2017 German Darts Masters (European Tour)

2017 German Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	15–17 April 2017
Venue	Sparkassen-Arena
Location	Jena
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	164 Michael van Gerwen (Quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 1 Event 3»

The 2017 German Darts Masters was the second of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, Germany, between 15–17 April 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Peter Wright 6–4 in the final of the previous edition, and he defended his title by defeating Jelle Klaasen 6–2 in the final.^[1]

Prize money[]

This is how the prize money is divided:

Qualification and format[]

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 23 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 Milton Keynes on 31 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 23 March), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 14 April), 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[]

^[5]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 15 April [6]					Second round (best of 11 legs) 16 April [7]					Third round (best of 11 legs) 17 April [8]					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 17 April [8]					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 17 April [8]					Final (best of 11 legs) 17 April [8]
		John Michael 89.56	6			1	Michael van Gerwen 110.12	6
		Robert Marijanović 82.71	2				John Michael 91.30	1
											1	van Gerwen 110.78	6
											16	Reyes 92.56	3
		Mervyn King 94.03	6	16	Cristo Reyes 92.11	6
		Sven Groen 90.04	3				Mervyn King 88.49	5
																1	van Gerwen 105.23	6
																van Barneveld 99.50	3
		Raymond van Barneveld 96.86	6			8	Alan Norris 87.92	4
		Michael Plooy 81.99	4				Raymond van Barneveld 89.08	6
												van Barneveld 102.16	6
											9	K. Huybrechts 96.43	4
		Justin Pipe 80.32	0	9	Kim Huybrechts 92.44	6
		Daniel Larsson 91.09	6				Daniel Larsson 90.10	2
																					1	van Gerwen 100.58	6
																					4	Whitlock 92.30	2
		Rowby-John Rodriguez 91.26	6			5	Benito van de Pas 96.69	4
		Krzysztof Ratajski 78.97	1				Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.18	6
												Rodriguez 77.66	1
											12	Smith 92.58	6
		Brian Woods 76.75	3	12	Michael Smith 98.51	6
		Dragutin Horvat 77.51	6				Dragutin Horvat 83.20	1
																12	Smith 92.16	4
															4	Whitlock 93.30	6
		Ronny Huybrechts 91.75	5			4	Simon Whitlock 96.55	6
		Jonny Clayton 88.42	6				Jonny Clayton 98.09	4
											4	Whitlock 93.27	6
												Siepmann 83.73	1
		Andrew Gilding 66.19	4	13	Joe Cullen 85.46	5
		Steffen Siepmann 75.58	6				Steffen Siepmann 80.92	6
																										1	van Gerwen 107.33	6
																										11	Klaasen 98.29	2
		Mark Webster 87.49	6			2	Peter Wright 98.65	6
		Robbie Green 86.20	4				Mark Webster 96.29	3
											2	Wright 95.39	6
											15	Bunting 100.74	1
		Joe Murnan 89.59	4	15	Stephen Bunting 90.78	6
		Ted Evetts 98.81	6				Ted Evetts 88.71	4
																2	Wright 93.72	3
															7	Wade 94.33	6
		Robert Thornton 89.55	6			7	James Wade 91.35	6
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 81.53	1				Robert Thornton 91.49	3
											7	Wade 87.41	6
											10	Price 89.52	2
		Max Hopp 97.27	6	10	Gerwyn Price 93.24	6
		Robert Owen 87.28	3				Max Hopp 84.99	1
																					7	Wade 84.40	3
																					11	Klaasen 93.99	6
		Ricky Evans 91.07	5			6	Ian White 87.93	5
		Jeffrey de Graaf 93.18	6				Jeffrey de Graaf 91.93	6
												de Graaf 89.38	5
											11	Klaasen 92.28	6
		Adrian Lewis 90.94	5	11	Jelle Klaasen 87.24	6
		Daryl Gurney 98.08	6				Daryl Gurney 90.59	4
																11	Klaasen 92.63	6
																Anderson 94.22	4
		Jamie Lewis 84.56	6			3	Mensur Suljović 90.77	6
		Zoran Lerchbacher 82.75	3				Jamie Lewis 89.48	5
											3	Suljović 99.05	2
												Anderson 98.53	6
		Kyle Anderson 85.93	6	14	Steve West 95.32	4
		Ronnie Baxter 89.33	5				Kyle Anderson 96.72	6

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