2018 German Darts Championship

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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»

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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.