2017 European Darts Grand Prix

The 2017 European Darts Grand Prix was the fourth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany, between 5–7 May 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2017 European Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates5–7 May 2017
VenueGlaspalast
LocationSindelfingen
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Jelle Klaasen
(Quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Peter Wright
«Event 3 Event 5»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Peter Wright 6–2 in the final of the 2016 tournament, but Wright sought revenge by defeating Van Gerwen 6–0 in the final.[1][2]

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £135,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 27 April automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events - 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 28 April), eight from the West/South European Qualifier, four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 4 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 17 March) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 29 April).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
5 May
[5]		 Second round
6 May
[6]		 Third round
7 May
[7]		 Quarter-finals
7 May
[7]		 Semi-finals
7 May
[7]		 Final
7 May
[7]
                                                         
Keegan Brown 86.79 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 97.05 6  
Jeffrey de Graaf 85.86 4     Keegan Brown 90.88 2  
  1 van Gerwen 97.12 6  
  Ceder 91.90 2  
Steve Beaton 86.60 2 16 Cristo Reyes 83.70 3
Ulf Ceder 94.28 6     Ulf Ceder 82.35 6  
  1 van Gerwen 104.05 6  
  8 van de Pas 89.16 1  
Joe Murnan 85.61 6     8 Benito van de Pas 89.87 6  
Gabriel Clemens 79.75 3     Joe Murnan 92.16 5  
  8 van de Pas 94.63 6
  9 Price 90.84 2  
Mervyn King 96.76 4 9 Gerwyn Price 96.67 6
Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.86 6     Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.39 3  
  1 van Gerwen 105.85 6  
  5 Chisnall 97.15 5  
Matt Clark 88.44 6     5 Dave Chisnall 112.25 6  
René Berndt 82.16 4     Matt Clark 95.65 3  
  5 Chisnall 99.02 6
  Lewis 94.41 3  
Adrian Lewis 96.30 6 12 Ian White 92.63 4
Stephen Bunting 84.15 2     Adrian Lewis 96.74 6  
  5 Chisnall 95.80 6
  Cross 91.70 3  
Rob Cross 96.31 6     4 Simon Whitlock 94.71 3  
Luke Woodhouse 93.02 3     Rob Cross 95.93 6  
  Cross 103.32 6
  West 100.62 1  
Steve West 90.82 6 13 Michael Smith 101.88 5
Chris Dobey 89.07 2     Steve West 93.70 6  
1 van Gerwen 99.56 0
2 Wright 104.86 6
James Richardson 94.51 6     2 Peter Wright 100.65 6  
Paul Rowley 84.12 2     James Richardson 97.96 2  
  2 Wright 100.38 6  
  15 Gurney 99.46 4  
John Henderson 89.24 6 15 Daryl Gurney 99.57 6
Ron Meulenkamp 90.70 5     John Henderson 89.41 4  
  2 Wright 94.72 6  
  Dekker 88.12 2  
Max Hopp 95.49 6     7 Kim Huybrechts 92.12 6  
Zoran Lerchbacher 85.76 4     Max Hopp 85.63 3  
  7 Huybrechts 93.44 4
  Dekker 95.75 6  
James Wilson 89.60 3 10 Alan Norris 92.13 5
Jan Dekker 108.12 6     Jan Dekker 91.36 6  
  2 Wright 99.42 6
  11 Klaasen 90.26 3  
Mark Webster 81.56 6     6 James Wade 89.33 5  
Bernd Roith 83.57 4     Mark Webster 89.13 6  
  Webster 92.94 1
  11 Klaasen 97.74 6  
Jermaine Wattimena 87.44 5 11 Jelle Klaasen 81.57 6
Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.88 6     Dirk van Duijvenbode 73.68 2  
  11 Klaasen 94.91 6
  14 Cullen 91.53 5  
Steve Lennon 90.78 4     3 Mensur Suljović 98.47 6  
Krzysztof Ratajski 99.52 6     Krzysztof Ratajski 91.03 4  
  3 Suljović 101.44 5
  14 Cullen 101.21 6  
Christian Kist 89.92 2 14 Joe Cullen 95.28 6
Jonny Clayton 96.81 6     Jonny Clayton 92.44 1  
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References
  1. "Peter Wright beats Michael van Gerwen to win European Darts Grand Prix". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. "Michael van Gerwen adds European Darts Grand Prix to his trophy haul". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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  4. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/04/30/further-qualifying-treble-ratajski
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  6. "HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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