2018 German Darts Open

2018 German Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates	13–15 April 2018
Venue	Saarlandhalle
Location	Saarbrücken
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£135,000
Winners share	£25,000
High checkout	167 Steve Lennon (First round)
Champion(s)
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

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.^[1][2]

Qualification and format

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

	First round 13 April (best of 11 legs)					Second round 14 April (best of 11 legs)					Third round 15 April (best of 11 legs)					Quarter-finals 15 April (best of 11 legs)					Semi-finals 15 April (best of 13 legs)					Final 15 April (best of 15 legs)
		Richard North 95.64	4			1	Michael van Gerwen 95.86	6
		Danny Noppert 93.97	6				Danny Noppert 87.91	1
											1	van Gerwen 98.72	6
												Tabern 90.36	4
		Alan Tabern 98.83	6	16	Steve Beaton 89.55	2
		Dragutin Horvat 91.23	4				Alan Tabern 94.13	6
																1	van Gerwen 100.23	2
															9	White 105.92	6
		Luke Woodhouse 85.24	4			8	Dave Chisnall 108.65	6
		Jose Justicia 77.07	6				Jose Justicia 89.54	0
											8	Chisnall 90.30	0
											9	White 106.09	6
		Terry Jenkins 88.23	4	9	Ian White 83.67	6
		Cameron Menzies 94.25	6				Cameron Menzies 84.25	3
																					9	White 96.20	1
																					4	Smith 107.24	7
		René Eidams 79.81	6			5	Daryl Gurney 92.68	6
		Ricky Williams 73.47	4				René Eidams 81.72	1
											5	Gurney 97.46	5
											12	King 98.54	6
		James Wade 93.46	6	12	Mervyn King 94.20	6
		Tytus Kanik 85.69	2				James Wade 95.03	3
																12	King 93.14	5
															4	Smith 99.52	6
		Robert Thornton 82.17	0			4	Michael Smith 95.69	6
		Steve Lennon 96.97	6				Steve Lennon 92.77	4
											4	Smith 100.70	6
											13	Klaasen 93.07	3
		Maik Kuivenhoven 90.03	6	13	Jelle Klaasen 83.56	6
		Tobias Müller 78.11	1				Maik Kuivenhoven 78.54	1
																										4	Smith 95.17	7
																											Hopp 94.62	8
		Max Hopp 99.49	6			2	Peter Wright 91.65	4
		Zoran Lerchbacher 85.79	1				Max Hopp 94.26	6
												Hopp 84.21	6
											15	van de Pas 81.46	4
		Paul Nicholson 92.17	6	15	Benito van de Pas 85.98	6
		Nathan Aspinall 87.00	2				Paul Nicholson 86.48	5
																	Hopp 96.89	6
															7	Cullen 98.10	4
		Ronny Huybrechts 94.82	3			7	Joe Cullen 92.45	6
		Luke Humphries 103.63	6				Luke Humphries 92.60	5
											7	Cullen 93.66	6
												Larsson 81.29	2
		Jan Dekker 91.72	2	10	Simon Whitlock	w/d
		Daniel Larsson 92.82	6				Daniel Larsson	w/o
																						Hopp 100.23	7
																					3	Cross 99.19	6
		Jermaine Wattimena 88.41	6			6	Mensur Suljović 94.86	6
		Keegan Brown 61.06	0				Jermaine Wattimena 88.25	2
											6	Suljović 100.13	5
											11	Price 98.15	6
		Kirk Shepherd 94.31	6	11	Gerwyn Price 93.75	6
		Simon Stevenson 86.33	1				Kirk Shepherd 87.39	4
																11	Price 92.67	1
															3	Cross 105.09	6
		Dimitri Van den Bergh 98.13	6			3	Rob Cross 103.66	6
		William O'Connor 90.77	3				Dimitri Van den Bergh 88.36	0
											3	Cross 99.80	6
											14	Webster 86.63	4
		Steve West 99.23	6	14	Darren Webster 103.38	6
		Matthew Edgar 90.08	2				Steve West 101.19	2

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