2015 European Darts Matchplay
2015 European Darts Matchplay | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 18–20 September 2015 | ||
Venue | Olympiahalle | ||
Location | Innsbruck | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £115,000 | ||
Winners share | £25,000 | ||
High checkout |
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Champion(s) | |||
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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 | |
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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 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:
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Draw
References
- ↑ "Michael van Gerwen defeats Dave Chisnall in European Darts Matchplay final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "European Tour Events 7&8 Entries". PDC. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "European Tour Event 7-8 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "ET8 European Qualifier Reminder". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "2015 PDC European Matchplay Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "European Darts Matchplay Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "European Darts Matchplay Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "European Darts Matchplay Third Round". PDC. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Mighty Mike's Innsbruck Triumph". PDC. Retrieved 21 September 2015.