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2018 German Darts Open

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2018 German Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates13–15 April 2018
VenueSaarlandhalle
LocationSaarbrücken
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout167 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon
(first round)
Champion(s)
Germany Max Hopp
«Event 2 Event 4»

The 2018 German Darts Open was the third of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany, between 13–15 April 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 Benito van de Pas 6–5 in the final of the 2017 tournament, but he was knocked out in the second round of the tournament by Germany's Max Hopp.

Hopp went on to win his first PDC senior event, after defeating Michael Smith 8–7 in the final.

Hopp also became the first Host Nation Qualifier to make the final of an event of the PDC European Tour. It also marks the first time a German player won a PDC tour event. Noticeably, Hopp won both his semi-final and final match with a 121 finish on the bullseye, with his opponents waiting on a two-dart finish.

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

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

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The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 27 February 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 Barnsley on 9 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 12 April), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 27 January) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 January).

Simon Whitlock withdrew with illness on the day of the tournament, so Daniel Larsson, who was due to face him in round 2, was given a bye to round 3.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
13 April
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
14 April
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
15 April
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
15 April
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
15 April
Final
(best of 15 legs)
15 April
1Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 95.866
England Richard North 95.644Netherlands Danny Noppert 87.911
1Netherlands van Gerwen 98.726
Netherlands Danny Noppert 93.976
England Tabern 90.364
16England Steve Beaton 89.552
England Alan Tabern 98.836England Alan Tabern 94.136
1Netherlands van Gerwen 100.232
Germany Dragutin Horvat 91.234
9England White 105.926
8England Dave Chisnall 108.656
England Luke Woodhouse 85.244Spain José Justicia 89.540
8England Chisnall 90.300
Spain José Justicia 77.076
9England White 106.096
9England Ian White 83.676
England Terry Jenkins 88.234Scotland Cameron Menzies 84.253
9England White 96.201
Scotland Cameron Menzies 94.256
4England Smith 107.247
5Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 92.686
Germany René Eidams 79.816Germany René Eidams 81.721
5Northern Ireland Gurney 97.465
England Ricky Williams 73.474
12England King 98.546
12England Mervyn King 94.206
England James Wade 93.466England James Wade 95.033
12England King 93.145
Poland Tytus Kanik 85.692
4England Smith 99.526
4England Michael Smith 95.696
Scotland Robert Thornton 82.170Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 92.774
4England Smith 100.706
Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 96.976
13Netherlands Klaasen 93.073
13Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 83.566
Netherlands Maik Kuivenhoven 90.036Netherlands Maik Kuivenhoven 78.541
4England Smith 95.177
Germany Tobias Müller 78.111
Germany Hopp 94.628
2Scotland Peter Wright 91.654
Germany Max Hopp 99.496Germany Max Hopp 94.266
Germany Hopp 84.216
Austria Zoran Lerchbacher 85.791
15Netherlands van de Pas 81.464
15Netherlands Benito van de Pas 85.986
Australia Paul Nicholson 92.176Australia Paul Nicholson 86.485
Germany Hopp 96.896
England Nathan Aspinall 87.002
7England Cullen 98.104
7England Joe Cullen 92.456
Belgium Ronny Huybrechts 94.823England Luke Humphries 92.605
7England Cullen 93.666
England Luke Humphries 103.636
Sweden Larsson 81.292
10Australia Simon Whitlock w/d
Netherlands Jan Dekker 91.722Sweden Daniel Larsson w/o
Germany Hopp 100.237
Sweden Daniel Larsson 92.826
3England Cross 99.196
6Austria Mensur Suljović 94.866
Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 88.416Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 88.252
6Austria Suljović 100.135
England Keegan Brown 61.060
11Wales Price 98.156
11Wales Gerwyn Price 93.756
England Kirk Shepherd 94.316England Kirk Shepherd 87.394
11Wales Price 92.671
England Simon Stevenson 86.331
3England Cross 105.096
3England Rob Cross 103.666
Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.136Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.360
3England Cross 99.806
Republic of Ireland William O'Connor 90.773
14England Webster 86.634
14England Darren Webster 103.386
England Steve West 99.236England Steve West 101.192
England Matthew Edgar 90.082

References

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