European Darts Matchplay 2019

European Darts Matchplay 2019

Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Maimarkthalle , Mannheim
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Attendees	48
Opening game	September 6, 2019
Endgame	September 8, 2019
Prize money (total)	£ 140,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 25,000
winner	England Joe Cullen
statistics
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The European Darts Matchplay 2019 was the eleventh tournament of the European Darts Tour 2019 , which will be held as part of the Pro Tour 2019 . It was held from September 6th to 8th by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). The venue for the first time was the Maimarkthalle in Mannheim .

The tournament was won by the Englishman Joe Cullen , who won his first European Tour title with his 8: 5 victory over the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen .

format

The tournament was played in a knockout system . Game mode was best of 11 legs in the first rounds , best of 13 legs in the semi-finals and best of 15 legs in the final . Each leg is played in double-out mode.

Prize money

The tournament totaled £ 140,000 in prize money. 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

Attendees

PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit places 1–16

Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
England Ian White
Wales Gerwyn Price
England Dave Chisnall
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
Scotland Peter Wright
England James Wade
England Adrian Lewis
Poland Krzysztof Ratajski
England Nathan Aspinall
England Joe Cullen
England Rob Cross
England Ricky Evans
England Glen Durrant
Wales Jonny Clayton
Austria Scale length Suljović

UK Qualifier Winner

England Michael Smith
England Simon Stevenson
Australia Simon Whitlock
England Mark McGeeney
England Jamie Hughes
England Ryan Meikle
England Scott Taylor
Scotland John Henderson
England Keegan Brown
England Ryan Joyce
Ireland Steve Lennon
Scotland Robert Thornton
England Bradley Brooks
England Ross Smith
Ireland William O'Connor
England Brett Claydon
England Matthew Edgar
England Wayne Jones

Winner of the European Qualifier

Netherlands Dirk van Duijvenbode
Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan
Netherlands Maik Kuivenhoven
Germany Max Hopp
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
Germany Gabriel Clemens

Winner of the West & South Europe Qualifier

Netherlands Wesley Plaisier
New Zealand Cody Harris

Host Nation Qualifier Winner

Germany Martin Wehder
Germany Florian Hempel
Germany Steffen Siepmann
Germany Karsten Koch

Winner of the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

Sweden Dennis Nilsson

East Europe Qualifier

Poland Krzysztof Kciuk

Tournament course

Preliminary round

September 6, 2019

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	England Michael Smith 87.11	6 : 3	Ireland Steve Lennon 94.77
2	Scotland Robert Thornton 92.35	5: 6	Belgium Kim Huybrechts 97.35
3	Netherlands Dirk van Duivenbode 93.47	6 : 5	Poland Krzysztof Kciuk 82.95
4th	England Keegan Brown 85.46	6 : 5	Australia Simon Whitlock 90.23
5	Scotland John Henderson 101.72	6 : 3	England Ryan Joyce 92.31
6th	Sweden Dennis Nilsson 81.22	3: 6	Germany Marvin Wehder 83.12
7th	England Ryan Meikle 89.89	6 : 3	England Brett Claydon 85.91
8th	Netherlands Maik Kuivenhoven 89.76	3: 6	Germany Karsten Koch 86.64

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
9	Germany Gabriel Clemens 93.66	6 : 2	Germany Steffen Siepmann 76.22
10	England Scott Taylor 84.6	6 : 5	England Matthew Edgar 86.14
11	England Bradley Brooks 90.96	6 : 4	England Mark McGeeney 86.14
12	Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.45	4: 6	England Wayne Jones 93.84
13	Germany Max Hopp 80.36	5: 6	Ireland William O'Connor 89.16
14th	England Jamie Hughes 91.49	6 : 5	Netherlands Wesley Plaisier 90.93
15th	Germany Florian Hempel 77.92	3: 6	England Simon Stevenson 82.22
16	New Zealand Cody Harris 87.84	6 : 4	England Ross Smith 87