2018 German Darts Championship

The 2018 German Darts Championship was the tenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany from 31 August–2 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 German Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates31 August–2 September 2018
VenueHalle 39
LocationHildesheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 England Joe Cullen
(third round)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 9 Event 11»

Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–3 in the 2017 final, but he withdrew the day before the event.

Van Gerwen won the event for the second time and his 27th European Tour title in total, beating James Wilson 8–6 in the final, and only dropping seven legs in the whole tournament.

During the event, Dave Chisnall broke the record for the highest ever 3-dart average on the European Tour, with an average of 118.66 in his 6–0 defeat of Mark Webster in the second round.

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 8 June 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 Wigan on 15 June), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 30 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 30 August), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 26 May) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 August).

Peter Wright, who would have been the number 2 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Steve Beaton, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed, which meant an extra place was made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
31 August
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
1 September
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
2 September
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
2 September
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
2 September
Final
(best of 15 legs)
2 September
1  Michael van Gerwen 109.986
  Cristo Reyes 82.866  Cristo Reyes 88.780
1  van Gerwen 102.486
  Nico Blum 75.863
  Schindler 89.790
16  Steve Beaton 79.432
  Martin Schindler 81.636  Martin Schindler 83.726
1  van Gerwen 96.296
  Justin Pipe 82.514
9  Chisnall 88.601
8  Ian White 92.695
  Terry Jenkins 85.416  Terry Jenkins 90.346
  Jenkins 92.584
  Ross Smith 78.083
9  Chisnall 95.856
9  Dave Chisnall 118.666
  Ted Evetts 82.305  Mark Webster 85.250
1  van Gerwen 111.937
  Mark Webster 89.486
5  Cullen 99.300
5  Joe Cullen 94.766
  Andy Boulton 88.683  Josh Payne 90.444
5  Cullen 98.626
  Josh Payne 91.306
  Dekker 100.595
12  Gerwyn Price 92.434
  Darius Labanauskas 83.903  Jan Dekker 92.696
5  Cullen 92.456
  Jan Dekker 83.986
  Lewis 80.471
4  Daryl Gurney 99.346
  Darren Johnson 92.026  Darren Johnson 92.793
4  Gurney 92.335
  Christopher Hänsch 78.030
  Lewis 90.756
13  Mervyn King 85.695
  Adrian Lewis 87.296  Adrian Lewis 84.556
1  van Gerwen 101.248
  Toni Alcinas 87.175
  Wilson 93.306
2  Michael Smith 97.216
  Krzysztof Ratajski 93.956  Krzysztof Ratajski 87.501
2  M. Smith 91.204
  Vincent van der Voort 92.504
  Meulenkamp 90.356
15  Stephen Bunting 96.075
  Richard North 95.732  Ron Meulenkamp 98.366
  Meulenkamp 76.712
  Ron Meulenkamp 102.316
  Wilson 92.416
7  Jonny Clayton 88.485
  Jermaine Wattimena 84.715  James Wilson 91.466
  Wilson 95.216
  James Wilson 86.406
  Thornton 95.163
10  James Wade 91.183
  Robert Thornton 87.156  Robert Thornton 86.856
  Wilson 100.427
  Robert Marijanović 82.785
6  Suljović 101.764
6  Mensur Suljović 96.906
  Andrew Gilding 91.986  Andrew Gilding 90.372
6  Suljović 103.546
  Max Hopp 93.892
11  D. Webster 84.502
11  Darren Webster 92.936
  Ricky Evans 89.576  Ricky Evans 93.752
6  Suljović 100.136
  Danny Noppert 81.473
3  Cross 92.722
3  Rob Cross 108.136
  Lee Bryant 81.994  Kyle Anderson 96.115
3  Cross 102.196
  Kyle Anderson 89.626
  Rasztovits 96.384
14  Simon Whitlock 85.993
  Michael Rasztovits 90.626  Michael Rasztovits 92.096
  David Pallett 88.884

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. "Entries Confirmed For Hamburg & Hildesheim". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2018.