2018 European Darts Matchplay

The 2018 European Darts Matchplay was the ninth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany from 29 June–1 July 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates29 June–1 July 2018
VenueEdel-optics.de Arena
LocationHamburg
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
Nine-dart finishNetherlands Michael van Gerwen
(second round)
High checkout160 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 8 Event 10»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–3 in the previous year's final, and he retained his title by defeating William O'Connor 8–2 in the final.

Van Gerwen also threw the first European Tour nine-dart finish in over 5 years against Ryan Joyce in the second round.

Prize money

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

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

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 8 June 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 – 16 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 15 June), 8 from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 28 June), 6 from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 28 June), 1 from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 25 May) and 1 from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 February).

Peter Wright, who would have been the number 2 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. James Wilson, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed. Jim Brown also withdrew prior to the draw. Two extra places were made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.[3]

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

[3]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
29 June
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
30 June
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
1 July
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
1 July
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
1 July
Final
(best of 15 legs)
1 July
1Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 104.876
England Mark Wilson 75.801England Ryan Joyce 91.842
1Netherlands van Gerwen 101.336
England Ryan Joyce 87.056
Scotland Thornton 83.701
16England James Wilson 88.725
Scotland Robert Thornton 80.226Scotland Robert Thornton 86.466
1Netherlands van Gerwen 104.826
Germany René Eidams 80.914
8England White 94.314
8England Ian White 85.736
Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode 81.394Germany Max Hopp 76.972
8England White 98.606
Germany Max Hopp 84.256
9England Webster 92.822
9England Darren Webster 86.346
England Luke Humphries 88.606England Luke Humphries 88.783
1Netherlands van Gerwen 99.557
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 88.245
13England Bunting 94.044
5England Joe Cullen 83.666
Germany Martin Schindler 92.876Germany Martin Schindler 90.463
5England Cullen 92.644
Netherlands Mario Robbe 78.531
England Pipe 92.446
12Australia Simon Whitlock 94.703
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 93.643England Justin Pipe 88.956
England Pipe 87.453
England Justin Pipe 88.686
13England Bunting 92.056
4Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 85.626
Germany Robert Marijanović 101.286Germany Robert Marijanović 84.575
4Northern Ireland Gurney 95.885
Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 93.403
13England Bunting 95.006
13England Stephen Bunting 88.506
Belgium Mike De Decker 82.272Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 88.185
1Netherlands van Gerwen 105.178
Lithuania Darius Labanauskas 86.366
Republic of Ireland O'Connor 93.922
2England Michael Smith 94.884
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 95.266Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 93.896
Netherlands Klaasen 78.191
Germany Dragutin Horvat 91.823
England Boulton 92.446
15England Steve Beaton 87.724
Spain Cristo Reyes 90.474England Andy Boulton 89.566
England Boulton 85.556
England Andy Boulton 86.356
10Wales Price 87.315
7Wales Jonny Clayton 85.605
England Jason Lowe 95.626England Jason Lowe 86.186
England Lowe 93.442
England Keegan Brown 100.275
10Wales Price 98.826
10Wales Gerwyn Price 88.756
Germany Maik Langendorf 89.926Germany Maik Langendorf 80.943
England Boulton 85.893
England Michael Barnard 80.751
Republic of Ireland O'Connor 92.307
6Austria Mensur Suljović 90.516
Wales Robert Owen 92.242Russia Boris Koltsov 84.813
6Austria Suljović 104.606
Russia Boris Koltsov 97.396
England Rowley 92.392
11England Mervyn King 94.304
England Darren Johnson 89.463England Paul Rowley 91.836
6Austria Suljović 101.283
England Paul Rowley 90.576
Republic of Ireland O'Connor 96.356
3England Rob Cross 98.984
Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 101.686Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 94.456
Republic of Ireland O'Connor 90.276
England Martin Atkins 89.501
14Belgium K. Huybrechts 85.335
14Belgium Kim Huybrechts 87.626
Scotland Jamie Bain 86.081England Chris Dobey 88.164
England Chris Dobey 88.086

References

  1. "European Tour 2018 Info". PDPA. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "European Tour Rule Changes Announced". PDC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. Allen, Dave. "2018 European Darts Matchplay Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. Allen, Dave. "Entries Confirmed For Hamburg & Hildesheim". PDC. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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