2015 German Darts Championship

2015 German Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates 13–15 February
Venue Halle 39
Location Hildesheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £115,000
Winners share £25,000
High checkout 167 England Ian White
167 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
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The 2015 German Darts Championship was the first of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany, between 13–15 February. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Gary Anderson was the defending champion, having beaten Justin Pipe 6–5 in the 2014 tournament´s final.

In this year's final Michael van Gerwen won the title by beating Anderson 6–2 in the final.

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[1]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,500
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,500
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £115,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on the 16 January 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 18 January),[3] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Bielefeld on 24 January) and four from the Home Nations Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[4][5]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16
  1. Scotland Gary Anderson (Runner-up)
  2. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (Winner)
  3. England Michael Smith (Third round)
  4. Scotland Peter Wright (Third round)
  5. England James Wade (Third round)
  6. Scotland Robert Thornton (Quarter-finals)
  7. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (Third round)
  8. England Mervyn King (Third round)
  9. England Justin Pipe (Quarter-finals)
  10. England Ian White (Second round)
  11. Australia Simon Whitlock (Third round)
  12. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (Quarter-finals)
  13. England Adrian Lewis (Semi-finals)
  14. Belgium Kim Huybrechts (Second round)
  15. England Stephen Bunting (Third round)
  16. England Steve Beaton (Third round)

UK Qualifier

European Qualifier


Host Nation Qualifier
  • Germany Sascha Stein (First round)
  • Austria Maik Langendorf (Second round)
  • Germany Bernd Roith (First round, withdrew)
  • Germany Daniel Zygla (First round)

Draw

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  First round
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Second round
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Third round
[9]
Quarter-finals
[10]
Semi-finals
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Final
[10]
                                                         
 Canada John Part 79.13 1     1  Scotland Gary Anderson 98.37 6  
 England Ricky Williams 82.59 6      England Ricky Williams 91.24 5  
  1  Scotland Anderson 98.52 6  
  16  England Beaton 102.00 2  
 England John Bowles 94.95 6 16  England Steve Beaton 91.97 6
 England Chris Aubrey 79.52 2      England John Bowles 87.33 3  
  1  Scotland Anderson 99.10 6  
  9  England Pipe 89.66 0  
 England Andy Smith bye     8  England Mervyn King 94.15 6  
 Germany Bernd Roith w/d      England Andy Smith 90.49 5  
  8  England King 88.56 2
  9  England Pipe 99.13 6  
 England Joe Cullen 98.30 5 9  England Justin Pipe 87.35 6
 England Andy Boulton 94.53 6      England Andy Boulton 85.67 2  
  1  Scotland Anderson 94.10 6  
  13  England Lewis 90.73 2  
 England Terry Jenkins 102.48 6     5  England James Wade 99.95 6  
 Netherlands Ryan de Vreede 79.14 0      England Terry Jenkins 92.65 3  
  5  England Wade 95.00 4
  12  Netherlands van der Voort 100.89 6  
 England Kevin McDine 93.34 5 12  Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 95.42 6
 England James Wilson 93.83 6      England James Wilson 90.93 1  
  12  Netherlands van der Voort 92.26 4
  13  England Lewis 93.48 6  
 England Ross Smith 91.28 6     4  Scotland Peter Wright 91.96 6  
 Wales Kevin Thomas 86.91 4      England Ross Smith 95.59 5  
  4  Scotland Wright 100.00 2
  13  England Lewis 108.35 6  
 South Africa Devon Petersen 80.41 2 13  England Adrian Lewis 98.02 6
 Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 87.82 6      Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 83.62 0  
1  Scotland Anderson 103.78 2
2  Netherlands van Gerwen 117.94 6
 England Jamie Caven 91.01 2     2  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.45 6  
 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 97.89 6      Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 89.00 3  
  2  Netherlands van Gerwen 94.93 6  
  15  England Bunting 84.27 0  
 England Stuart Kellett 83.55 6 15  England Stephen Bunting 86.71 6
 Germany Daniel Zygla 80.97 4      England Stuart Kellett 84.82 0  
  2  Netherlands van Gerwen 103.42 6  
   England Murnan 93.50 4  
 Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 85.25 6     7  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 97.67 6  
 Netherlands Mareno Michels 81.58 5      Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 88.76 2  
  7  Northern Ireland Dolan 97.09 4
   England Murnan 89.54 6  
 England Joe Murnan 89.58 6 10  England Ian White 98.94 4
 England Michael Barnard 80.77 5      England Joe Murnan 99.72 6  
  2  Netherlands van Gerwen 98.16 6
   Austria Suljović 87.76 1  
 Germany Sascha Stein 76.73 4     6  Scotland Robert Thornton 85.12 6  
 England Andy Parsons 77.26 6      England Andy Parsons 85.47 4  
  6  Scotland Thornton 96.06 6
  11  Australia Whitlock 92.21 4  
 Austria Maik Langendorf 76.62 6 11  Australia Simon Whitlock 87.82 6
 England John Scott 71.55 3      Austria Maik Langendorf 82.47 1  
  6  Scotland Thornton 86.26 3
   Austria Suljović 89.98 6  
 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 82.77 3     3  England Michael Smith 92.75 6  
 England Pete Dyos 81.99 6      England Pete Dyos 85.92 4  
  3  England M. Smith 94.15 4
   Austria Suljović 92.01 6  
 Austria Mensur Suljović 89.15 6 14  Belgium Kim Huybrechts 98.11 4
 Spain Cristo Reyes 89.85 2      Austria Mensur Suljović 96.85 6  

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