2018 European Darts Trophy

The 2018 European Darts Trophy was the thirteenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Lokhalle, Göttingen, Germany from 12–14 October 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates12–14 October 2018
VenueLokhalle
LocationGöttingen
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
(final)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 12

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 6–4 in 2017's final.

Van Gerwen won his third consecutive European Darts Trophy title and his 28th European Tour title in total after an 8–3 win over James Wade in 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 12 September 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 Dublin on 27 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 13 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 11 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 11 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

Mensur Suljović and Adrian Lewis, who would have been the number 6 and 7 seeds respectively, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Mervyn King and Stephen Bunting, the highest-ranked qualifiers, were promoted to 15th and 16th seed respectively, which meant an extra two places were made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
12 October
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
13 October
Third round
14 October
(best of 11 legs)
Quarter-finals
14 October
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
14 October
(best of 13 legs)
Final
14 October
(best of 15 legs)
1  Michael van Gerwen 101.636
  Simon Stevenson 94.363  Vincent van der Voort 95.962
1  van Gerwen 106.466
  Vincent van der Voort 103.966
16  Bunting 96.694
16  Stephen Bunting 103.116
  Mickey Mansell 87.766  Mickey Mansell 82.352
1  van Gerwen 106.536
  George Killington 81.772
9  Gurney 107.112
8  Joe Cullen 88.015
  Matthew Edgar 89.626  Matthew Edgar 90.176
  Edgar 88.453
  Jeffrey de Graaf 86.653
9  Gurney 92.356
9  Daryl Gurney 93.836
  Luke Humphries 96.566  Luke Humphries 92.603
1  van Gerwen 102.077
  Keegan Brown 86.524
5  Smith 93.622
5  Michael Smith 93.406
  Marko Kantele 88.166  Marko Kantele 81.421
5  Smith 103.666
  Robert Marijanović 84.833
  Beaton 99.890
12  Gerwyn Price 90.865
  Kim Huybrechts 96.225  Steve Beaton 96.636
5  Smith 102.786
  Steve Beaton 93.916
13  Chisnall 89.692
4  Ian White 97.944
  Mark Wilson 85.795  John Henderson 95.266
  Henderson 80.800
  John Henderson 94.486
13  Chisnall 112.636
13  Dave Chisnall 93.026
  Ryan Joyce 88.376  Ryan Joyce 88.485
1  van Gerwen 111.278
  Jermaine Wattimena 81.001
6  Wade 79.093
2  Peter Wright 87.783
  Maik Langendorf 81.584  Jelle Klaasen 91.596
  Klaasen 92.196
  Jelle Klaasen 88.516
  Schindler 93.245
15  Mervyn King 84.250
  Luke Woodhouse 82.433  Martin Schindler 90.186
  Klaasen 99.213
  Martin Schindler 91.446
  North 96.096
7  Jonny Clayton 100.316
  Gabriel Clemens 92.306  Gabriel Clemens 96.432
7  Clayton 97.661
  Brendan Dolan 86.723
  North 99.186
10  Simon Whitlock 97.164
  Richard North 78.046  Richard North 100.896
  North 99.294
  Christian Bunse 82.303
6  Wade 98.917
6  James Wade 101.766
  Danny Noppert 95.705  Toni Alcinas 98.354
6  Wade 90.396
  Toni Alcinas 96.306
11  Webster 88.513
11  Darren Webster 96.636
  Ricky Evans 104.736  Ricky Evans 90.873
6  Wade 97.426
  Andrew Gilding 80.411
3  Cross 95.953
3  Rob Cross 95.926
  Jeffrey de Zwaan 89.326  Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.324
3  Cross 97.956
  Steffen Siepmann 83.663
14  Hopp 101.625
14  Max Hopp 90.806
  Krzysztof Ratajski 93.946  Krzysztof Ratajski 86.955
  Steve West 89.455

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. ^ Allen, Dave. "ET13 Seeds Confirmed For Göttingen". PDC. Retrieved 12 September 2018.