2018 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
| 2018 Gibraltar Darts Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 8–10 June 2018 |
| Venue | Victoria Stadium |
| Location | Gibraltar |
| Country | Gibraltar |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | 135,000ドル |
| Winner's share | 25,000ドル |
| High checkout | 170 Wales Gerwyn Price (third round) |
| Champion(s) | |
| Netherlands Michael van Gerwen | |
The 2018 Gibraltar Darts Trophy was the seventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar from 8–10 June 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and 135,000ドル in prize money, with 25,000ドル going to the winner.
Michael Smith was the defending champion after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–4 in the 2017 final, but he lost 6–5 to Jermaine Wattimena in the second round.
Michael van Gerwen won the title for a third time by defeating Adrian Lewis 8–3 in the final.
Prize money
[edit ]This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | 25,000ドル |
| Runner-up | (1) | 10,000ドル |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | 6,000ドル |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | 4,000ドル |
| Third round losers | (8) | 3,000ドル |
| Second round losers | (16) | 2,000ドル |
| First round losers | (16) | 1,000ドル |
| Total | 135,000ドル | |
Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.[1] [2]
Qualification and format
[edit ]The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 11 May will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places will go to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Milton Keynes on 18 May), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 30 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 7 June), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 25 May) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 24 February).
The following players will take part in the tournament:
- Top 16[3]
- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (champion)
- England Michael Smith (second round)
- Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
- England Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
- Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (third round)
- Austria Mensur Suljović (second round)
- England Joe Cullen (third round)
- Wales Jonny Clayton (quarter-finals)
- England Ian White (second round)
- England Dave Chisnall (second round)
- England James Wade (third round)
- England Darren Webster (second round)
- Australia Simon Whitlock (third round)
- England Mervyn King (second round)
- Wales Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
- England Stephen Bunting (second round)
- UK Qualifier
- Wales Richie Burnett (first round)
- England Andy Boulton (third round)
- England James Wilson (first round)
- England Adrian Lewis (runner-up)
- England Michael Barnard (second round)
- Wales Barrie Bates (first round)
- England Adam Huckvale (second round)
- England Mark Dudbridge (first round)
- England Steve West (semi-finals)
- Wales Jamie Lewis (first round)
- England Chris Dobey (third round)
- Scotland Robert Thornton (first round)
- England Ross Smith (second round)
- Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon (first round)
- England Matt Padgett (first round)
- Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (second round)
- Australia Paul Nicholson (semi-finals)
- England Ritchie Edhouse (first round)
- West/South European Qualifier
- Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena (third round)
- Netherlands Jeffrey de Graaf (first round)
- Spain Toni Alcinas (first round)
- Germany Max Hopp (third round)
- Spain Cristo Reyes (second round)
- Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (second round)
- Belgium Mike De Decker (second round)
- Austria Hannes Schnier (second round)
- Host Nation Qualifier
- Gibraltar Antony Lopez (first round)
- Gibraltar Clayton Otton (first round)
- Gibraltar Roy Asquez (first round)
- Gibraltar Tony Dawkins (first round)
- Nordic & Baltic Qualifier
- Lithuania Darius Labanauskas (second round)
- East European Qualifier
- Poland Krzysztof Ratajski (first round)
Draw
[edit ](best of 11 legs)
8 June Second round
(best of 11 legs)
9 June Third round
(best of 11 legs)
10 June Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 June Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
10 June Final
(best of 15 legs)
10 June
References
[edit ]- ^ "European Tour 2018 Info". PDPA . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "European Tour Rule Changes Announced". PDC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ Allen, Dave. "Entries Confirmed For Gibraltar & Denmark". PDC . Retrieved 11 May 2018.