2018 German Darts Masters
| 2018 German Darts Masters | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 25 May 2018 |
| Venue | Veltins-Arena |
| Location | Gelsenkirchen |
| Country | Germany |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | 60,000ドル |
| Winner's share | 20,000ドル |
| High checkout | 167 Scotland Gary Anderson |
| Champion(s) | |
| Austria Mensur Suljović | |
The 2018 German Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and was the first entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 25 May 2018.
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Phil Taylor 11–4 in the final of the 2017 event,[1] but he lost 8–2 in the semi-finals to Mensur Suljović.
Suljović won his first World Series title by defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–2 in the final.[2]
The event also broke the attendance record for a darts tournament with 20,210 people attending the event, beating the previous record set 70 years earlier.[3]
Prize money
[edit ]The total prize fund was £60,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: 60,000ドル) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | 20,000ドル |
| Runner-up | (1) | 10,000ドル |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | 5,000ドル |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | 2,500ドル |
| First round | (8) | 1,250ドル |
Qualifiers
[edit ]The eight invited PDC representatives were:
- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
- Scotland Peter Wright (semi-finals)
- England Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
- Scotland Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
- Austria Mensur Suljović (champion)
- Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
- Wales Jamie Lewis (quarter-finals)
- Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh (runner-up)
The German qualifiers were:[5] [6]
| Qualification | Player |
|---|---|
| #1 Ranked German player | Germany Max Hopp (first round) |
| #2 Ranked German player | Germany Martin Schindler (first round) |
| #1 Ranked German Superleague Player | Germany Gabriel Clemens (first round) |
| #2 Ranked German Superleague Player | Germany Manfred Bilderl (first round) |
| #3 Ranked German Superleague Player | Germany Stefan Stoyke (first round) |
| #4 Ranked German Superleague Player | Germany Robert Marijanović (first round) |
| #5 Ranked German Superleague Player | Germany Nico Kurz (first round) |
| #6 Ranked German Superleague Player | Germany Dragutin Horvat (first round) |
Draw
[edit ](best of 11 legs)
25 May Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
25 May Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
25 May Final
(best of 15 legs)
25 May
References
[edit ]- ^ "Wonderful Wright's German Glory". PDC . Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Super Suljovic's German Darts Masters Glory". PDC . Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "World Record Crowd At German Darts Masters". PDC . Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "2018 World Series Confirmed". PDC . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC . Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Super League Darts 2". darts1.de. Retrieved 4 May 2018.