2015 European Darts Grand Prix

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

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.

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

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

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

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

References

  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.