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2015 European Darts Trophy

The 2015 European Darts Trophy was the seventh of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany between 11–13 September 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2015 European Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates11–13 September 2015
VenueRWE-Sporthalle
LocationMülheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£115,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout161 Germany Max Hopp (2x)
161 Belgium Kim Huybrechts
Champion(s)
England Michael Smith
«Event 6 Event 8»

Michael Smith won the title by defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–2 in the final.[1]

Prize money

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The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.[2][3]

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

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The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 30 June 2015 automatically qualified for the event.[4] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 3 July),[5] eight from the European Qualifier (held in Mülheim on 10 September) at the same time as the European Darts Matchplay[6] and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw

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[7]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
11 September
[8]		Second round
(best of 11 legs)
12 September
[9]		Third round
(best of 11 legs)
13 September
[10]		Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
13 September
[11]		Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
13 September
[11]		Final
(best of 11 legs)
13 September
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1  Michael van Gerwen 107.696
  Adam Hunt 92.556  Adam Hunt 89.801
1  van Gerwen 92.976
  Krzysztof Ratajski 90.445
  Lovett 86.350
16  Benito van de Pas 86.844
  Jyhan Artut 92.045  Jason Lovett 89.446
1  van Gerwen 92.976
  Jason Lovett 89.456
8  Chisnall 87.520
8  Dave Chisnall 99.236
  Jamie Bain 92.433  Jan Dekker 93.372
8  Chisnall 101.486
  Jan Dekker 90.096
9  Pipe 95.372
9  Justin Pipe 85.276
  Mensur Suljović 95.946  Mensur Suljović 84.755
1  van Gerwen 106.166
  Christian Soethe 87.070
5  Wright 94.772
5  Peter Wright 90.046
  Gerwyn Price 84.941  Andy Jenkins 90.434
5  Wright 99.906
  Andy Jenkins 86.876
12  Huybrechts 103.325
12  Kim Huybrechts 107.366
  Raymond van Barneveld 92.544  Max Hopp 86.540
5  Wright 93.076
  Max Hopp 96.286
13  T. Jenkins 90.235
4  Adrian Lewis 98.846
  James Wilson 94.646  James Wilson 82.823
4  Lewis 99.565
  Martin Schindler 82.494
13  T. Jenkins 91.626
13  Terry Jenkins 108.586
  David Pallett 90.764  Steve West 103.155
1  van Gerwen 101.122
  Steve West 90.006
2  Smith 98.506
2  Michael Smith 97.116
  Wes Newton 89.876  Wes Newton 90.653
2  Smith 91.066
  Chris Dobey 92.533
  Painter 88.574
15  Vincent van der Voort 87.404
  Kevin Painter 93.706  Kevin Painter 92.166
2  Smith 100.496
  Alan Norris 88.433
10  King 91.092
7  Brendan Dolan 89.184
  Cristo Reyes 90.186  Cristo Reyes 93.186
  Reyes 89.605
  Connie Finnan 89.762
10  King 96.046
10  Mervyn King 101.506
  Daryl Gurney 92.816  Daryl Gurney 93.294
2  Smith 98.176
  Mark Frost 87.782
6  White 89.623
6  Ian White 98.886
  Stephen Bunting 93.116  Stephen Bunting 98.103
6  White 93.786
  Mark Barilli 83.614
  Rodriguez 94.013
11  Simon Whitlock 90.661
  Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.926  Rowby-John Rodriguez 97.336
6  White 92.826
  James Hubbard 73.171
3  Wade 90.874
3  James Wade 90.446
  Mark Dudbridge 92.645  Darren Johnson 82.271
3  Wade 99.616
  Darren Johnson 94.886
14  Thornton 92.204
14  Robert Thornton 90.956
  Christian Kist 92.776  Christian Kist 84.084
  Dirk van Duijvenbode 86.865

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Smith beats Michael van Gerwen to retain European Darts Trophy". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ "ProTour Prize Funds Increased". PDC. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 PDC European Darts Trophy Prize Money". Darts Database. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ "European Tour Events 7&8 Entries". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. ^ "European Tour Event 7-8 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ^ "ET8 European Qualifier Reminder". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. ^ "2015 PDC European Darts Trophy Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  8. ^ "European Darts Trophy Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  9. ^ "European Darts Trophy Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  10. ^ "European Darts Trophy Last 16". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "Super Smith Retains Euro Crown". PDC. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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