2018 German Darts Masters
2018 German Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 25 May 2018 | ||
Venue | Veltins-Arena | ||
Location | Gelsenkirchen | ||
Country | ![]() | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
High checkout | 167 ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2018 German Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and was the first entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 25 May 2018.
Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Phil Taylor 11–4 in the final of the 2017 event,[1] but he lost 8–2 in the semi-finals to Mensur Suljović.
Suljović won his first World Series title by defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–2 in the final.[2]
The event also broke the attendance record for a darts tournament with 20,210 people attending the event, beating the previous record set 70 years earlier.[3]
Prize money
The total prize fund was £60,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,500 |
First round | (8) | £1,250 |
Qualifiers
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The eight invited PDC representatives were:
Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
Peter Wright (semi-finals)
Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
Mensur Suljović (champion)
Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
Jamie Lewis (quarter-finals)
Dimitri Van den Bergh (runner-up)
The German qualifiers were:[5][6]
Qualification | Player |
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#1 Ranked German player | ![]() |
#2 Ranked German player | ![]() |
#1 Ranked German Superleague Player | ![]() |
#2 Ranked German Superleague Player | ![]() |
#3 Ranked German Superleague Player | ![]() |
#4 Ranked German Superleague Player | ![]() |
#5 Ranked German Superleague Player | ![]() |
#6 Ranked German Superleague Player | ![]() |
Draw
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References
- ^ "Wonderful Wright's German Glory". PDC. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Super Suljovic's German Darts Masters Glory". PDC. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "World Record Crowd At German Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "2018 World Series Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Super League Darts 2". darts1.de. Retrieved 4 May 2018.