2018 German Darts Masters

The 2018 German Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and was the first entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 25 May 2018.

2018 German Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates25 May 2018
VenueVeltins-Arena
LocationGelsenkirchen
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout167 Scotland Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Austria Mensur Suljović
«2017 2019»

Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Phil Taylor 11–4 in the final of the 2017 event,[1] but he lost 8–2 in the semi-finals to Mensur Suljović.

Suljović won his first World Series title by defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–2 in the final.[2]

The event also broke the attendance record for a darts tournament with 20,210 people attending the event, beating the previous record set 70 years earlier.[3]

Prize money

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The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,500
First round (8) £1,250

Qualifiers

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[4]

The eight invited PDC representatives were:

  1.   Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  2.   Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  3.   Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
  4.   Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
  5.   Mensur Suljović (champion)
  6.   Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  7.   Jamie Lewis (quarter-finals)
  8.   Dimitri Van den Bergh (runner-up)

The German qualifiers were:[5][6]

Qualification Player
#1 Ranked German player   Max Hopp (first round)
#2 Ranked German player   Martin Schindler (first round)
#1 Ranked German Superleague Player   Gabriel Clemens (first round)
#2 Ranked German Superleague Player   Manfred Bilderl (first round)
#3 Ranked German Superleague Player   Stefan Stoyke (first round)
#4 Ranked German Superleague Player   Robert Marijanović (first round)
#5 Ranked German Superleague Player   Nico Kurz (first round)
#6 Ranked German Superleague Player   Dragutin Horvat (first round)

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
25 May
Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
25 May
Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
25 May
Final
(best of 15 legs)
25 May
            
1   Michael van Gerwen 106.46 6
  Max Hopp 95.23 4
1   Michael van Gerwen 98.72 3
  Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.35 8
    Dimitri Van den Bergh 109.98 6
  Martin Schindler 84.12 0
  Dimitri Van den Bergh 92.47 8
4   Gary Anderson 98.76 7
4   Gary Anderson 98.67 6
  Gabriel Clemens 87.46 2
4   Gary Anderson 102.65 8
  Jamie Lewis 98.40 6
    Jamie Lewis 89.46 6
  Nico Kurz 88.16 5
    Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.66 2
  Mensur Suljović 101.63 8
2   Peter Wright 96.86 6
  Dragutin Horvat 89.57 1
2   Peter Wright 102.66 8
  Raymond van Barneveld 98.49 7
    Raymond van Barneveld 85.89 6
  Manfred Bilderl 77.06 0
2   Peter Wright 94.30 2
  Mensur Suljović 99.71 8
3   Rob Cross 84.44 6
  Stefan Stoyke 80.35 4
3   Rob Cross 92.21 7
  Mensur Suljović 94.09 8
    Mensur Suljović 96.59 6
  Robert Marijanović 85.29 2

References

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  1. ^ "Wonderful Wright's German Glory". PDC. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Super Suljovic's German Darts Masters Glory". PDC. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "World Record Crowd At German Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "2018 World Series Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Super League Darts 2". darts1.de. Retrieved 4 May 2018.