2015 German Darts Championship
| 2015 German Darts Championship | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 13–15 February 2015 | ||
| Venue | Halle 39 | ||
| Location | Hildesheim | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
| High checkout | 167  Ian White Michael van Gerwen | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2015 German Darts Championship was the first of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany, between 13–15 February 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Gary Anderson was the defending champion, having beaten Justin Pipe 6–5 in the 2014 tournament´s final, and in this year's final Michael van Gerwen won the title by beating Anderson 6–2.
Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[1]
| 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
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on the 16 January 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[2] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 18 January),[3] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Bielefeld on 24 January) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).[4][5]
The following players took part in the tournament:
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Draw
References
- ^ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "ET1 & ET2 Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "European Tour Event 1-2 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "German Darts Championship Field". PDC. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2015". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 PDC German Darts Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "German Darts Championship Day One". PDC. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "German Darts Championship Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "German Darts Championship Third Round". PDC. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Mighty Mike's Epic Win In Germany". PDC. Retrieved 15 February 2015.