2019 European Darts Matchplay

The 2019 European Darts Matchplay is the eleventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament is taking place at the Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany, from 6–8 September 2019. It features a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 European Darts Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates6–8 September 2019
VenueMaimarkthalle
LocationMannheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Karsten Koch
170 Robert Thornton
170 James Wade
170 Joe Cullen
Champion(s)
Joe Cullen
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Michael van Gerwen is the defending champion after defeating William O'Connor 8–2 in the previous year's final. Van Gerwen reached a third European Tour final in five events, but lost in his third successive final appearance as Joe Cullen won his first stage title with an 8–5 success.

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
  • Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 25 June 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 2 August), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 2 August), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 5 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 5 September), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 23 August), and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 24 August).

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:

Draw
  First round
6 September
(best of 11 legs)		 Second round
7 September
(best of 11 legs)		 Third round
8 September
(best of 11 legs)		 Quarter-finals
8 September
(best of 11 legs)		 Semi-finals
8 September
(best of 13 legs)		 Final
8 September
(best of 15 legs)
                                                         
Michael Smith 87.11 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 95.13 6  
Steve Lennon 94.77 3     Michael Smith 97.49 2  
  1 van Gerwen 105.59 6  
  16 Suljović 101.82 4  
Robert Thornton 92.35 5 16 Mensur Suljović 101.97 6
Kim Huybrechts 97.35 6     Kim Huybrechts 97.16 1  
  1 van Gerwen 100.13 6  
  9 Ratajski 93.09 5  
Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.47 6     8 Adrian Lewis 82.97 6  
Krzysztof Kciuk 82.95 5     Dirk van Duijvenbode 80.58 2  
  8 Lewis 92.08 5
  9 Ratajski 97.01 6  
Keegan Brown 85.46 6 9 Krzysztof Ratajski 96.17 6
Simon Whitlock 90.23 3     Keegan Brown 93.89 5  
  1 van Gerwen 100.25 7  
  4 Chisnall 84.00 1  
John Henderson 101.72 6     5 Daryl Gurney 94.18 6  
Ryan Joyce 92.31 3     John Henderson 85.11 4  
  5 Gurney 93.16 4
  12 Cross 96.06 6  
Dennis Nilsson 81.22 3 12 Rob Cross 90.18 6
Marvin Wehder 83.12 6     Marvin Wehder 75.61 0  
  12 Cross 87.09 5
  4 Chisnall 90.14 6  
Ryan Meikle 89.89 6     4 Dave Chisnall 89.90 6  
Brett Claydon 85.91 3     Ryan Meikle 85.31 2  
  4 Chisnall 96.14 6
  13 Evans 88.00 1  
Maik Kuivenhoven 89.76 3 13 Ricky Evans 88.13 6
Karsten Koch 86.64 6     Karsten Koch 83.55 3  
1 van Gerwen 100.18 5
11 Cullen 101.30 8
Gabriel Clemens 93.66 6     2 Ian White 98.55 6  
Steffen Siepmann 76.22 2     Gabriel Clemens 96.14 3  
  2 White 96.26 5  
  15 Clayton 93.31 6  
Scott Taylor 84.60 6 15 Jonny Clayton 93.39 6
Matthew Edgar 86.14 5     Scott Taylor 89.18 4  
  15 Clayton 84.79 4  
  7 Wade 93.27 6  
Bradley Brooks 90.96 6     7 James Wade 89.08 6  
Mark McGeeney 101.66 4     Bradley Brooks 89.40 2  
  7 Wade 91.75 6
  Jones 89.19 5  
Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.45 4 10 Nathan Aspinall 92.54 3
Wayne Jones 93.84 6     Wayne Jones 92.45 6  
  7 Wade 98.43 5
  11 Cullen 103.69 7  
Max Hopp 80.36 5     6 Peter Wright 89.73 5  
William O'Connor 89.16 6     William O'Connor 90.89 6  
  O'Connor 85.97 3
  11 Cullen 98.71 6  
Jamie Hughes 91.49 6 11 Joe Cullen 93.85 6
Wesley Plaisier 90.93 5     Jamie Hughes 92.57 3  
  11 Cullen 99.29 6
  14 Durrant 98.72 2  
Florian Hempel 77.92 3     3 Gerwyn Price 102.16 6  
Simon Stevenson 82.22 6     Simon Stevenson 87.02 3  
  3 Price 106.21 3
  14 Durrant 110.05 6  
Cody Harris 87.84 6 14 Glen Durrant 93.09 6
Ross Smith 87.00 4     Cody Harris 85.61 3  
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References
  1. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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