European darts matchplay
| European darts matchplay | |
|---|---|
| sport | darts |
| organizer | PDC |
| Tournament type | Ranking tournament |
| venue | changing |
| Competition period | changing |
| Record winner |
 Michael van Gerwen (3 ×)
|
| reigning winner |
 Joe Cullen
|
| Last event | European Darts Matchplay 2019 |
| Next event | European Darts Matchplay 2021 |
The European Darts Matchplay is a ranking tournament in darts, which is organized by the PDC . It is an event of the European Darts Tour , which is carried out as part of the PDC Pro Tour . The venue in 2019 was the Maimarkthalle in Mannheim , after the tournament was held in the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck in the 2015 premiere season before it moved to the Inselparkhalle in Hamburg for the three following years . In 2020 it should take place in the arena in Trier .
Reigning defending champion is Joe Cullen , who won the tournament for the first time in 2019 with an 8: 5- legs final victory over Michael van Gerwen .
format
The tournament will be played in a knockout system . Game mode in the first rounds is a best of 11 legs . In the semifinals, the best of 13 legs is played, in the final, the best of 15 legs . Each leg is played in double-out mode.
Prize money
The tournament is currently giving away a total of £ 140,000 in prize money, an increase of £ 5,000 over the previous year. The prize money is distributed among the participants as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 25,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 6,500 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 5,000 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 3,000 |
| 2nd round loser | (16) | £ 2,000 |
| Loser of the preliminary round | (16) | £ 1,000 |
| £ 140,000 | ||
Final results
| year | venue | winner | Result | opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Innsbruck , Olympic Hall |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6 : 4 |
Dave Chisnall
|
| 2016 | Hamburg , Inselparkhalle |
James Wade
|
6 : 5 |
Dave Chisnall
|
| 2017 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
6 : 3 |
 Scale length Suljović
|
|
| 2018 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
8 : 2 |
 William O'Connor
|
|
| 2019 | Mannheim , Maimarkthalle |
Joe Cullen
|
8 : 5 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
| 2020 | Trier , arena | Cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)