European Darts Matchplay 2015

European Darts Matchplay 2015
Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Olympic Hall , Innsbruck
Tournament dates
Defending champion	-
Attendees	48
Opening game	18th September 2015
Endgame	20th September 2015
Prize money (total)	£ 115,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 25,000
winner	Michael van Gerwen
statistics
highest finish	170 points from Robert Marijanović Justin Pipe Ian White
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The European Darts Matchplay was a ranking tournament in darts and was organized for the first time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from September 18th to 20th, 2015 . It was the eighth event of the European Tour , which is part of the Pro Tour 2015 . The venue was the Olympic Hall in Innsbruck .

The first winner in tournament history was Michael van Gerwen .

format

The tournament was played in a knockout system . Game mode in all rounds was a best of 11 legs . Each leg was played in double-out mode.

Prize money

The tournament totaled £ 115,000 in prize money. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 25,000
finalist	(1)	£ 10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 5,000
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 3,500
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 2,000
2nd round loser	(16)	£ 1,500
Loser of the preliminary round	(16)	£ 1,000
		£ 115,000

Attendees

The following 48 players were qualified for the European Darts Matchplay 2015:

• The first 16 players in the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit - as of June 30, 2015 -, all of whom are seeded
• The 20 winners of the European Matchplay UK Qualifier on July 3rd, 2015
• The 8 winners of the European Matchplay European Qualifier on September 10, 2015
• The 4 winners of the European Matchplay Austrian Qualifier on September 17th, 2015

PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit

1. Michael van Gerwen
2. Michael Smith
3. Peter Wright
4. Ian White
5. Brendan Dolan
6. Dave Chisnall
7. Justin Pipe
8. Mervyn King
9. Simon Whitlock
10. Kim Huybrechts
11. Terry Jenkins
12. Robert Thornton
13. Vincent van der Voort
14. Benito van de Pas
15. Jelle Klaasen
16. Stephen Bunting

European Matchplay UK Qualifier

• Alan Norris
• Jamie Caven
• Gerwyn Price
• Adam Hunt
• Terry Temple
• William O'Conner
• Darren Johnson
• Andy Hamilton
• Joe Murnan
• Paul Milford
• Dean Winstanley
• Mark Walsh
• Kevin Painter
• Darrem Webster
• Michael Mansell
• Tony Newell
• Wes Newton
• David Pallett

European Matchplay European Qualifier

• Maik Langendorf
• Stefan Stoyke
• Dirk van Duijvenbode
• Ronny Huybrechts
• Dimitri Van den Bergh
• Raymond van Barneveld
• Robert Marijanović
• Max Hopp

European Matchplay Austrian Qualifier

• Roxy-James Rodriguez
• Armin Glanzer
• Aaron Hardy
• Scale length Suljović
• Zoran Lerchbacher
• Rowby-John Rodriguez

Results

Preliminary round

All unset players started in the 1st round (preliminary round). It was held on September 18, 2015.

game Player 1 Result Player 2 1 Wes Newton 88.59 5: 6 Ronny Huybrechts 83.72 2 Raymond van Barneveld 97.58 6  : 3 Max Hopp 88.45 3 Michael Mansell 84.29 6  : 3 Adam Hunt 84.18 4th Rowby-John Rodriguez 92.87 6  : 3 Stefan Stoyke 86.80 5 Joe Murnan 89.36 5: 6 Mark Walsh 88.76 6th Maik Langendorf 83.67 6  : 5 Aaron Hardy 78.89 7th Dimitri Van den Bergh 84.65 6  : 2 Paul Milford 76.83 8th Andy Hamilton 103.66 6  : 3 Dean Winstanley 102.59

game Player 1 Result Player 2 9 Alan Norris 82.30 6  : 2 Armin Glanzer 75.98 10 Jamie Caven 93.05 2: 6 David Pallett 100.73 11 Tony Newell 89:14 6  : 3 Terry Temple 82.16 12 Scale length Suljović 90.44 2: 6 Darren Webster 95.92 13 Gerwyn Price 85.01 4: 6 William O'Connor April 93 14th Kevin Painter 88.83 6  : 3 Roxy-James Rodriguez 84.59 15th Darren Johnson 8/22 6  : 1 Zoran Lerchbacher 68.30 16 Dirk van Duijvenbode 79.22 5: 6 Robert Marijanović 80.16

Final round

In round 2, the seeded players met the winners of the first round. The final round was held on September 19th and 20th.

Round 2 September 19, 2015 best of 11 legs

Round of 16 September 20, 2015 best of 11 legs

Quarterfinals September 20, 2015 best of 11 legs

Semi-finals September 20, 2015 best of 11 legs

Final 20 September 2015 best of 11 legs

1

Michael van Gerwen 97.53

6th

Ronny Huybrechts 91.42

3

1

Michael van Gerwen 100.21

6th

Raymond van Barneveld 94.13

1

16

Stephen Bunting 101.78

2

Raymond van Barneveld 105.64

6th

1

Michael van Gerwen 114.00

6th

Rowby-John Rodriguez 102.89

3

8th

Mervyn King 91.74

6th

Michael Mansell 86.42

4th

8th

Mervyn King 95.82

4th

Rowby-John Rodriguez 87.43

6th

9

Simon Whitlock 87.45

3

Rowby-John Rodriguez 91.09

6th

1

Michael van Gerwen 109.09

6th

12

Robert Thornton 80.76

1

5

Brendan Dolan 82.29

6th

Mark Walsh 80.86

5

5

Brendan Dolan April 99

4th

12

Robert Thornton 93.31

6th

12

Robert Thornton 86.66

6th

Maik Langendorf 78.52

3

12

Robert Thornton 93.43

6th

13

Vincent van der Voort 96.59

3

4th

Ian White 94.66

6th

Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.48

4th

4th

Ian White 91.66

5

13

Vincent van der Voort 92.56

6th

13

Vincent van der Voort 94.38

6th

Andy Hamilton 81.25

3

1

Michael van Gerwen 99.58

6th

6th

Dave Chisnall 95.89

4th

2

Michael Smith 97.61

5

Alan Norris 95.52

6th

Alan Norris 91.45

5

David Pallett 89.40

6th

15th

Jelle Klaasen 97.80

3

David Pallett 104.83

6th

David Pallett 98.10

6th

10

Kim Huybrechts 91.61

5

7th

Justin Pipe 93.31

6th

Tony Newell 90.98

5

7th

Justin Pipe 98.14

4th

10

Kim Huybrechts 99.11

6th

10

Kim Huybrechts 101.62

6th

Darren Webster 95.89

2

David Pallett 91.86

3

6th

Dave Chisnall 98.93

6th

6th

Dave Chisnall 99.34

6th

William O'Connor 92.30

3

6th

Dave Chisnall 107.64

6th

11

Terry Jenkins 101.46

5

11

Terry Jenkins 95.32

6th

Kevin Painter 97.78

5

6th

Dave Chisnall 105.03

6th

3

Peter Wright 98.10

3

3

Peter Wright 84.86

6th

Darren Johnson April 72

2

3

Peter Wright 99.38

6th

14th

Benito van de Pas 86.32

3

14th

Benito van de Pas 94.82

6th

Robert Marijanović 91.03

4th

transmission

In German-speaking countries, the event was not broadcast on TV.

Internationally, all games were broadcast by the PDC on livepdc.tv.

Web links

• Tournament progress on dartn.de
• European Darts Matchplay 2015 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
2. ↑ European Darts Matchplay 2015 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
3. ↑ European Darts Matchplay 2015 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)
4. ↑ European Darts Matchplay 2015 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)