2015 European Darts Grand Prix

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.

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 Alan Norris
161 Peter Wright
Champion(s)
Kim Huybrechts
«Event 8

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 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
[7]		 Second round
[8]		 Third round
[9]		 Quarter-finals
[10]		 Semi-finals
[10]		 Final
[10]
                                                         
Mensur Suljović 88.63 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 111.37 4  
Mark Barilli 86.08 4     Mensur Suljović 109.70 6  
  Suljović 97.24 6  
  16 King 98.92 5  
Rowby-John Rodriguez 85.83 3 16 Mervyn King 94.74 6
Jeffrey de Zwaan 93.19 6     Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.61 2  
  Suljović 91.66 6  
  Cullen 89.88 4  
Raymond van Barneveld 100.76 6     8 Brendan Dolan 90.59 1  
Johnny Haines 91.95 3     Raymond van Barneveld 95.97 6  
  van Barneveld 111.06 2
  Cullen 110.16 6  
Joe Cullen 95.12 6 9 Dave Chisnall 90.14 2
Antonio Alcinas 83.77 3     Joe Cullen 103.58 6  
  Suljović 96.44 5  
  4 Wright 94.58 6  
Mickey Mansell 92.58 6     5 Ian White 97.10 6  
Robbie Green 82.59 1     Mickey Mansell 94.02 3  
  5 White 102.69 6
  L. Evans 96.90 3  
Jyhan Artut 91.66 3 12 Terry Jenkins 95.49 4
Lee Evans 92.94 6     Lee Evans 95.92 6  
  5 White 98.10 5
  4 Wright 99.12 6  
Jermaine Wattimena 84.86 6     4 Peter Wright 90.43 6  
Robert Marijanović 85.30 5     Jermaine Wattimena 88.59 3  
  4 Wright 99.21 6
  Bunting 103.30 2  
Stephen Bunting 94.22 6 13 Vincent van der Voort 95.01 4
Alan Norris 95.13 4     Stephen Bunting 100.72 6  
4 Wright 99.95 5
7 Huybrechts 99.30 6
Dean Winstanley 83.58 6     2 Michael Smith 96.32 6  
Devon Petersen 82.52 5     Dean Winstanley 87.50 3  
  2 Smith 93.10 6  
  Price 87.36 3  
Gerwyn Price 87.13 6 15 Benito van de Pas 92.08 3
Max Hopp 88.31 5     Gerwyn Price 88.44 6  
  2 Smith 92.08 5  
  7 Huybrechts 97.51 6  
Dave Ladley 87.10 6     7 Kim Huybrechts 105.71 6  
Magnus Caris 84.70 5     Dave Ladley 89.23 4  
  7 Huybrechts 104.70 6
  Beaton 100.25 5  
Steve Beaton 86.08 6 10 Justin Pipe 91.84 5
Mark Walsh 88.22 3     Steve Beaton 95.54 6  
  7 Huybrechts 96.59 6
  3 Wade 89.08 4  
Johnny Clayton 78.42 6     6 Robert Thornton 92.04 6  
Kevin Münch 74.95 0     Johnny Clayton 90.42 5  
  6 Thornton 93.45 4
  11 Klaasen 91.05 6  
David Pallett 90.63 6 11 Jelle Klaasen 104.78 6
Ricky Evans 85.45 4     David Pallett 94.07 4  
  11 Klaasen 94.90 4
  3 Wade 103.52 6  
Mark Webster 89.71 6     3 James Wade 95.32 6  
Stephen Willard 86.34 3     Mark Webster 90.09 3  
  3 Wade 96.83 6
  14 Whitlock 93.94 5  
Jamie Caven 91.64 6 14 Simon Whitlock 100.72 6
Stefan Stoyke 85.31 4     Jamie Caven 95.57 4  

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.
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  8. "European Darts Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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