2015 European Darts Matchplay

2015 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates18–20 September 2015
VenueOlympiahalle
LocationInnsbruck
Country Austria
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Robert Marijanović
Justin Pipe
Ian White
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 7 Event 9»

The 2015 European Darts Matchplay was the eighth of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria between 18–20 September 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen won the tournament, defeating Dave Chisnall 6–4 in the final.[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 30 June 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 3 July),[4] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Mülheim on 10 September at the same time as the European Darts Trophy)[5] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started), although following the withdrawals of Gary Anderson and Kyle Anderson, the host nation were given an extra two qualifying spots, bringing the total up to six.

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

[6]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
18 September
[7]		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
19 September
[8]		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
[9]		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
[10]		Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
[10]		Final
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
[10]
1 Michael van Gerwen 97.536
Wes Newton 88.595 Ronny Huybrechts 91.423
1 van Gerwen 100.216
Ronny Huybrechts 83.726
van Barneveld 94.131
16 Stephen Bunting 101.782
Raymond van Barneveld 97.586 Raymond van Barneveld 105.646
1 van Gerwen 114.006
Max Hopp 88.453
Ro-Jo Rodriguez 102.893
8 Mervyn King 91.746
Mickey Mansell 84.296 Mickey Mansell 86.424
8 King 95.824
Adam Hunt 84.183
Ro-Jo Rodriguez 87.436
9 Simon Whitlock 87.453
Rowby-John Rodriguez 92.876 Rowby-John Rodriguez 91.096
1 van Gerwen 109.096
Stefan Stoyke 86.803
12 Thornton 80.761
5 Brendan Dolan 82.296
Joe Murnan 89.365 Mark Walsh 80.865
5 Dolan 99.044
Mark Walsh 88.766
12 Thornton 93.316
12 Robert Thornton 86.666
Maik Langendorf 83.676 Maik Langendorf 78.523
12 Thornton 93.436
Aaron Hardy 78.895
13 van der Voort 96.593
4 Ian White 94.666
Dimitri Van den Bergh 84.656 Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.484
4 White 91.665
Paul Milford 76.832
13 van der Voort 92.566
13 Vincent van der Voort 94.386
Andy Hamilton 103.666 Andy Hamilton 81.253
1 van Gerwen 99.586
Dean Winstanley 102.593
6 Chisnall 95.894
2 Michael Smith 97.615
Alan Norris 82.306 Alan Norris 95.526
Norris 91.455
Armin Glanzer 75.982
Pallett 89.406
15 Jelle Klaasen 97.803
Jamie Caven 93.052 David Pallett 104.836
Pallett 98.106
David Pallett 100.736
10 K. Huybrechts 91.615
7 Justin Pipe 93.316
Tony Newell 89.146 Tony Newell 90.985
7 Pipe 98.144
Terry Temple 82.163
10 K. Huybrechts 99.116
10 Kim Huybrechts 101.626
Mensur Suljović 90.442 Darren Webster 95.892
Pallett 91.863
Darren Webster 95.926
6 Chisnall 98.936
6 Dave Chisnall 99.346
Gerwyn Price 85.014 William O'Connor 92.303
6 Chisnall 107.646
William O'Connor 93.046
11 Jenkins 101.465
11 Terry Jenkins 95.326
Kevin Painter 88.836 Kevin Painter 97.785
6 Chisnall 105.036
Roxy-James Rodriguez 84.593
3 Wright 98.103
3 Peter Wright 84.866
Darren Johnson 82.086 Darren Johnson 72.042
3 Wright 99.386
Zoran Lerchbacher 68.301
14 van de Pas 86.323
14 Benito van de Pas 94.826
Dirk van Duijvenbode 79.225 Robert Marijanović 91.034
Robert Marijanović 80.166

References

  1. ^ "Michael van Gerwen defeats Dave Chisnall in European Darts Matchplay final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ "European Tour Events 7&8 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. ^ "European Tour Event 7-8 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ^ "ET8 European Qualifier Reminder". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 PDC European Matchplay Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  7. ^ "European Darts Matchplay Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  8. ^ "European Darts Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  9. ^ "European Darts Matchplay Third Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "Mighty Mike's Innsbruck Triumph". PDC. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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