2018 German Darts Open

The 2018 German Darts Open was the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany, between 13–15 April 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 German Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates13–15 April 2018
VenueSaarlandhalle
LocationSaarbrücken
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout167 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon
(first round)
Champion(s)
Germany Max Hopp
«Event 2 Event 4»

Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Benito van de Pas 6–5 in the final of the 2017 tournament, but he was knocked out in the second round of the tournament by Germany's Max Hopp.

Hopp went on to win his first PDC senior event, after defeating Michael Smith 8–7 in the final.

Hopp also became the first Host Nation Qualifier to make the final of an event of the PDC European Tour. It also marks the first time a German player won a PDC tour event. Noticeably, Hopp won both his semi-final and final match with a 121 finish on the bullseye, with his opponents waiting on a two-dart finish.

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 February 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 9 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 12 April), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 27 January) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 January).

Simon Whitlock withdrew with illness on the day of the tournament, so Daniel Larsson, who was due to face him in round 2, was given a bye to round 3.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
13 April
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
14 April
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
15 April
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
15 April
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
15 April
Final
(best of 15 legs)
15 April
1  Michael van Gerwen 95.866
  Richard North 95.644  Danny Noppert 87.911
1  van Gerwen 98.726
  Danny Noppert 93.976
  Tabern 90.364
16  Steve Beaton 89.552
  Alan Tabern 98.836  Alan Tabern 94.136
1  van Gerwen 100.232
  Dragutin Horvat 91.234
9  White 105.926
8  Dave Chisnall 108.656
  Luke Woodhouse 85.244  José Justicia 89.540
8  Chisnall 90.300
  José Justicia 77.076
9  White 106.096
9  Ian White 83.676
  Terry Jenkins 88.234  Cameron Menzies 84.253
9  White 96.201
  Cameron Menzies 94.256
4  Smith 107.247
5  Daryl Gurney 92.686
  René Eidams 79.816  René Eidams 81.721
5  Gurney 97.465
  Ricky Williams 73.474
12  King 98.546
12  Mervyn King 94.206
  James Wade 93.466  James Wade 95.033
12  King 93.145
  Tytus Kanik 85.692
4  Smith 99.526
4  Michael Smith 95.696
  Robert Thornton 82.170  Steve Lennon 92.774
4  Smith 100.706
  Steve Lennon 96.976
13  Klaasen 93.073
13  Jelle Klaasen 83.566
  Maik Kuivenhoven 90.036  Maik Kuivenhoven 78.541
4  Smith 95.177
  Tobias Müller 78.111
  Hopp 94.628
2  Peter Wright 91.654
  Max Hopp 99.496  Max Hopp 94.266
  Hopp 84.216
  Zoran Lerchbacher 85.791
15  van de Pas 81.464
15  Benito van de Pas 85.986
  Paul Nicholson 92.176  Paul Nicholson 86.485
  Hopp 96.896
  Nathan Aspinall 87.002
7  Cullen 98.104
7  Joe Cullen 92.456
  Ronny Huybrechts 94.823  Luke Humphries 92.605
7  Cullen 93.666
  Luke Humphries 103.636
  Larsson 81.292
10  Simon Whitlock w/d
  Jan Dekker 91.722  Daniel Larsson w/o
  Hopp 100.237
  Daniel Larsson 92.826
3  Cross 99.196
6  Mensur Suljović 94.866
  Jermaine Wattimena 88.416  Jermaine Wattimena 88.252
6  Suljović 100.135
  Keegan Brown 61.060
11  Price 98.156
11  Gerwyn Price 93.756
  Kirk Shepherd 94.316  Kirk Shepherd 87.394
11  Price 92.671
  Simon Stevenson 86.331
3  Cross 105.096
3  Rob Cross 103.666
  Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.136  Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.360
3  Cross 99.806
  William O'Connor 90.773
14  Webster 86.634
14  Darren Webster 103.386
  Steve West 99.236  Steve West 101.192
  Matthew Edgar 90.082

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. ^ "ET3 & ET4 Entries Confirmed". PDC. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 ET3-4 UK Qualifiers". PDC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "PDC Europe Qualification 3". PDC Nordic & Baltic. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Six Players Win European Tour Spots". PDC. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.