2018 German Darts Championship

2018 German Darts Championship
Tournament information
Dates	31 August–2 September 2018
Venue	Halle 39
Location	Hildesheim
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winner's share	£25,000
High checkout	170 Joe Cullen (Third round)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 9 Event 11»

The 2018 German Darts Championship was the tenth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany from 31 August–2 September 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–3 in the 2017 final, but he withdrew the day before the event.

Van Gerwen won the event for the second time and his 27th European Tour title in total, beating James Wilson 8–6 in the final, and only dropping seven legs in the whole tournament.

During the event, Dave Chisnall broke the record for the highest ever 3-dart average on the European Tour, with an average of 118.66 in his 6–0 defeat of Mark Webster 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 – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 15 June), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 30 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 30 August), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 26 May) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 August).

Peter Wright, who would have been the number 2 seed, withdrew from the tournament prior to the draw. Steve Beaton, the highest-ranked qualifier, was promoted to 16th seed, which meant an extra place was made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw[]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 31 August					Second round (best of 11 legs) 1 September					Third round (best of 11 legs) 2 September					Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 2 September					Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 2 September					Final (best of 15 legs) 2 September
		Cristo Reyes 82.86	6			1	Michael van Gerwen 109.98	6
		Nico Blum 75.86	3				Cristo Reyes 88.78	0
											1	van Gerwen 102.48	6
												Schindler 89.79	0
		Martin Schindler 81.63	6	16	Steve Beaton 79.43	2
		Justin Pipe 82.51	4				Martin Schindler 83.72	6
																1	van Gerwen 96.29	6
															9	Chisnall 88.60	1
		Terry Jenkins 85.41	6			8	Ian White 92.69	5
		Ross Smith 78.08	3				Terry Jenkins 90.34	6
												Jenkins 92.58	4
											9	Chisnall 95.85	6
		Ted Evetts 82.30	5	9	Dave Chisnall 118.66	6
		Mark Webster 89.48	6				Mark Webster 85.25	0
																					1	van Gerwen 111.93	7
																					5	Cullen 99.30	0
		Andy Boulton 88.68	3			5	Joe Cullen 94.76	6
		Josh Payne 91.30	6				Josh Payne 90.44	4
											5	Cullen 98.62	6
												Dekker 100.59	5
		Darius Labanauskas 83.90	3	12	Gerwyn Price 92.43	4
		Jan Dekker 83.98	6				Jan Dekker 92.69	6
																5	Cullen 92.45	6
																Lewis 80.47	1
		Darren Johnson 92.02	6			4	Daryl Gurney 99.34	6
		78.03	0				Darren Johnson 92.79	3
											4	Gurney 92.33	5
												Lewis 90.75	6
		Adrian Lewis 87.29	6	13	Mervyn King 85.69	5
		Toni Alcinas 87.17	5				Adrian Lewis 84.55	6
																										1	van Gerwen 101.24	8
																											Wilson 93.30	6
		Krzysztof Ratajski 93.95	6			2	Michael Smith 97.21	6
		Vincent van der Voort 92.50	4				Krzysztof Ratajski 87.50	1
											2	M. Smith 91.20	4
												Meulenkamp 90.35	6
		Richard North 95.73	2	15	Stephen Bunting 96.07	5
		Ron Meulenkamp 102.31	6				Ron Meulenkamp 98.36	6
																	Meulenkamp 76.71	2
																Wilson 92.41	6
		Jermaine Wattimena 84.71	5			7	Jonny Clayton 88.48	5
		James Wilson 86.40	6				James Wilson 91.46	6
												Wilson 95.21	6
												Thornton 95.16	3
		Robert Thornton 87.15	6	10	James Wade 91.18	3
		Robert Marijanović 82.78	5				Robert Thornton 86.85	6
																						Wilson 100.42	7
																					6	Suljović 101.76	4
		Andrew Gilding 91.98	6			6	Mensur Suljović 96.90	6
		Max Hopp 93.89	2				Andrew Gilding 90.37	2
											6	Suljović 103.54	6
											11	D. Webster 84.50	2
		Ricky Evans 89.57	6	11	Darren Webster 92.93	6
		Danny Noppert 81.47	3				Ricky Evans 93.75	2
																6	Suljović 100.13	6
															3	Cross 92.72	2
		Lee Bryant 81.99	4			3	Rob Cross 108.13	6
		Kyle Anderson 89.62	6				Kyle Anderson 96.11	5
											3	Cross 102.19	6
												Rasztovits 96.38	4
		Michael Rasztovits 90.62	6	14	Simon Whitlock 85.99	3
		David Pallett 88.88	4				Michael Rasztovits 92.09	6

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