# 2017 European Darts Trophy

The 2017 European Darts Trophy was the twelfth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Lokhalle, Göttingen, Germany, between 13–15 October 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Mensur Suljović 6–5 in the final of the 2016 tournament, and he retained his title by defeating Rob Cross 6–4 in the final.

## Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:
| Stage (num. of players) | 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 | £135,000 |

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 21 September 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 Dublin on 28 September), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 21 September), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 12 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 12 August) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 August).
Mensur Suljović withdrew prior to the start of the tournament for family reasons. As he was a seeded player, all seeds from 7–16 moved up one place, with the highest-ranked qualifier, Stephen Bunting, being assigned as the 16th seed. An extra Host Nation Qualifier was made available as a result.
The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 13 October | First round (best of 11 legs) 13 October | First round (best of 11 legs) 13 October | Second round (best of 11 legs) 14 October | Second round (best of 11 legs) 14 October | Second round (best of 11 legs) 14 October | Third round (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Third round (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Third round (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Final (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Final (best of 11 legs) 15 October | Final (best of 11 legs) 15 October |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 91.47 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Evans 88.57 | Ricky Evans 88.57 | 3 | | Zoran Lerchbacher 85.33 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Evans 88.57 | Ricky Evans 88.57 | 3 | | Zoran Lerchbacher 85.33 | 3 | 1 | van Gerwen 100.60 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Zoran Lerchbacher 100.27 | Zoran Lerchbacher 100.27 | 6 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 100.60 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Zoran Lerchbacher 100.27 | Zoran Lerchbacher 100.27 | 6 | | | | 16 | Bunting 95.40 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Stephen Bunting 99.87 | 6 | 16 | Bunting 95.40 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.56 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.56 | 5 | | René Eidams 96.13 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.56 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.56 | 5 | | René Eidams 96.13 | 4 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 103.66 | 6 | | | | | |
| René Eidams 83.21 | René Eidams 83.21 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 103.66 | 6 | | | | | |
| René Eidams 83.21 | René Eidams 83.21 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Cullen 88.39 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Alan Norris 97.24 | 6 | | | | 9 | Cullen 88.39 | 0 | | | | | |
| James Richardson 93.47 | James Richardson 93.47 | 6 | | James Richardson 99.02 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Richardson 93.47 | James Richardson 93.47 | 6 | | James Richardson 99.02 | 4 | 8 | Norris 86.78 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.51 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.51 | 3 | | | | 8 | Norris 86.78 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.51 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.51 | 3 | | | | 9 | Cullen 94.38 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Joe Cullen 91.62 | 6 | 9 | Cullen 94.38 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Quantock 85.18 | Chris Quantock 85.18 | 1 | | Steve West 77.33 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Quantock 85.18 | Chris Quantock 85.18 | 1 | | Steve West 77.33 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 110.39 | 6 | | |
| Steve West 88.84 | Steve West 88.84 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 110.39 | 6 | | |
| Steve West 88.84 | Steve West 88.84 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Whitlock 98.15 | 1 | | |
| | | | 5 | Daryl Gurney 95.27 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Whitlock 98.15 | 1 | | |
| Kevin Painter 91.62 | Kevin Painter 91.62 | 5 | | Andy Boulton 103.25 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Painter 91.62 | Kevin Painter 91.62 | 5 | | Andy Boulton 103.25 | 6 | Boulton 88.42 | Boulton 88.42 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Boulton 88.47 | Andy Boulton 88.47 | 6 | | | | Boulton 88.42 | Boulton 88.42 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Boulton 88.47 | Andy Boulton 88.47 | 6 | | | | van der Voort 91.64 | van der Voort 91.64 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Ian White 99.46 | 5 | van der Voort 91.64 | van der Voort 91.64 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 89.67 | Vincent van der Voort 89.67 | 6 | | Vincent van der Voort 96.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 89.67 | Vincent van der Voort 89.67 | 6 | | Vincent van der Voort 96.11 | 6 | | | | | Boulton 87.95 | 4 | | | | | |
| Nico Blum 90.34 | Nico Blum 90.34 | 3 | | | | | | | | Boulton 87.95 | 4 | | | | | |
