfi tʃˈɛk ˈoʊpən, ænd wʌzðə fˈɜːst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tˈʊɹ ᵻvˈɛnt stˈeɪdʒd ˈiːst ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈaɪɚn kˈɜːtən ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɔːl ʌvðə bɜːlˈɪn wˈɔːl.
The tournament first appeared on the European Tour schedule between 1994 and 1997 as the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open, and was the first European Tour event staged east of the former Iron Curtain after the fall of the Berlin Wall.