2018 Gibraltar Darts Trophy

The 2018 Gibraltar Darts Trophy was the seventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar from 8–10 June 2018. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2018 Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates8–10 June 2018
VenueVictoria Stadium
LocationGibraltar
Country Gibraltar
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Gerwyn Price
(Third round)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 6 Event 8»

Michael Smith was the defending champion after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–4 in the 2017 final, but he lost 6–5 to Jermaine Wattimena in the second round.

Michael van Gerwen won the title for a third time by defeating Adrian Lewis 8–3 in the final.

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

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 11 May 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 Milton Keynes on 18 May), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 30 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 7 June), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 25 May) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 24 February).

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
8 June
(best of 11 legs)		 Second round
9 June
(best of 11 legs)		 Third round
10 June
(best of 11 legs)		 Quarter-finals
10 June
(best of 11 legs)		 Semi-finals
10 June
(best of 13 legs)		 Final
10 June
(best of 15 legs)
                                                         
Vincent van der Voort 96.02 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 107.86 6  
Barrie Bates 86.53 3     Vincent van der Voort 102.43 4  
  1 van Gerwen 103.26 6  
  Boulton 89.53 2  
Ritchie Edhouse 97.43 5 16 Stephen Bunting 91.72 4
Andy Boulton 98.94 6     Andy Boulton 91.61 6  
  1 van Gerwen 97.39 6  
  8 Clayton 86.12 2  
Hannes Schnier 77.51 6     8 Jonny Clayton 93.94 6  
Roy Asquez 69.28 2     Hannes Schnier 80.06 0  
  8 Clayton 96.59 6
  Hopp 87.64 2  
Max Hopp 100.20 6 9 Ian White 87.94 4
Mark Dudbridge 87.71 0     Max Hopp 94.11 6  
  1 van Gerwen 105.20 7  
  West 92.14 4  
James Wilson 88.97 4     5 Daryl Gurney 94.66 6  
Brendan Dolan 88.22 6     Brendan Dolan 93.71 4  
  5 Gurney 89.94 1
  West 93.81 6  
Steve West 93.34 6 12 Darren Webster 90.25 5
Toni Alcinas 89.53 3     Steve West 96.61 6  
  West 89.74 6
  4 Cross 99.87 5  
Robert Thornton 90.89 5     4 Rob Cross 97.66 6  
Cristo Reyes 87.07 6     Cristo Reyes 91.26 5  
  4 Cross 101.02 6
  13 Whitlock 84.45 2  
Richie Burnett 87.64 3 13 Simon Whitlock 91.76 6
Adam Huckvale 94.34 6     Adam Huckvale 78.00 1  
1 van Gerwen 108.13 8
A. Lewis 96.69 3
Jermaine Wattimena 85.00 6     2 Michael Smith 95.30 5  
Tony Dawkins 71.31 1     Jermaine Wattimena 93.60 6  
  Wattimena 94.72 3  
  15 Price 97.82 6  
Matt Padgett 91.59 5 15 Gerwyn Price 91.45 6
Mike De Decker 95.45 6     Mike De Decker 86.11 2  
  15 Price 92.72 5  
  Nicholson 87.95 6  
Jeffrey de Graaf 95.71 4     7 Joe Cullen 107.97 6  
Darius Labanauskas 95.94 6     Darius Labanauskas 95.97 1  
  7 Cullen 95.96 5
  Nicholson 92.85 6  
Paul Nicholson 85.08 6 10 Dave Chisnall 89.27 4
Antony Lopez 67.79 0     Paul Nicholson 94.24 6  
    Nicholson 98.82 6
  A. Lewis 98.29 7  
Adrian Lewis 85.89 6     6 Mensur Suljović 98.95 3  
Clayton Otton 67.18 0     Adrian Lewis 95.63 6  
  A. Lewis 105.97 6
  11 Wade 105.60 5  
Jamie Lewis 97.01 3 11 James Wade 85.61 6
Ross Smith 91.99 6     Ross Smith 88.67 5  
  A. Lewis 95.11 6
  3 Wright 92.48 3  
Krzysztof Ratajski 87.99 3     3 Peter Wright 100.61 6  
Michael Barnard 95.83 6     Michael Barnard 84.43 2  
  3 Wright 108.82 6
  Dobey 94.90 1  
Chris Dobey 97.03 6 14 Mervyn King 84.45 3
Steve Lennon 91.76 2     Chris Dobey 84.85 6  
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References
  1. "European Tour 2018 Info". PDPA. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "European Tour Rule Changes Announced". PDC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. Allen, Dave. "Entries Confirmed For Gibraltar & Denmark". PDC. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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