2018 Dutch Darts Masters

The 2018 Dutch Darts Masters was the sixth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at IJsselhallen, Zwolle, Netherlands, between 11–13 May 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 Dutch Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates11–13 May 2018
VenueIJsselhallen
LocationZwolle
Country Netherlands
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Australia Kyle Anderson
(second round)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 5 Event 7»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending four-time consecutive champion after defeating Steve Beaton 6–2 in the 2017 final.

Van Gerwen went on to win the title for the 5th time in a row by defeating Steve Lennon 8–5 in the final, after he was 6–2 down in the semi-finals, before surviving three match darts from Daryl Gurney and winning 7–6 to reach the final.

Prize money

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This is how the prize money is divided:

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

Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.[1][2]

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 27 March will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 6 April), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 3 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 10 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 23 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 24 February).

Rob Cross withdrew with illness on the day of the tournament, so Steve Lennon, who was due to face him in round 2, was given a bye to round 3.[3]

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
11 May
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
12 May
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
13 May
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
13 May
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
13 May
Final
(best of 15 legs)
13 May
1  Michael van Gerwen 95.946
  Terry Jenkins 94.206  Terry Jenkins 81.660
1  van Gerwen 91.976
  Mike De Decker 79.312
16  Webster 89.264
16  Darren Webster 94.556
  Steve Beaton 82.086  Steve Beaton 96.694
1  van Gerwen 102.786
  Jeffrey de Graaf 86.695
  Anderson 91.422
8  Dave Chisnall 84.914
  Cameron Menzies 96.316  Cameron Menzies 95.386
  Menzies 74.795
  Kevin Münch 82.371
  Anderson 89.396
9  Ian White 102.873
  Kyle Anderson 98.806  Kyle Anderson 99.096
1  van Gerwen 93.347
  Christian Kist 91.093
5  Gurney 84.606
5  Daryl Gurney 102.066
  James Wade 94.703  Cristo Reyes 93.364
5  Gurney 98.536
  Cristo Reyes 98.576
12  King 90.162
12  Mervyn King 93.776
  Ryan Joyce 89.926  Ryan Joyce 86.924
5  Gurney 93.586
  Michael Rosenauer 83.465
  Bunting 97.922
4  Michael Smith 93.040
  Stephen Bunting 91.076  Stephen Bunting 106.096
  Bunting 100.176
  Tobias Müller 83.611
  Ratajski 99.703
13  Jelle Klaasen 88.592
  Ricky Evans 90.192  Krzysztof Ratajski 92.836
1  van Gerwen 97.538
  Krzysztof Ratajski 89.746
  Lennon 91.405
2  Peter Wright 96.866
  James Wilson 100.726  James Wilson 95.234
2  Wright 103.406
  Johan Engström 86.112
15  Price 97.223
15  Gerwyn Price 88.806
  Toni Alcinas 88.465  Dragutin Horvat 86.225
2  Wright 95.985
  Dragutin Horvat 91.746
10  Huybrechts 93.496
7  Joe Cullen 99.923
  Jermaine Wattimena 90.556  Jermaine Wattimena 96.876
  Wattimena 91.055
  Adam Huckvale 80.063
10  Huybrechts 90.166
10  Kim Huybrechts 89.396
  Jamie Lewis 90.031  Wayne Jones 88.572
10  Huybrechts 85.025
  Wayne Jones 101.326
  Lennon 88.747
6  Mensur Suljović 94.746
  Jonny Clayton 89.885  Josh Payne 92.485
6  Suljović 94.116
  Josh Payne 89.576
11  Whitlock 91.783
11  Simon Whitlock 97.636
  Adrian Lewis 82.324  Jan Dekker 89.114
6  Suljović 92.963
  Jan Dekker 92.886
  Lennon 87.596
3  Rob Cross w/d
  Steve Lennon 91.536  Steve Lennon w/o
  Lennon 86.876
  Rowby-John Rodriguez 95.845
  Richardson 83.005
14  John Henderson 89.743
  James Richardson 96.666  James Richardson 92.016
  Jason Cullen 87.824

References

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  1. ^ "European Tour 2018 Info". PDPA. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ "European Tour Rule Changes Announced". PDC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ Phillips, Josh. "Cross Withdraws From Zwolle Event". PDC. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ Allen, Dave. "ET5 & ET6 Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Seven Secure Double European Qualification". PDC. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.