2019 German Darts Open
| 2019 German Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 20–22 April 2019 | ||
| Venue | Saarlandhalle | ||
| Location | Saarbrücken | ||
| Country |  Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £140,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £25,000 | ||
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The 2019 German Darts Open will be the fourth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament takes place at Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany, from 26–28 April 2019. It will feature a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Max Hopp is the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 8–7 in the final of the 2018 tournament.
Prize money
This is how the prize money is divided:[1]
| Stage (num. of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £140,000 | |
Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 5 March will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 15 March), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 15 March), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 19 April), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 25 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 1 February) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 20 January).
From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-tour card holders. Any tour card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.
The following players will take part in the tournament:
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Draw
| First round 26 April (best of 11 legs) | Second round 27 April (best of 11 legs) | Third round 28 April (best of 11 legs) | Quarter-finals 28 April (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals 28 April (best of 13 legs) | Final 28 April (best of 15 legs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Michael van Gerwen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Darren Webster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | James Wade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Michael Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Mensur Suljović | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Joe Cullen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Peter Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Daryl Gurney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ian White | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Simon Whitlock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Adrian Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Jonny Clayton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rob Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Max Hopp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gerwyn Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Darren Webster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Magnussen, Mads Plagborg. "Baltic dominance on the Pro Tour". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 4 February 2019.