2015 European Darts Trophy

2015 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates 11–13 September
Venue RWE-Sporthalle
Location Mülheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £115,000
Winners share £25,000
High checkout 161 Germany Max Hopp (2x)
161 Belgium Kim Huybrechts
Champion(s)
England Michael Smith
«Event 6 Event 8»

The 2015 European Darts Trophy was the seventh of nine European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in Mülheim between 11–13 September. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael Smith won the title by defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–2 in the final.[1]

Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[2][3]

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 30 June 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[4] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 3 July),[5] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Mülheim on 10 September) at the same time as the European Darts Matchplay[6] and four from the Home Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started). The following players took part in the tournament:

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

European Qualifier


Host Nation Qualifier
  • Germany Jyhan Artut (First round)
  • Germany Max Hopp (Second round)
  • Germany Christian Soethe (First round)
  • Germany Martin Schindler (First round)

Draw

[7]

  First round
[8]		 Second round
[9]		 Third round
[10]		 Quarter-finals
[11]		 Semi-finals
[11]		 Final
[11]
                                                         
 England Adam Hunt 92.55 6     1  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 107.69 6  
 Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 90.44 5      England Adam Hunt 89.80 1  
  1  Netherlands van Gerwen 92.97 6  
   England Lovett 86.35 0  
 Germany Jyhan Artut 92.04 5 16  Netherlands Benito van de Pas 86.84 4
 England Jason Lovett 89.45 6      England Jason Lovett 89.44 6  
  1  Netherlands van Gerwen 92.97 6  
  8  England Chisnall 87.52 0  
 Scotland Jamie Bain 92.43 3     8  England Dave Chisnall 99.23 6  
 Netherlands Jan Dekker 90.09 6      Netherlands Jan Dekker 93.37 2  
  8  England Chisnall 101.48 6
  9  England Pipe 95.37 2  
 Austria Mensur Suljović 95.94 6 9  England Justin Pipe 85.27 6
 Germany Christian Soethe 87.07 0      Austria Mensur Suljović 84.75 5  
  1  Netherlands van Gerwen 106.16 6  
  5  Scotland Wright 94.77 2  
 Wales Gerwyn Price 84.94 1     5  Scotland Peter Wright 90.04 6  
 England Andy Jenkins 86.87 6      England Andy Jenkins 90.43 4  
  5  Scotland Wright 99.90 6
  12  Belgium Huybrechts 103.32 5  
 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 92.54 4 12  Belgium Kim Huybrechts 107.36 6
 Germany Max Hopp 96.28 6      Germany Max Hopp 86.54 0  
  5  Scotland Wright 93.07 6
  13  England T. Jenkins 90.23 5  
 England James Wilson 94.64 6     4  England Adrian Lewis 98.84 6  
 Germany Martin Schindler 82.49 4      England James Wilson 82.82 3  
  4  England Lewis 99.56 5
  13  England T. Jenkins 91.62 6  
 England David Pallett 90.76 4 13  England Terry Jenkins 108.58 6
 England Steve West 90.00 6      England Steve West 103.15 5  
1  Netherlands van Gerwen 101.12 2
2  England Smith 98.50 6
 England Wes Newton 89.87 6     2  England Michael Smith 97.11 6  
 England Chris Dobey 92.53 3      England Wes Newton 90.65 3  
  2  England Smith 91.06 6  
   England Painter 88.57 4  
 England Kevin Painter 93.70 6 15  Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 87.40 4
 England Alan Norris 88.43 3      England Kevin Painter 92.16 6  
  2  England Smith 100.49 6  
  10  England King 91.09 2  
 Spain Cristo Reyes 90.18 6     7  Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 89.18 4  
 Republic of Ireland Connie Finnan 89.76 2      Spain Cristo Reyes 93.18 6  
   Spain Reyes 89.60 5
  10  England King 96.04 6  
 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 92.81 6 10  England Mervyn King 101.50 6
 England Mark Frost 87.78 2      Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 93.29 4  
  2  England Smith 98.17 6
  6  England White 89.62 3  
 England Stephen Bunting 93.11 6     6  England Ian White 98.88 6  
 Scotland Mark Barilli 83.61 4      England Stephen Bunting 98.10 3  
  6  England White 93.78 6
   Austria Rodriguez 94.01 3  
 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.92 6 11  Australia Simon Whitlock 90.66 1
 England James Hubbard 73.17 1      Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 97.33 6  
  6  England White 92.82 6
  3  England Wade 90.87 4  
 England Mark Dudbridge 92.64 5     3  England James Wade 90.44 6  
 England Darren Johnson 94.88 6      England Darren Johnson 82.27 1  
  3  England Wade 99.61 6
  14  Scotland Thornton 92.20 4  
 Netherlands Christian Kist 92.77 6 14  Scotland Robert Thornton 90.95 6
 Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 86.86 5      Netherlands Christian Kist 84.08 4  

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Smith beats Michael van Gerwen to retain European Darts Trophy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 PDC European Darts Trophy Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "European Tour Events 7&8 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "European Tour Event 7-8 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "ET8 European Qualifier Reminder". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "2015 PDC European Darts Trophy Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "European Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "European Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "European Darts Trophy Last 16". PDC. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "Super Smith Retains Euro Crown". PDC. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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