2019 European Darts Grand Prix

The 2019 European Darts Grand Prix was the sixth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany, from 10–12 May 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

2019 European Darts Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates10–12 May 2019
VenueGlaspalast
LocationSindelfingen
Country Germany
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£140,000
Winner's share£25,000
High checkout170 Darren Webster
170 Mark McGeeney
170 Ian White
Champion(s)
Ian White
«Event 5 Event 7»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating James Wade 8–3 in the final of the 2018 tournament, but he lost 6–3 to Peter Wright in the quarter-finals.

Ian White became the eighth player to win multiple European Tour titles after beating Wright 8–7 in the final. It was White's third consecutive final on the European Tour, a record matched only by Van Gerwen.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:[1]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £25,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000
Third round losers (8) £3,000
Second round losers (16) £2,000*
First round losers (16) £1,000
Total £140,000
  • Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 April will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 12 April), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 12 April), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 9 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 February) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 March).

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-tour card holders. Any tour card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.

Dave Chisnall, who was set to be the 12th seed, withdrew prior to the tournament draw due to family reasons. All seeds below him moved up a place, with Mervyn King becoming sixteenth seed, and an extra place being made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

James Wade, the 10th seed, withdrew from the tournament after the draw and was not replaced, with his second round opponent Ryan Searle receiving a bye.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Draw
  First round
(best of 11 legs)
10 May		 Second round
(best of 11 legs)
11 May		 Third round
(best of 11 legs)
12 May		 Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
12 May		 Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
12 May		 Final
(best of 15 legs)
12 May
                                                         
Brendan Dolan 94.94 6     1 Michael van Gerwen 92.39 6  
Michael Rosenauer 86.75 2     Brendan Dolan 84.78 5  
  1 van Gerwen 100.57 6  
  Richardson 83.43 1  
Matthew Edgar 83.63 3 16 Mervyn King 100.19 3
James Richardson 95.94 6     James Richardson 102.19 6  
  1 van Gerwen 99.35 3  
  8 Wright 97.94 6  
Niels Zonneveld 79.15 6     8 Peter Wright 98.31 6  
Michael Hurtz 78.15 4     Niels Zonneveld 86.28 4  
  8 Wright 104.75 6
  9 Clayton 93.82 4  
Pero Ljubić 84.00 3 9 Jonny Clayton 88.95 6
Ross Smith 92.30 6     Ross Smith 88.01 4  
  8 Wright 98.97 7  
  Hughes 89.58 1  
Ricardo Pietreczko 76.95 1     5 Adrian Lewis 96.54 3  
Jamie Hughes 90.44 6     Jamie Hughes 103.97 6  
  Hughes 91.80 6
  McGeeney 86.43 4  
Mark McGeeney 93.78 6 12 Joe Cullen 90.81 5
Josh Payne 97.74 3     Mark McGeeney 93.09 6  
  Hughes 92.00 6
  Aspinall 90.23 5  
Chris Dobey 103.66 6     4 Daryl Gurney 98.25 6  
Madars Razma 95.32 0     Chris Dobey 93.06 5  
  4 Gurney 101.93 4
  Aspinall 102.91 6  
Kim Viljanen 82.09 1 13 Max Hopp 93.98 3
Nathan Aspinall 102.97 6     Nathan Aspinall 98.43 6  
8 Wright 92.68 7
3 White 91.36 8
Dragutin Horvat 84.04 3     2 Gerwyn Price 103.41 6  
Gavin Carlin 88.53 6     Gavin Carlin 95.68 1  
  2 Price 97.95 4  
  15 Webster 92.62 6  
Vincent van der Voort 91.47 6 15 Darren Webster 90.86 6
Dave Prins 90.70 4     Vincent van der Voort 91.21 5  
  15 Webster 85.62 2  
  Beaton 87.47 6  
Steve Beaton 92.96 6     7 Mensur Suljović 95.20 5  
Stephen Bunting 95.94 4     Steve Beaton 94.03 6  
  Beaton 89.22 6
  Searle 90.78 4  
Ryan Searle 91.48 6 10 James Wade w/d
Glen Durrant 97.86 4     Ryan Searle w/o  
  Beaton 90.39 5
  3 White 98.78 7  
Stefan Bellmont 82.82 2     6 Rob Cross 89.55 3  
Jeffrey de Zwaan 97.81 6     Jeffrey de Zwaan 90.24 6  
  de Zwaan 105.96 6
  11 M. Smith 98.54 4  
Robert Owen 91.22 4 11 Michael Smith 97.52 6
Krzysztof Ratajski 94.69 6     Krzysztof Ratajski 101.85 4  
  de Zwaan 93.56 1
  3 White 97.07 6  
Michael Rasztovits 90.98 1     3 Ian White 95.53 6  
Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.51 6     Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.14 5  
  3 White 110.84 6
  Brown 107.04 3  
Daniel Klose 84.41 3 14 Ricky Evans 94.16 2
Keegan Brown 91.79 6     Keegan Brown 95.50 6  

References
  1. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. Magnussen, Mads Plagborg. "Baltic dominance on the Pro Tour". PDC Nordic & Baltic. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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