2015 German Darts Championship

The 2015 German Darts Championship was the first of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany, between 13–15 February 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2015 German Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates13–15 February 2015
VenueHalle 39
LocationHildesheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout167 Ian White
167 Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
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Gary Anderson was the defending champion, having beaten Justin Pipe 6–5 in the 2014 tournament´s final, and 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 Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[4][5]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

[6]

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

References
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  2. "ET1 & ET2 Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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  4. "German Darts Championship Field". PDC. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. "Tournament Calendar 2015". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. "2015 PDC German Darts Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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  8. "German Darts Championship Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. "German Darts Championship Third Round". PDC. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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