The 2017 European Darts Matchplay was the sixth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany between 9–11 June 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
| 2017 European Darts Matchplay | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 9–11 June 2017 | ||
| Venue | Edel-optics.de Arena | ||
| Location | Hamburg | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £135,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Max Hopp (first round)[1] | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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James Wade was the defending champion after defeating Dave Chisnall 6–5 in the final of the 2016 tournament, but lost to Kyle Anderson in the second round.[2]
Michael van Gerwen won his 16th European Tour Title after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–3 in the final.
Prize money edit
This is how the prize money is divided:[3]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £4,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £135,000 | |
Qualification and format edit
[4] The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 11 May automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events - 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Milton Keynes on 19 May), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 31 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 8 June), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 18 March) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 30 April).
The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw edit
References edit
- ^ "2017 PDC European Matchplay Results".
- ^ "European Tour | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "2017 PDC European Matchplay Player Prize Money".
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Matchplay Draw". PDC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "2017 PDC European Matchplay Seedings".
- ^ "European Tour 6-7 Entries".
- ^ "European Tour 6-7 UK Qualifier".
- ^ "Qualifying Double for Dutch Trio".
- ^ "ET6 Qualification". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Further Qualifying Treble for Ratajski".
- ^ "2017 PDC European Matchplay Results".
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Matchplay Day One". PDC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Matchplay Finals Day".
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Matchplay Finals Day".
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Matchplay Finals Day".
- ^ "HappyBet European Darts Matchplay Finals Day".