PDC World Darts Championship 2015
PDC World Darts Championship 2015
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Tournament status
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Tournament type | World Championship |
organizer | PDC |
venue | Alexandra Palace , London |
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Attendees | 72 |
Opening game | December 18, 2014 |
Endgame | 4th January 2015 |
Prize money (total) | £ 1,250,000 |
Prize money (winner) | £ 250,000 |
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statistics
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170 points from Raymond van Barneveld Michael Smith Michael van Gerwen![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The William Hill World Darts Championship 2015 was held between December 18, 2014 and January 4, 2015 in its 22nd edition by the Professional Darts Corporation . The venue for the eighth time was the Alexandra Palace in London . The defending champion was Michael van Gerwen , who was eliminated in the semi-finals. World champion was Gary Anderson for the first time , who played his second World Cup final.
Sport 1 and Sport 1+ broadcast the event on German television . The live broadcasts reached more viewers than any of the previously broadcast darts events in Germany: an average of 470,000 viewers followed the live reports, with the current best of around 330,000 viewers from 2009. The million mark was exceeded four times during the broadcasts of the tournament, with the 2015 final between Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor attracting an average of 1.36 million and a peak of 1.86 million viewers, which is the highest value for a single darts game to date depicted. The previous record was held by the 2013 final between Taylor and Michael van Gerwen , which reached an average of 820,000 viewers (and around 1.1 million in the tops).
Prize money
A total of £ 1,250,000 in prize money was distributed. The prize money for the winner was £ 250,000.
Achievement (number of players) | Prize money | |
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winner | (1) | £ 250,000 |
Second finalist | (1) | £ 120,000 |
Semifinals | (2) | £ 60,000 |
Quarter finals | (4) | £ 35,000 |
Round of 16 | (8th) | £ 18,000 |
2nd round | (16) | £ 12,000 |
1 round | (32) | £ 8,000 |
Loser of the preliminary round | (8th) | £ 3,500 |
Nine dart finish | (1) | £ 10,000 |
Attendees
A total of 72 players were qualified for the PDC World Darts Championship 2015.
Participants from German-speaking countries:
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Jyhan Artut (eliminated in round 1)
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Max Hopp (eliminated in round 2)
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Sascha Stein (eliminated in round 2)
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Mensur Suljović (eliminated in round 1)
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Rowby-John Rodriguez (Eliminated in Round 1)
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Robert Marijanović (eliminated in round 1)
Tournament schedule
Of the 72 participants, 16 competed in a knockout round (preliminary round). The eight winners then completed the main field of 64 players, which also competed against each other in the knockout system according to the seeding list.
The preliminary round was played in the best-of-seven leg format. The winners of the preliminary round played their game in the first round of the main round on the same day. The main and final round were played in the set system, each set in best-of-five mode.
The schedule was as follows:
Preliminary round / 1st round: | 18.-23. December 2014 |
2nd round: | 27.-29. December 2014 |
Round of 16: | December 29th & 30th, 2014 |
Quarter finals: | January 1st & 2nd, 2015 |
Semifinals: | January 3, 2015 |
Final: | 4th January 2015 |
The number behind the player's name indicates the average number of points with three darts thrown (3-dart average).
Preliminary round
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0: 4 |
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1: 4 |
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3 |
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3: 4 |
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0: 4 |
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5 |
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4 : 2 |
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6th |
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1: 4 |
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7th |
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4 : 0 |
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8th |
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3: 4 |
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Main round
Upper half 1
Round 1 December 18-23, 2014 Best of 5 sets |
Round 2 December 27-29, 2014 Best of 7 sets |
Round of 16 December 29, 2014 Best of 7 sets |
Quarterfinals 01/01/2015 Best of 9 sets |
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Upper half 2
Round 1 December 18-23, 2014 Best of 5 sets |
Round 2 December 27-29, 2014 Best of 7 sets |
Round of 16 December 30, 2014 Best of 7 sets |
Quarterfinals 01/01/2015 Best of 9 sets |
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Lower half 1
Round 1 December 18-23, 2014 Best of 5 sets |
Round 2 December 27-29, 2014 Best of 7 sets |
Round of 16 December 30, 2014 Best of 7 sets |
Quarterfinals 01/02/2015 Best of 9 sets |
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Lower half 2
Round 1 December 18-23, 2014 Best of 5 sets |
Round 2 December 27-29, 2014 Best of 7 sets |
Round of 16 December 30, 2014 Best of 7 sets |
Quarterfinals 01/02/2015 Best of 9 sets |
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Semi-finals, finals
Semi-finals 01/03/2015 Best of 11 sets |
Final 04/01/2015 Best of 13 sets |
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Final January 4th, 2015 Best of 13 sets |
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7th | Result | 6th |
97.68 | 3-dart average | 100.69 |
67 | 100+ | 69 |
31 | 140+ | 42 |
19th | 180s | 13 |
121 | Supreme finish | 141 |
39.39% (26/66) | Double quota | 32.93% (27/82) |
Participants per country and round
Remarks
- ↑ Marijanović was born in Freudenstadt and lives there too
Trivia
- The players were accompanied on stage by the "walk-on girls" Maria Myles, Jessica Linley, Lilly Douse, Hazel O'Sullivan and Daniella Allfree.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sport1 with top ratings: 1.36 million follow the Darts World Cup final , on: kress.de from January 5, 2015, accessed on January 8, 2015.
- ^ William Hill World Darts Championship 2015. (No longer available online.) In: walkongirls.net. December 14, 2014, archived from the original on December 29, 2015 ; accessed on December 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.