2018 European Darts Trophy

2018 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates	12–14 October 2018
Venue	Lokhalle
Location	Göttingen
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Michael van Gerwen (Final)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 12

The 2018 European Darts Trophy was the thirteenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Lokhalle, Göttingen, Germany from 12–14 October 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 Rob Cross 6–4 in 2017's final.

Van Gerwen won his third consecutive European Darts Trophy title and his 28th European Tour title in total after an 8–3 win over James Wade 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 12 September 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 Dublin on 27 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 13 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 11 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 11 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

Mensur Suljović and Adrian Lewis, who would have been the number 6 and 7 seeds respectively, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Mervyn King and Stephen Bunting, the highest-ranked qualifiers, were promoted to 15th and 16th seed respectively, which meant an extra two places were made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw[]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 12 October					Second round (best of 11 legs) 13 October					Third round 14 October (best of 11 legs)					Quarter-finals 14 October (best of 11 legs)					Semi-finals 14 October (best of 13 legs)					Final 14 October (best of 15 legs)
		Simon Stevenson 94.36	3			1	Michael van Gerwen 101.63	6
		Vincent van der Voort 103.96	6				Vincent van der Voort 95.96	2
											1	van Gerwen 106.46	6
											16	Bunting 96.69	4
		Mickey Mansell 87.76	6	16	Stephen Bunting 103.11	6
		George Killington 81.77	2				Mickey Mansell 82.35	2
																1	van Gerwen 106.53	6
															9	Gurney 107.11	2
		Matthew Edgar 89.62	6			8	Joe Cullen 88.01	5
		Jeffrey de Graaf 86.65	3				Matthew Edgar 90.17	6
												Edgar 88.45	3
											9	Gurney 92.35	6
		Luke Humphries 96.56	6	9	Daryl Gurney 93.83	6
		Keegan Brown 86.52	4				Luke Humphries 92.60	3
																					1	van Gerwen 102.07	7
																					5	Smith 93.62	2
		Marko Kantele 88.16	6			5	Michael Smith 93.40	6
		Robert Marijanović 84.83	3				Marko Kantele 81.42	1
											5	Smith 103.66	6
												Beaton 99.89	0
		Kim Huybrechts 96.22	5	12	Gerwyn Price 90.86	5
		Steve Beaton 93.91	6				Steve Beaton 96.63	6
																5	Smith 102.78	6
															13	Chisnall 89.69	2
		Mark Wilson 85.79	5			4	Ian White 97.94	4
		John Henderson 94.48	6				John Henderson 95.26	6
												Henderson 80.80	0
											13	Chisnall 112.63	6
		Ryan Joyce 88.37	6	13	Dave Chisnall 93.02	6
		Jermaine Wattimena 81.00	1				Ryan Joyce 88.48	5
																										1	van Gerwen 111.27	8
																										6	Wade 79.09	3
		Maik Langendorf 81.58	4			2	Peter Wright 87.78	3
		Jelle Klaasen 88.51	6				Jelle Klaasen 91.59	6
												Klaasen 92.19	6
												Schindler 93.24	5
		Luke Woodhouse 82.43	3	15	Mervyn King 84.25	0
		Martin Schindler 91.44	6				Martin Schindler 90.18	6
																	Klaasen 99.21	3
																North 96.09	6
		Gabriel Clemens 92.30	6			7	Jonny Clayton 100.31	6
		Brendan Dolan 86.72	3				Gabriel Clemens 96.43	2
											7	Clayton 97.66	1
												North 99.18	6
		Richard North 78.04	6	10	Simon Whitlock 97.16	4
		Christian Bunse 82.30	3				Richard North 100.89	6
																						North 99.29	4
																					6	Wade 98.91	7
		Danny Noppert 95.70	5			6	James Wade 101.76	6
		Toni Alcinas 96.30	6				Toni Alcinas 98.35	4
											6	Wade 90.39	6
											11	Webster 88.51	3
		Ricky Evans 104.73	6	11	Darren Webster 96.63	6
		Andrew Gilding 80.41	1				Ricky Evans 90.87	3
																6	Wade 97.42	6
															3	Cross 95.95	3
		Jeffrey de Zwaan 89.32	6			3	Rob Cross 95.92	6
		Steffen Siepmann 83.66	3				Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.32	4
											3	Cross 97.95	6
											14	Hopp 101.62	5
		Krzysztof Ratajski 93.94	6	14	Max Hopp 90.80	6
		Steve West 89.45	5				Krzysztof Ratajski 86.95	5

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