2019 German Darts Open

The 2019 German Darts Open was the fourth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany, from 26–28 April 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 German Darts Open
Tournament information
Dates26–28 April 2019
VenueSaarlandhalle
LocationSaarbrücken
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
Nine-dart finish Steve Beaton
High checkout167 Steve Beaton
(Second round)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 3 Event 5»

Max Hopp was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 8–7 in the final of the 2018 tournament, but he was defeated 6–3 by John Henderson in the second round.

Steve Beaton hit the third nine-dart finish of the 2019 European Tour during his first round match with Kirk Shepherd.

Brendan Dolan averaged 105.54 in his first round defeat to Jamie Hughes, a European Tour record for a first round losing average.

Michael van Gerwen won his 31st European Tour title, defeating Ian White 8–3 in the final.

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 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 Associate Member 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:

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)
                                                         
Dimitri Van den Bergh 80.42 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 88.70 6  
Thomas Köhnlein 78.35 2     Dimitri Van den Bergh 78.94 1  
  1 van Gerwen 100.60 6  
  van Barneveld 90.07 5  
Gabriel Clemens 92.23 3 16 Jermaine Wattimena 93.75 5
Raymond van Barneveld 99.47 6     Raymond van Barneveld 94.04 6  
  1 van Gerwen 107.40 6  
  Aspinall 101.63 5  
Pavel Jirkal 87.53 0     8 James Wade 96.47 6  
Luke Humphries 98.02 6     Luke Humphries 96.55 5  
  8 Wade 99.08 2
  Aspinall 107.92 6  
Nathan Aspinall 96.03 6 9 Jonny Clayton 92.79 3
Dennis Nilsson 85.03 1     Nathan Aspinall 100.02 6  
  1 van Gerwen 105.18 7  
  13 Chisnall 99.26 6  
Mickey Mansell 94.63 6     5 Mensur Suljović 93.18 6  
Steve West 88.59 3     Mickey Mansell 93.38 5  
  5 Suljović 99.99 6
  12 Gurney 92.31 3  
Mike De Decker 93.79 5 12 Daryl Gurney 91.63 6
David Pallett 91.34 6     David Pallett 83.30 2  
  5 Suljović 93.13 5
  13 Chisnall 96.89 6  
Kevin Münch 78.27 1     4 Peter Wright 101.79 6  
Steve Lennon 91.97 6     Steve Lennon 90.21 2  
  4 Wright 99.80 1
  13 Chisnall 106.13 6  
Ted Evetts 99.58 6 13 Dave Chisnall 90.97 6
Vincent Kamphuis 79.03 1     Ted Evetts 89.83 3  
1 van Gerwen 100.22 8
2 White 94.22 3
Kyle Anderson 95.60 3     2 Ian White 101.67 6  
Jeffrey de Zwaan 102.82 6     Jeffrey de Zwaan 95.60 3  
  2 White 89.20 6  
  15 Webster 81.69 2  
Karsten Koch 71.61 4 15 Darren Webster 93.65 6
Vincent van der Meer 81.21 6     Vincent van der Meer 87.66 3  
  2 White 96.46 6  
  7 Lewis 92.63 5  
James Richardson 98.06 6     7 Adrian Lewis 94.65 6  
Wayne Jones 94.61 5     James Richardson 96.25 3  
  7 Lewis 85.51 6
  Henderson 84.00 3  
Stephen Bunting 94.59 5 10 Max Hopp 96.02 3
John Henderson 96.84 6     John Henderson 97.03 6  
  2 White 98.49 7
  6 Cross 97.95 5  
Lukas Wenig 86.65 4     6 Rob Cross 102.44 6  
Chris Dobey 87.23 6     Chris Dobey 93.80 4  
  6 Cross 101.64 6
  11 Cullen 94.35 3  
Jerry Hendriks 84.89 6 11 Joe Cullen 86.65 6
James Wilson 83.52 3     Jerry Hendriks 81.00 1  
  6 Cross 99.60 6
  3 Price 100.14 5  
Kirk Shepherd 93.22 3     3 Gerwyn Price 100.07 6  
Steve Beaton 102.78 6     Steve Beaton 89.53 5  
  3 Price 94.39 6
  Hughes 88.24 2  
Jamie Hughes 100.37 6 14 Simon Whitlock 95.54 4
Brendan Dolan 105.54 4     Jamie Hughes 99.17 6  
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References
  1. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. Magnussen, Mads Plagborg. "Baltic dominance on the Pro Tour". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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