2015 European Darts Matchplay

The 2015 European Darts Matchplay was the eighth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria between 18–20 September 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2015 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates18–20 September 2015
VenueOlympiahalle
LocationInnsbruck
Country Austria
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Robert Marijanović
170 Justin Pipe
170 Ian White
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 7 Event 9»

Michael van Gerwen won the tournament, defeating Dave Chisnall 6–4 in the final.[1]

Prize money

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

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.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 3 July),[4] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Mülheim on 10 September at the same time as the European Darts Trophy)[5] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started), although following the withdrawals of Gary Anderson and Kyle Anderson, the host nation were given an extra two qualifying spots, bringing the total up to six.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

[6]

  First round
(best of 11 legs)
18 September
[7]		 Second round
(best of 11 legs)
19 September
[8]		 Third round
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
[9]		 Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
[10]		 Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
[10]		 Final
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
[10]
                                                         
Wes Newton 88.59 5     1 Michael van Gerwen 97.53 6  
Ronny Huybrechts 83.72 6     Ronny Huybrechts 91.42 3  
  1 van Gerwen 100.21 6  
  van Barneveld 94.13 1  
Raymond van Barneveld 97.58 6 16 Stephen Bunting 101.78 2
Max Hopp 88.45 3     Raymond van Barneveld 105.64 6  
  1 van Gerwen 114.00 6  
  Ro-Jo Rodriguez 102.89 3  
Mickey Mansell 84.29 6     8 Mervyn King 91.74 6  
Adam Hunt 84.18 3     Mickey Mansell 86.42 4  
  8 King 95.82 4
  Ro-Jo Rodriguez 87.43 6  
Rowby-John Rodriguez 92.87 6 9 Simon Whitlock 87.45 3
Stefan Stoyke 86.80 3     Rowby-John Rodriguez 91.09 6  
  1 van Gerwen 109.09 6  
  12 Thornton 80.76 1  
Joe Murnan 89.36 5     5 Brendan Dolan 82.29 6  
Mark Walsh 88.76 6     Mark Walsh 80.86 5  
  5 Dolan 99.04 4
  12 Thornton 93.31 6  
Maik Langendorf 83.67 6 12 Robert Thornton 86.66 6
Aaron Hardy 78.89 5     Maik Langendorf 78.52 3  
  12 Thornton 93.43 6
  13 van der Voort 96.59 3  
Dimitri Van den Bergh 84.65 6     4 Ian White 94.66 6  
Paul Milford 76.83 2     Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.48 4  
  4 White 91.66 5
  13 van der Voort 92.56 6  
Andy Hamilton 103.66 6 13 Vincent van der Voort 94.38 6
Dean Winstanley 102.59 3     Andy Hamilton 81.25 3  
1 van Gerwen 99.58 6
6 Chisnall 95.89 4
Alan Norris 82.30 6     2 Michael Smith 97.61 5  
Armin Glanzer 75.98 2     Alan Norris 95.52 6  
  Norris 91.45 5  
  Pallett 89.40 6  
Jamie Caven 93.05 2 15 Jelle Klaasen 97.80 3
David Pallett 100.73 6     David Pallett 104.83 6  
  Pallett 98.10 6  
  10 K. Huybrechts 91.61 5  
Tony Newell 89.14 6     7 Justin Pipe 93.31 6  
Terry Temple 82.16 3     Tony Newell 90.98 5  
  7 Pipe 98.14 4
  10 K. Huybrechts 99.11 6  
Mensur Suljović 90.44 2 10 Kim Huybrechts 101.62 6
Darren Webster 95.92 6     Darren Webster 95.89 2  
  Pallett 91.86 3
  6 Chisnall 98.93 6  
Gerwyn Price 85.01 4     6 Dave Chisnall 99.34 6  
William O'Connor 93.04 6     William O'Connor 92.30 3  
  6 Chisnall 107.64 6
  11 Jenkins 101.46 5  
Kevin Painter 88.83 6 11 Terry Jenkins 95.32 6
Roxy-James Rodriguez 84.59 3     Kevin Painter 97.78 5  
  6 Chisnall 105.03 6
  3 Wright 98.10 3  
Darren Johnson 82.08 6     3 Peter Wright 84.86 6  
Zoran Lerchbacher 68.30 1     Darren Johnson 72.04 2  
  3 Wright 99.38 6
  14 van de Pas 86.32 3  
Dirk van Duijvenbode 79.22 5 14 Benito van de Pas 94.82 6
Robert Marijanović 80.16 6     Robert Marijanović 91.03 4  

References
  1. "Michael van Gerwen defeats Dave Chisnall in European Darts Matchplay final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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  4. "European Tour Event 7-8 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. "ET8 European Qualifier Reminder". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. "2015 PDC European Matchplay Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. "European Darts Matchplay Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  8. "European Darts Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  9. "European Darts Matchplay Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  10. "Mighty Mike's Innsbruck Triumph". PDC. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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