2018 European Darts Matchplay

2018 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates	29 June–1 July 2018
Venue	edel-optics.de Arena
Location	Hamburg
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£25,000
Nine-dart finish	Michael van Gerwen (Second round)
High checkout	160 Vincent van der Voort Kim Huybrechts
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 8 Event 10»

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.

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:

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[]

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	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
		Mark Wilson 75.80	1			1	Michael van Gerwen 104.87	6
		Ryan Joyce 87.05	6				Ryan Joyce 91.84	2
											1	van Gerwen 101.33	6
												Thornton 83.70	1
		Robert Thornton 80.22	6	16	James Wilson 88.72	5
		René Eidams 80.91	4				Robert Thornton 86.46	6
																1	van Gerwen 104.82	6
															8	White 94.31	4
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 81.39	4			8	Ian White 85.73	6
		Max Hopp 84.25	6				Max Hopp 76.97	2
											8	White 98.60	6
											9	Webster 92.82	2
		Luke Humphries 88.60	6	9	Darren Webster 86.34	6
		Ronny Huybrechts 88.24	5				Luke Humphries 88.78	3
																					1	van Gerwen 99.55	7
																					13	Bunting 94.04	4
		Martin Schindler 92.87	6			5	Joe Cullen 83.66	6
		Mario Robbe 78.53	1				Martin Schindler 90.46	3
											5	Cullen 92.64	4
												Pipe 92.44	6
		Vincent van der Voort 93.64	3	12	Simon Whitlock 94.70	3
		Justin Pipe 88.68	6				Justin Pipe 88.95	6
																	Pipe 87.45	3
															13	Bunting 92.05	6
		Robert Marijanović 101.28	6			4	Daryl Gurney 85.62	6
		Jermaine Wattimena 93.40	3				Robert Marijanović 84.57	5
											4	Gurney 95.88	5
											13	Bunting 95.00	6
		Mike De Decker 82.27	2	13	Stephen Bunting 88.50	6
		Darius Labanauskas 86.36	6				Darius Labanauskas 88.18	5
																										1	van Gerwen 105.17	8
																											O'Connor 93.92	2
		Jelle Klaasen 95.26	6			2	Michael Smith 94.88	4
		Dragutin Horvat 91.82	3				Jelle Klaasen 93.89	6
												Klaasen 78.19	1
												Boulton 92.44	6
		Cristo Reyes 90.47	4	15	Steve Beaton 87.72	4
		Andy Boulton 86.35	6				Andy Boulton 89.56	6
																	Boulton 85.55	6
															10	Price 87.31	5
		Jason Lowe 95.62	6			7	Jonny Clayton 85.60	5
		Keegan Brown 100.27	5				Jason Lowe 86.18	6
												Lowe 93.44	2
											10	Price 98.82	6
		Maik Langendorf 89.92	6	10	Gerwyn Price 88.75	6
		Michael Barnard 80.75	1				Maik Langendorf 80.94	3
																						Boulton 85.89	3
																						O'Connor 92.30	7
		Robert Owen 92.24	2			6	Mensur Suljović 90.51	6
		Boris Koltsov 97.39	6				Boris Koltsov 84.81	3
											6	Suljović 104.60	6
												Rowley 92.39	2
		Darren Johnson 89.46	3	11	Mervyn King 94.30	4
		Paul Rowley 90.57	6				Paul Rowley 91.83	6
																6	Suljović 101.28	3
																O'Connor 96.35	6
		William O'Connor 101.68	6			3	Rob Cross 98.98	4
		Martin Atkins 89.50	1				William O'Connor 94.45	6
												O'Connor 90.27	6
											14	K. Huybrechts 85.33	5
		Jamie Bain 86.08	1	14	Kim Huybrechts 87.62	6
		Chris Dobey 88.08	6				Chris Dobey 88.16	4

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