2019 European Darts Matchplay

The 2019 European Darts Matchplay was the eleventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany, from 6–8 September 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates6–8 September 2019
VenueMaimarkthalle
LocationMannheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Germany Karsten Koch
170 Scotland Robert Thornton

170 England James Wade
170 England Joe Cullen
Champion(s)
England Joe Cullen
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating William O'Connor 8–2 in the previous year's final. Van Gerwen reached a third European Tour final in five events, but lost in his third successive final appearance as Joe Cullen won his first stage title with an 8–5 success.

Prize money

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This is how the prize money is divided:[1]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000*
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £140,000
  • Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 25 June will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 2 August), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 2 August), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 5 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 5 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 23 August), and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 24 August).

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
6 September
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
7 September
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
8 September
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
8 September
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
8 September
Final
(best of 15 legs)
8 September
1  Michael van Gerwen 95.136
  Michael Smith 87.116  Michael Smith 97.492
1  van Gerwen 105.596
  Steve Lennon 94.773
16  Suljović 101.824
16  Mensur Suljović 101.976
  Robert Thornton 92.355  Kim Huybrechts 97.161
1  van Gerwen 100.136
  Kim Huybrechts 97.356
9  Ratajski 93.095
8  Adrian Lewis 82.976
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.476  Dirk van Duijvenbode 80.582
8  Lewis 92.085
  Krzysztof Kciuk 82.955
9  Ratajski 97.016
9  Krzysztof Ratajski 96.176
  Keegan Brown 85.466  Keegan Brown 93.895
1  van Gerwen 100.257
  Simon Whitlock 90.233
4  Chisnall 84.001
5  Daryl Gurney 94.186
  John Henderson 101.726  John Henderson 85.114
5  Gurney 93.164
  Ryan Joyce 92.313
12  Cross 96.066
12  Rob Cross 90.186
  Dennis Nilsson 81.223  Marvin Wehder 75.610
12  Cross 87.095
  Marvin Wehder 83.126
4  Chisnall 90.146
4  Dave Chisnall 89.906
  Ryan Meikle 89.896  Ryan Meikle 85.312
4  Chisnall 96.146
  Brett Claydon 85.913
13  Evans 88.001
13  Ricky Evans 88.136
  Maik Kuivenhoven 89.763  Karsten Koch 83.553
1  van Gerwen 100.185
  Karsten Koch 86.646
11  Cullen 101.308
2  Ian White 98.556
  Gabriel Clemens 93.666  Gabriel Clemens 96.143
2  White 96.265
  Steffen Siepmann 76.222
15  Clayton 93.316
15  Jonny Clayton 93.396
  Scott Taylor 84.606  Scott Taylor 89.184
15  Clayton 84.794
  Matthew Edgar 86.145
7  Wade 93.276
7  James Wade 89.086
  Bradley Brooks 90.966  Bradley Brooks 89.402
7  Wade 91.756
  Mark McGeeney 101.664
  Jones 89.195
10  Nathan Aspinall 92.543
  Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.454  Wayne Jones 92.456
7  Wade 98.435
  Wayne Jones 93.846
11  Cullen 103.697
6  Peter Wright 89.735
  Max Hopp 80.365  William O'Connor 90.896
  O'Connor 85.973
  William O'Connor 89.166
11  Cullen 98.716
11  Joe Cullen 93.856
  Jamie Hughes 91.496  Jamie Hughes 92.573
11  Cullen 99.296
  Wesley Plaisier 90.935
14  Durrant 98.722
3  Gerwyn Price 102.166
  Florian Hempel 77.923  Simon Stevenson 87.023
3  Price 106.213
  Simon Stevenson 82.226
14  Durrant 110.056
14  Glen Durrant 93.096
  Cody Harris 87.846  Cody Harris 85.613
  Ross Smith 87.004

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.