2018 German Darts Grand Prix

2018 German Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	31 March–2 April 2018
Venue	Zenith
Location	Munich
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winners share	£25,000
High checkout	170 James Wade (Semi-finals)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 1 Event 3»

The 2018 German Darts Grand Prix was the second of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Zenith, Munich, Germany, between 31 March–2 April 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Rob Cross 6–3 in the final of the 2017 tournament, and he retained his title by defeating Peter Wright 8–5 in the final.^[1]

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

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.^[2][3]

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 6 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 16 February), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 22 March), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 30 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 26 January) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 January).

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw

	First round 31 March (best of 11 legs)[10][11]					Second round 1 April (best of 11 legs)[12]					Third round 2 April (best of 11 legs)[1]					Quarter-finals 2 April (best of 11 legs)[1]					Semi-finals 2 April (best of 13 legs)[1]					Final 2 April (best of 15 legs)[1]
		Steve Lennon 99.95	6			1	Michael van Gerwen 95.20	6
		Nathan Aspinall 102.15	4				Steve Lennon 96.39	5
											1	van Gerwen 105.38	6
											16	Norris 88.52	1
		James Wilson 89.09	2	16	Alan Norris 93.70	6
		Toni Alcinas 88.85	6				Toni Alcinas 81.46	1
																1	van Gerwen 102.48	6
																Brown 89.07	0
		Keegan Brown 89.66	6			8	Simon Whitlock 91.27	4
		Maik Langendorf 79.22	3				Keegan Brown 103.20	6
												Brown 89.77	6
												Webster 86.26	5
		Darren Webster 91.78	6	9	Dave Chisnall 103.85	5
		Jan Dekker 91.88	2				Darren Webster 101.18	6
																					1	van Gerwen 99.76	7
																					5	Gurney 91.20	3
		Ryan Meikle 81.64	6			5	Daryl Gurney 96.62	6
		Scott Taylor 80.61	2				Ryan Meikle 90.50	3
											5	Gurney 102.33	6
											12	White 101.02	4
		Stephen Bunting 101.33	6	12	Ian White 100.16	6
		Christian Gödl 92.00	0				Stephen Bunting 100.37	4
																5	Gurney 91.09	6
															4	Cross 89.70	3
		Jonny Clayton 93.87	6			4	Rob Cross 104.16	6
		René Berndt 86.16	5				Jonny Clayton 100.06	4
											4	Cross 90.26	6
												Humphries 85.74	5
		William O'Connor 88.15	2	13	Gerwyn Price 87.00	1
		Luke Humphries 95.08	6				Luke Humphries 100.31	6
																										1	van Gerwen 99.24	8
																										2	Wright 94.97	5
		Josh Payne 87.23	6			2	Peter Wright 93.30	6
		Michael Rasztovits 88.56	5				Josh Payne 87.88	3
											2	Wright 102.48	6
												Tabern 87.89	0
		Jermaine Wattimena 83.94	5	15	Kyle Anderson 89.59	5
		Alan Tabern 84.21	6				Alan Tabern 89.81	6
																2	Wright 108.84	6
															7	Cullen 89.09	1
		Adrian Lewis 96.21	5			7	Joe Cullen 97.01	6
		Yordi Meeuwisse 94.92	6				Yordi Meeuwisse 96.49	5
											7	Cullen 92.97	6
												West 84.52	0
		Steve West 79.03	6	10	Kim Huybrechts 88.01	3
		Paul Rowley 78.92	2				Steve West 84.86	6
																					2	Wright 100.10	7
																						Wade 95.55	3
		Krzysztof Ratajski 79.86	3			6	Mensur Suljović 95.94	6
		Danny Noppert 85.18	6				Danny Noppert 98.12	4
											6	Suljović 100.88	2
												Hopp 102.25	6
		Max Hopp 87.48	6	11	Mervyn King 96.49	4
		Rowby-John Rodriguez 85.39	4				Max Hopp 96.40	6
																	Hopp 90.33	3
																Wade 95.98	6
		Chris Dobey 99.40	6			3	Michael Smith 105.38	6
		Martin Schindler 94.17	4				Chris Dobey 93.69	2
											3	Smith 91.08	1
												Wade 97.80	6
		James Wade 96.79	6	14	Jelle Klaasen 83.28	4
		Madars Razma 93.16	2				James Wade 92.19	6

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