2017 German Darts Championship

The 2017 German Darts Championship was the first of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany, between 24–26 March 2017. It will feature a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2017 German Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–26 March 2017
VenueHalle 39
LocationHildesheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout161 Netherlands Benito van de Pas
(third round)
Champion(s)
Scotland Peter Wright
Event 2»

Alan Norris was the defending champion, having beaten Jelle Klaasen 6–5 in the final of the previous edition, but he was defeated 6–4 in the third round by Kim Huybrechts.

Peter Wright won the final, defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–3, winning his second PDC European Tour title.[1]

Prize money

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This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £135,000

Qualification and format

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The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today on 6 March automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events - 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 10 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier, four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 23 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 17 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 February).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
24 March
[7]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
25 March
[8]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
26 March
[9]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
26 March
[9]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
26 March
[9]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
26 March
[9]
1  Michael van Gerwen 111.516
  Jermaine Wattimena 102.216  Jermaine Wattimena 86.381
1  van Gerwen 97.886
  Bernd Roith 81.911
16  Reyes 94.773
16  Cristo Reyes 96.716
  Ryan Searle 88.972  Paul Nicholson 84.032
1  van Gerwen 101.816
  Paul Nicholson 90.296
8  White 92.833
8  Ian White 90.216
  John Bowles 83.556  John Bowles 88.805
8  White 104.686
  Stefan Stoyke 79.552
  Johnson 91.042
9  James Wade 98.465
  Darren Johnson 97.916  Darren Johnson 97.866
1  van Gerwen 104.616
  Robert Allenstein 84.691
12  Klaasen 90.841
5  Dave Chisnall 96.976
  Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.396  Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.900
5  Chisnall 79.553
  Adam Hunt 95.314
12  Klaasen 82.566
12  Jelle Klaasen 91.556
  Mick McGowan 85.196  Mick McGowan 84.951
12  Klaasen 100.436
  John Michael 77.472
4  van de Pas 99.214
4  Benito van de Pas 95.846
  Ryan Meikle 96.224  Paul Harvey 81.084
4  van de Pas 92.976
  Paul Harvey 102.786
  Dekker 71.870
13  Michael Smith 95.941
  Jan Dekker 91.796  Jan Dekker 99.296
1  van Gerwen 93.293
  Chris Quantock 93.395
2  Wright 95.366
2  Peter Wright 95.016
  Christian Kist 82.996  Christian Kist 93.145
2  Wright 97.596
  Michael Plooy 84.495
15  Bunting 93.742
15  Stephen Bunting 88.436
  David Pallett 99.916  David Pallett 95.004
2  Wright 89.026
  Veijo Viinikka 84.261
10  Huybrechts 88.642
7  Alan Norris 90.666
  Richie Corner 86.376  Richie Corner 89.154
7  Norris 89.384
  Kirk Shepherd 88.512
10  Huybrechts 87.646
10  Kim Huybrechts 98.356
  Martin Schindler 85.783  Diogo Portela 87.361
2  Wright 92.986
  Diogo Portela 90.966
11  Price 96.535
6  Simon Whitlock 83.172
  Kevin Painter 85.806  Kevin Painter 88.406
  Painter 90.634
  Stephen Burton 80.415
11  Price 92.906
11  Gerwyn Price 99.066
  Krzysztof Ratajski 96.126  Krzysztof Ratajski 92.791
11  Price 101.106
  Ryan de Vreede 85.492
3  Suljović 93.892
3  Mensur Suljović 101.256
  Mervyn King 95.886  Mervyn King 102.023
3  Suljović 94.936
  Michael Rasztovits 89.225
14  Cullen 94.672
14  Joe Cullen 96.626
  Chris Dobey 95.375  Jamie Bain 87.032
  Jamie Bain 101.536

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Wright upsets Michael van Gerwen to win German Darts Championship". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ "King Headlines ET1 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Double Qualifying Success For Duo". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Double Qualifying Success For Duo". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  5. ^ "ET1 Qualification". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Krzysztof Ratajski The Big Winner in Budapest". PDC Europe. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Brazilian Portela Wins on Euro Tour Debut". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Fast Start For Van Gerwen In Hildesheim". PDC. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d "Brilliant Wright's German Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.