2018 Dutch Darts Championship

2018 Dutch Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	7–9 September 2018
Venue	MECC Eventcenter
Location	Maastricht
Country	Netherlands
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Ritchie Edhouse (Quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Ian White
«Event 10 Event 12»

The 2018 Dutch Darts Championship was the eleventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the MECC Eventcenter, Maastricht, Netherlands from 7–9 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Ian White won his tenth PDC title and his first on the European Tour, defeating Ricky Evans 8–5 in the final.

Prize money[]

This is how the prize money is divided:

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 30 August 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 – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 3 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 30 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 6 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 10 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 August).

Mensur Suljović, who would have been the number 3 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Steve West, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed. Erik Tautfest 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[]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 7 September					Second round (best of 11 legs) 8 September					Third round (best of 11 legs) 9 September					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 9 September					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 9 September					Final (best of 15 legs) 9 September
		Karel Sedláček 76.17	2			1	Michael van Gerwen 87.91	1
		William O'Connor 88.75	6				William O'Connor 95.97	6
												O'Connor 86.53	2
												Evans 90.32	6
		Ricky Evans 95.32	6	16	Steve West 87.75	5
		Jan Dekker 94.99	3				Ricky Evans 88.16	6
																	Evans 91.81	6
															8	Cullen 95.05	5
		Barrie Bates 86.18	6			8	Joe Cullen 89.09	6
		Jelle Klaasen 85.32	3				Barrie Bates 87.08	4
											8	Cullen 98.60	6
											9	Gurney 97.70	4
		Ryan Searle 94.40	6	9	Daryl Gurney 100.64	6
		Andy Boulton 88.68	3				Ryan Searle 100.59	5
																						Evans 92.03	7
																						Edhouse 94.99	5
		Dawson Murschell 82.03	4			5	James Wade 92.64	4
		Ritchie Edhouse 88.95	6				Ritchie Edhouse 90.63	6
												Edhouse 93.71	6
												Smith 90.10	2
		Ross Smith 96.91	6	12	Max Hopp 94.10	5
		Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 88.40	2				Ross Smith 98.09	6
																	Edhouse 92.65	6
																Anderson 87.92	4
		Kyle Anderson 99.10	6			4	Jonny Clayton 85.47	3
		Christian Bunse 80.72	0				Kyle Anderson 95.09	6
												Anderson 97.56	6
												de Graaf 84.35	1
		Jeffrey de Graaf 91.25	6	13	Stephen Bunting 91.24	3
		Paul Nicholson 92.93	5				Jeffrey de Graaf 97.02	6
																											Evans 89.23	5
																										3	White 89.18	8
		Kevin Painter 89.21	6			2	Peter Wright 92.88	6
		Vincent van der Voort 87.17	5				Kevin Painter 94.18	2
											2	Wright 90.96	6
											15	Chisnall 94.26	1
		Rowby-John Rodriguez 100.71	6	15	Dave Chisnall 92.15	6
		Robert Marijanović 90.38	3				Rowby-John Rodriguez 88.23	3
																2	Wright 100.47	6
															7	Whitlock 90.10	4
		James Wilson 94.40	4			7	Simon Whitlock 90.29	6
		Cristo Reyes 96.04	6				Cristo Reyes 83.36	1
											7	Whitlock 99.46	6
												Johnson 91.13	4
		Kevin Münch 77.73	4	10	Gerwyn Price 94.59	5
		Darren Johnson 83.11	6				Darren Johnson 91.13	6
																					2	Wright 100.05	4
																					3	White 98.41	7
		Jeffrey de Zwaan 90.88	2			6	Adrian Lewis 97.97	6
		Wayne Jones 89.79	6				Wayne Jones 90.38	1
											6	Lewis 89.71	6
												Payne 91.37	5
		Josh Payne 92.87	6	11	Darren Webster 93.86	3
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 85.78	3				Josh Payne 90.45	6
																6	Lewis 90.97	1
															3	White 99.17	6
		Robert Thornton 87.75	3			3	Ian White 102.26	6
		Arron Monk 92.12	6				Arron Monk 99.81	4
											3	White 99.67	6
											14	King 90.10	2
		Toni Alcinas 88.39	3	14	Mervyn King 86.18	6
		Darius Labanauskas 93.15	6				Darius Labanauskas 83.62	2

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