2017 German Darts Grand Prix

The 2017 German Darts Grand Prix was the tenth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany, between 8–10 September 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2017 German Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates8–10 September 2017
VenueMaimarkthalle
LocationMannheim
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout160 Tony Martinez
(Second round)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 9 Event 11»

Michael van Gerwen won the tournament, defeating Rob Cross 6–3 in the final.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £135,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 4 August), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 31 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 31 August), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 11 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 August).

The following players took part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
(best of 11 legs)
8 September
[4]		 Second round
(best of 11 legs)
9 September		 Third round
(best of 11 legs)
10 September		 Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 September		 Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 September		 Final
(best of 11 legs)
10 September
                                                         
Richard North 86.54 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 111.33 6  
Mick Todd 86.21 3     Richard North 79.50 0  
  1 van Gerwen 98.68 6  
  16 Price 93.40 2  
Robert Owen 103.23 4 16 Gerwyn Price 91.44 6
Krzysztof Ratajski 95.64 6     Krzysztof Ratajski 89.89 3  
  1 van Gerwen 102.56 6  
  9 Klaasen 92.82 1  
Kyle Anderson 101.44 6     8 Kim Huybrechts 96.45 4  
Dirk van Duijvenbode 100.85 4     Kyle Anderson 102.17 6  
  Anderson 88.09 1
  9 Klaasen 92.58 6  
Steve Beaton 89.42 4 9 Jelle Klaasen 84.54 6
Jamie Bain 90.63 6     Jamie Bain 93.58 4  
  1 van Gerwen 100.20 6  
  4 Whitlock 92.10 0  
Jamie Lewis 94.89 6     5 Michael Smith 90.26 6  
Andy Boulton 95.60 5     Jamie Lewis 99.57 5  
  5 Smith 89.46 6
  12 Cullen 86.04 1  
Paul Rowley 83.70 3 12 Joe Cullen 108.30 6
Tony Martinez 93.04 6     Tony Martinez 93.00 3  
  5 Smith 90.46 1
  4 Whitlock 85.66 6  
Daniel Larsson 87.30 6     4 Simon Whitlock 80.87 6  
Michael Hurtz 78.77 1     Daniel Larsson 68.15 2  
  4 Whitlock 96.09 6
  Aspinall 91.71 3  
Nathan Aspinall 97.20 6 13 Dave Chisnall 97.74 2
Bernd Roith 94.63 3     Nathan Aspinall 89.20 6  
1 van Gerwen 111.00 6
14 Cross 93.38 3
Ronny Huybrechts 91.38 6     2 Peter Wright 96.74 2  
Zoran Lerchbacher 89.56 3     Ronny Huybrechts 96.40 6  
  R. Huybrechts 86.33 0  
  van der Voort 96.97 6  
Vincent van der Voort 88.62 6 15 Mervyn King 99.54 5
Andrew Gilding 84.88 2     Vincent van der Voort 101.07 6  
  van der Voort 90.24 5  
  10 van de Pas 84.78 6  
Darren Webster 101.13 6     7 Alan Norris 75.45 3  
Ryan Meikle 96.14 5     Darren Webster 83.35 6  
  Webster 92.46 2
  10 van de Pas 94.81 6  
Jamie Caven 86.37 6 10 Benito van de Pas 97.94 6
Max Hopp 81.19 4     Jamie Caven 92.72 2  
  10 van de Pas 95.85 3
  14 Cross 102.87 6  
Keegan Brown 88.16 6     6 Daryl Gurney 97.96 6  
James Richardson 87.55 2     Keegan Brown 88.70 1  
  6 Gurney 92.41 5
  11 White 94.37 6  
Jermaine Wattimena 87.49 6 11 Ian White 95.42 6
Michael Plooy 83.21 4     Jermaine Wattimena 96.70 4  
  11 White 96.14 2
  14 Cross 105.89 6  
Mick McGowan 94.85 6     3 Mensur Suljović 87.52 6  
Martin Schindler 94.69 3     Mick McGowan 79.53 1  
  3 Suljović 92.39 2
  14 Cross 109.10 6  
Jan Dekker 87.04 6 14 Rob Cross 103.81 6
Mickey Mansell 92.14 3     Jan Dekker 97.98 3  

References
  1. "Dutch Darts Masters Entries Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/08/31/kist-headlines-maastricht-qualifiers
  3. https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/08/27/further-ratajski-success-bezzeg-qualifies
  4. "Happybet German Darts Grand Prix Day One Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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