2017 German Darts Grand Prix

The 2017 German Darts Grand Prix was the tenth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany, between 8–10 September 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2017 German Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates8–10 September 2017
VenueMaimarkthalle
LocationMannheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout160 Spain Tony Martinez
(second round)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«Event 9Event 11»

Michael van Gerwen won the tournament, defeating Rob Cross 6–3 in the final.

Prize money

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This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winner(1)£25,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£6,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£4,000
Third round losers(8)£3,000
Second round losers(16)£2,000
First round losers(16)£1,000
Total£135,000

Qualification and format

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 4 August), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 31 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 31 August), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 11 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
8 September
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Second round
(best of 11 legs)
9 September
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
10 September
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 September
Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 September
Final
(best of 11 legs)
10 September
1 Michael van Gerwen 111.336
Richard North 86.546 Richard North 79.500
1 van Gerwen 98.686
Mick Todd 86.213
16 Price 93.402
16 Gerwyn Price 91.446
Robert Owen 103.234 Krzysztof Ratajski 89.893
1 van Gerwen 102.566
Krzysztof Ratajski 95.646
9 Klaasen 92.821
8 Kim Huybrechts 96.454
Kyle Anderson 101.446 Kyle Anderson 102.176
Anderson 88.091
Dirk van Duijvenbode 100.854
9 Klaasen 92.586
9 Jelle Klaasen 84.546
Steve Beaton 89.424 Jamie Bain 93.584
1 van Gerwen 100.206
Jamie Bain 90.636
4 Whitlock 92.100
5 Michael Smith 90.266
Jamie Lewis 94.896 Jamie Lewis 99.575
5 Smith 89.466
Andy Boulton 95.605
12 Cullen 86.041
12 Joe Cullen 108.306
Paul Rowley 83.703 Tony Martinez 93.003
5 Smith 90.461
Tony Martinez 93.046
4 Whitlock 85.666
4 Simon Whitlock 80.876
Daniel Larsson 87.306 Daniel Larsson 68.152
4 Whitlock 96.096
Michael Hurtz 78.771
Aspinall 91.713
13 Dave Chisnall 97.742
Nathan Aspinall 97.206 Nathan Aspinall 89.206
1 van Gerwen 111.006
Bernd Roith 94.633
14 Cross 93.383
2 Peter Wright 96.742
Ronny Huybrechts 91.386 Ronny Huybrechts 96.406
R. Huybrechts 86.330
Zoran Lerchbacher 89.563
van der Voort 96.976
15 Mervyn King 99.545
Vincent van der Voort 88.626 Vincent van der Voort 101.076
van der Voort 90.245
Andrew Gilding 84.882
10 van de Pas 84.786
7 Alan Norris 75.453
Darren Webster 101.136 Darren Webster 83.356
Webster 92.462
Ryan Meikle 96.145
10 van de Pas 94.816
10 Benito van de Pas 97.946
Jamie Caven 86.376 Jamie Caven 92.722
10 van de Pas 95.853
Max Hopp 81.194
14 Cross 102.876
6 Daryl Gurney 97.966
Keegan Brown 88.166 Keegan Brown 88.701
6 Gurney 92.415
James Richardson 87.552
11 White 94.376
11 Ian White 95.426
Jermaine Wattimena 87.496 Jermaine Wattimena 96.704
11 White 96.142
Michael Plooy 83.214
14 Cross 105.896
3 Mensur Suljović 87.526
Mick McGowan 94.856 Mick McGowan 79.531
3 Suljović 92.392
Martin Schindler 94.693
14 Cross 109.106
14 Rob Cross 103.816
Jan Dekker 87.046 Jan Dekker 97.983
Mickey Mansell 92.143

References

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  1. ^ "Dutch Darts Masters Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Kist Headlines Maastricht Qualifiers".
  3. ^ "Further Ratajski Success & Bezzeg Qualifies".
  4. ^ "Happybet German Darts Grand Prix Day One Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 8 September 2017.