| Nico Blum 90.34 | Nico Blum 90.34 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Whitlock 93.59 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Simon Whitlock 94.31 | 6 | | | | 4 | Whitlock 93.59 | 6 | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 98.88 | Krzysztof Ratajski 98.88 | 6 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 95.41 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 98.88 | Krzysztof Ratajski 98.88 | 6 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 95.41 | 4 | 4 | Whitlock 99.57 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Thornton 90.76 | Robert Thornton 90.76 | 4 | | | | 4 | Whitlock 99.57 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Thornton 90.76 | Robert Thornton 90.76 | 4 | | | | | Dekker 89.25 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Mervyn King 91.28 | 1 | | Dekker 89.25 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 99.10 | Jan Dekker 99.10 | 6 | | Jan Dekker 98.34 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 99.10 | Jan Dekker 99.10 | 6 | | Jan Dekker 98.34 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 96.70 | 6 |
| Christian Kist 66.93 | Christian Kist 66.93 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 96.70 | 6 |
| Christian Kist 66.93 | Christian Kist 66.93 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Cross 93.23 | 4 |
| | | | 2 | Peter Wright 90.19 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Cross 93.23 | 4 |
| Martin Schindler 102.53 | Martin Schindler 102.53 | 6 | | Martin Schindler 88.29 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 102.53 | Martin Schindler 102.53 | 6 | | Martin Schindler 88.29 | 4 | 2 | Wright 110.59 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Bowles 91.18 | John Bowles 91.18 | 3 | | | | 2 | Wright 110.59 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Bowles 91.18 | John Bowles 91.18 | 3 | | | | 15 | Huybrechts 98.71 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Kim Huybrechts 95.16 | 6 | 15 | Huybrechts 98.71 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nathan Aspinall 92.18 | Nathan Aspinall 92.18 | 6 | | Nathan Aspinall 93.75 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nathan Aspinall 92.18 | Nathan Aspinall 92.18 | 6 | | Nathan Aspinall 93.75 | 3 | | | | 15 | Huybrechts 99.82 | 6 | | | | | | |
| James Wade 83.19 | James Wade 83.19 | 1 | | | | | | | 15 | Huybrechts 99.82 | 6 | | | | | | |
| James Wade 83.19 | James Wade 83.19 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Chisnall 97.81 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Dave Chisnall 90.69 | 6 | | | | 7 | Chisnall 97.81 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Madars Razma 89.08 | Madars Razma 89.08 | 4 | | James Wilson 88.80 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Madars Razma 89.08 | Madars Razma 89.08 | 4 | | James Wilson 88.80 | 4 | 7 | Chisnall 100.31 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wilson 89.83 | James Wilson 89.83 | 6 | | | | 7 | Chisnall 100.31 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wilson 89.83 | James Wilson 89.83 | 6 | | | | 10 | Klaasen 83.39 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Jelle Klaasen 94.11 | 6 | 10 | Klaasen 83.39 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 85.27 | Chris Dobey 85.27 | 6 | | Chris Dobey 79.26 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 85.27 | Chris Dobey 85.27 | 6 | | Chris Dobey 79.26 | 1 | | | | | | | 15 | Huybrechts 83.42 | 1 | | | |
| Robert Allenstein 86.83 | Robert Allenstein 86.83 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Huybrechts 83.42 | 1 | | | |
| Robert Allenstein 86.83 | Robert Allenstein 86.83 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Cross 98.80 | 6 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Rob Cross 99.74 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Cross 98.80 | 6 | | | |
| Yordi Meeuwisse 83.46 | Yordi Meeuwisse 83.46 | 2 | | Jamie Caven 89.20 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yordi Meeuwisse 83.46 | Yordi Meeuwisse 83.46 | 2 | | Jamie Caven 89.20 | 5 | 6 | Cross 105.40 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Caven 91.15 | Jamie Caven 91.15 | 6 | | | | 6 | Cross 105.40 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Caven 91.15 | Jamie Caven 91.15 | 6 | | | | | Brown 83.29 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Benito van de Pas 88.83 | 0 | | Brown 83.29 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonathan Worsley 87.95 | Jonathan Worsley 87.95 | 2 | | Keegan Brown 99.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonathan Worsley 87.95 | Jonathan Worsley 87.95 | 2 | | Keegan Brown 99.10 | 6 | | | | 6 | Cross 93.15 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Keegan Brown 98.66 | Keegan Brown 98.66 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Cross 93.15 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Keegan Brown 98.66 | Keegan Brown 98.66 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Smith 79.02 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Michael Smith 96.43 | 6 | | | | 3 | Smith 79.02 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mick Todd 84.69 | Mick Todd 84.69 | 3 | | Jermaine Wattimena 84.02 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mick Todd 84.69 | Mick Todd 84.69 | 3 | | Jermaine Wattimena 84.02 | 3 | 3 | Smith 94.73 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 85.01 | Jermaine Wattimena 85.01 | 6 | | | | 3 | Smith 94.73 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 85.01 | Jermaine Wattimena 85.01 | 6 | | | | | Clayton 89.82 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Gerwyn Price 90.28 | 3 | | Clayton 89.82 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jonny Clayton 77.44 | Jonny Clayton 77.44 | 6 | | Jonny Clayton 91.77 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manfred Bilderl 72.00 | Manfred Bilderl 72.00 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |