2014 European Darts Trophy

The 2014 European Darts Trophy was the eighth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Kohlrabizirkus in Leipzig, Germany, between 19–21 September 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

2014 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates19–21 September 2014
VenueKohlrabizirkus
LocationLeipzig
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout167 Wales Gerwyn Price
Champion(s)
England Michael Smith
«Event 7

After finishing second in the previous European Tour event, Michael Smith won his first European Tour event by beating Michael van Gerwen 6–5 in the final. This tournament ended the 2014 PDC European Tour, with a different winner in each of the eight events.

Prize money

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Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £8,000
Semi-finalists (2) £4,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,000
Third round losers (8) £2,000
Second round losers (16) £1,250
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £100,000

Qualification and format

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The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 30 June 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 4 July),[3] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).[4]

Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor, Robert Thornton and Adrian Lewis withdrew from the tournament, therefore the highest-ranked qualifiers - Terry Jenkins, Michael Smith, Andy Hamilton and Wes Newton - become seeded players. To complete the field of 48 players, two additional places in the draw were made available in the European Qualifier and the Home Nation Qualifier. All seeds receive a bye into the second round. [5]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
19 September
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Second round
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
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Third round
(best of 11 legs)
21 September
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Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
21 September
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Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
21 September
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Final
(best of 11 legs)
21 September
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   Stephen Bunting 93.0231  Michael van Gerwen 87.936
  Ross Smith 95.846  Ross Smith 82.273
1  van Gerwen 97.046
16  Newton 85.983
   Kevin Painter 80.20616  Wes Newton 97.116
  James Hubbard 80.515  Kevin Painter 92.163
1  van Gerwen 100.176
8  Whitlock 93.211
   Steve West 82.9068  Simon Whitlock 92.956
  Michael Rosenauer 75.631  Steve West 85.315
8  Whitlock 97.896
  Klaasen 91.393
   Jelle Klaasen 89.3369  Mervyn King 87.403
  Ricky Evans 90.925  Jelle Klaasen 97.226
1  van Gerwen 104.246
  Winstanley 98.632
   Raymond van Barneveld 89.7765  Ian White 99.576
  Mickey Mansell 87.525  Raymond van Barneveld 96.964
5  White 87.562
  Winstanley 94.636
   Dean Winstanley 84.53612  Jamie Caven 94.013
  Gino Vos 82.934  Dean Winstanley 90.516
  Winstanley 92.706
4  Wright 87.883
   Ronnie Baxter 93.1644  Peter Wright 92.586
  Michael Hurtz 86.766  Michael Hurtz 76.711
4  Wright 93.916
13  Jenkins 93.241
   Christian Kist 83.81513  Terry Jenkins 100.496
  Shaun Narain 85.136  Shaun Narain 82.642
1  van Gerwen 93.495
14  M. Smith 94.366
   James Wade 91.3842  Brendan Dolan 93.696
  Andy Smith 91.676  Andy Smith 96.654
2  Dolan 87.605
15  Hamilton 88.796
   Richie Burnett 91.73515  Andy Hamilton 89.396
  Ronny Huybrechts 94.776  Ronny Huybrechts 88.124
15  Hamilton 88.366
  Price 84.113
   Gerwyn Price 83.1167  Steve Beaton 95.953
  Bernd Roith 82.383  Gerwyn Price 99.896
  Price 89.166
10  van der Voort 89.895
   Ryan de Vreede 80.79610  Vincent van der Voort 96.286
  Max Hopp 80.525  Ryan de Vreede 79.201
15  Hamilton 81.724
14  M. Smith 80.886
   Andrew Gilding 104.2066  Kim Huybrechts 98.896
  Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.822  Andrew Gilding 95.785
6  K. Huybrechts 86.374
11  Pipe 87.576
   Mensur Suljović 104.03411  Justin Pipe 92.566
  William O'Connor 104.366  William O'Connor 88.875
11  Pipe 93.934
14  M. Smith 98.776
   Tomas Seyler 64.7023  Dave Chisnall 81.124
  Roxy-James Rodriguez 73.506  Roxy-James Rodriguez 83.036
  Rodriguez 82.731
14  M. Smith 88.166
   Jyhan Artut 96.76614  Michael Smith 104.506
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 85.342  Jyhan Artut 94.292

References

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  1. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ^ "European Tour Event 7&8 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. ^ "European Tour 7&8 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. ^ "European Darts Trophy Draw & Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ^ "European Darts Trophy Update". PDC. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. ^ "European Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  7. ^ "European Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d "Smith's European Darts Trophy Joy". PDC. Retrieved 21 September 2014.