2015 European Darts Grand Prix

The 2015 European Darts Grand Prix was the ninth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany between 16–18 October 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2015 European Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates16–18 October 2015
VenueGlaspalast
LocationSindelfingen
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout161 England Alan Norris
161 Scotland Peter Wright
Champion(s)
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
«Event 8

Mervyn King was the defending champion, but he lost in the third round to Mensur Suljović. Kim Huybrechts defeated Peter Wright 6–5 in the final, coming back from 5–2 down in the process to win his second European title.[1]

Prize money

edit

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[2]

Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winner(1)£25,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£3,500
Third round losers(8)£2,000
Second round losers(16)£1,500
First round losers(16)£1,000
Total£115,000

Qualification and format

edit

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 17 September automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 25 September),[4] eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).[5] The following players are taking part in the tournament:

Draw

edit

[6]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
16 October
[7]
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
17 October
[8]
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
18 October
[9]
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
18 October
[10]
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
18 October
[10]
Final
(best of 11 legs)
18 October
[10]
1 Michael van Gerwen 111.374
Mensur Suljović 88.636 Mensur Suljović 109.706
Suljović 97.246
Mark Barilli 86.084
16 King 98.925
16 Mervyn King 94.746
Rowby-John Rodriguez 85.833 Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.612
Suljović 91.666
Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.196
Cullen 89.884
8 Brendan Dolan 90.591
Raymond van Barneveld 100.766 Raymond van Barneveld 95.976
van Barneveld 111.062
Johnny Haines 91.953
Cullen 110.166
9 Dave Chisnall 90.142
Joe Cullen 95.126 Joe Cullen 103.586
Suljović 96.445
Antonio Alcinas 83.773
4 Wright 94.586
5 Ian White 97.106
Mickey Mansell 92.586 Mickey Mansell 94.023
5 White 102.696
Robbie Green 82.591
L. Evans 96.903
12 Terry Jenkins 95.494
Jyhan Artut 91.663 Lee Evans 95.926
5 White 98.105
Lee Evans 92.946
4 Wright 99.126
4 Peter Wright 90.436
Jermaine Wattimena 84.866 Jermaine Wattimena 88.593
4 Wright 99.216
Robert Marijanović 85.305
Bunting 103.302
13 Vincent van der Voort 95.014
Stephen Bunting 94.226 Stephen Bunting 100.726
4 Wright 99.955
Alan Norris 95.134
7 Huybrechts 99.306
2 Michael Smith 96.326
Dean Winstanley 83.586 Dean Winstanley 87.503
2 Smith 93.106
Devon Petersen 82.525
Price 87.363
15 Benito van de Pas 92.083
Gerwyn Price 87.136 Gerwyn Price 88.446
2 Smith 92.085
Max Hopp 88.315
7 Huybrechts 97.516
7 Kim Huybrechts 105.716
Dave Ladley 87.106 Dave Ladley 89.234
7 Huybrechts 104.706
Magnus Caris 84.705
Beaton 100.255
10 Justin Pipe 91.845
Steve Beaton 86.086 Steve Beaton 95.546
7 Huybrechts 96.596
Mark Walsh 88.223
3 Wade 89.084
6 Robert Thornton 92.046
Johnny Clayton 78.426 Johnny Clayton 90.425
6 Thornton 93.454
Kevin Münch 74.950
11 Klaasen 91.056
11 Jelle Klaasen 104.786
David Pallett 90.636 David Pallett 94.074
11 Klaasen 94.904
Ricky Evans 85.454
3 Wade 103.526
3 James Wade 95.326
Mark Webster 89.716 Mark Webster 90.093
3 Wade 96.836
Stephen Willard 86.343
14 Whitlock 93.945
14 Simon Whitlock 100.726
Jamie Caven 91.646 Jamie Caven 95.574
Stefan Stoyke 85.314

References

edit
  1. ^ "Kim Huybrechts beats Peter Wright in Singelfinden thriller". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ "European Darts Grand Prix Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ^ "ET9 UK Qualifier Updates". PDC. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Barney & Suljovic Seal ET9 Spots". PDC. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 PDC European Darts Grand Prix Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  7. ^ "European Darts Grand Prix Day One". PDC. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ^ "European Darts Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ "European Darts Grand Prix Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "Gutsy Huybrechts' Sindelfingen Glory". PDC. Retrieved 18 October 2015.