# 2015 European Darts Trophy

The 2015 European Darts Trophy was the seventh of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany between 11–13 September 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael Smith won the title by defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–2 in the final.

## Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £115,000 after being £100,000 for the previous two years.
| Stage (num. of players) | Stage (num. of players) | Prize money |
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £3,500 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £2,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £1,500 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £115,000 | £115,000 |

## Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on 30 June 2015 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 3 July), eight from the European Qualifier (held in Mülheim on 10 September) at the same time as the European Darts Matchplay and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started).
The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 11 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 11 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 11 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 12 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 12 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 12 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 13 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 13 September |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 107.69 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Hunt 92.55 | Adam Hunt 92.55 | 6 | | Adam Hunt 89.80 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Hunt 92.55 | Adam Hunt 92.55 | 6 | | Adam Hunt 89.80 | 1 | 1 | van Gerwen 92.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 90.44 | Krzysztof Ratajski 90.44 | 5 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 92.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 90.44 | Krzysztof Ratajski 90.44 | 5 | | | | | Lovett 86.35 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Benito van de Pas 86.84 | 4 | | Lovett 86.35 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Jyhan Artut 92.04 | Jyhan Artut 92.04 | 5 | | Jason Lovett 89.44 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jyhan Artut 92.04 | Jyhan Artut 92.04 | 5 | | Jason Lovett 89.44 | 6 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 92.97 | 6 | | | | | |
| Jason Lovett 89.45 | Jason Lovett 89.45 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 92.97 | 6 | | | | | |
| Jason Lovett 89.45 | Jason Lovett 89.45 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Chisnall 87.52 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Dave Chisnall 99.23 | 6 | | | | 8 | Chisnall 87.52 | 0 | | | | | |
| Jamie Bain 92.43 | Jamie Bain 92.43 | 3 | | Jan Dekker 93.37 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Bain 92.43 | Jamie Bain 92.43 | 3 | | Jan Dekker 93.37 | 2 | 8 | Chisnall 101.48 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 90.09 | Jan Dekker 90.09 | 6 | | | | 8 | Chisnall 101.48 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 90.09 | Jan Dekker 90.09 | 6 | | | | 9 | Pipe 95.37 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Justin Pipe 85.27 | 6 | 9 | Pipe 95.37 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Mensur Suljović 95.94 | Mensur Suljović 95.94 | 6 | | Mensur Suljović 84.75 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mensur Suljović 95.94 | Mensur Suljović 95.94 | 6 | | Mensur Suljović 84.75 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 106.16 | 6 | | |
| Christian Soethe 87.07 | Christian Soethe 87.07 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 106.16 | 6 | | |
| Christian Soethe 87.07 | Christian Soethe 87.07 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wright 94.77 | 2 | | |
| | | | 5 | Peter Wright 90.04 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Wright 94.77 | 2 | | |
| Gerwyn Price 84.94 | Gerwyn Price 84.94 | 1 | | Andy Jenkins 90.43 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerwyn Price 84.94 | Gerwyn Price 84.94 | 1 | | Andy Jenkins 90.43 | 4 | 5 | Wright 99.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Jenkins 86.87 | Andy Jenkins 86.87 | 6 | | | | 5 | Wright 99.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Jenkins 86.87 | Andy Jenkins 86.87 | 6 | | | | 12 | Huybrechts 103.32 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Kim Huybrechts 107.36 | 6 | 12 | Huybrechts 103.32 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld 92.54 | Raymond van Barneveld 92.54 | 4 | | Max Hopp 86.54 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raymond van Barneveld 92.54 | Raymond van Barneveld 92.54 | 4 | | Max Hopp 86.54 | 0 | | | | 5 | Wright 93.07 | 6 | | | | | |
| Max Hopp 96.28 | Max Hopp 96.28 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Wright 93.07 | 6 | | | | | |
| Max Hopp 96.28 | Max Hopp 96.28 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | T. Jenkins 90.23 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Adrian Lewis 98.84 | 6 | | | | 13 | T. Jenkins 90.23 | 5 | | | | | |
| James Wilson 94.64 | James Wilson 94.64 | 6 | | James Wilson 82.82 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wilson 94.64 | James Wilson 94.64 | 6 | | James Wilson 82.82 | 3 | 4 | Lewis 99.56 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 82.49 | Martin Schindler 82.49 | 4 | | | | 4 | Lewis 99.56 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 82.49 | Martin Schindler 82.49 | 4 | | | | 13 | T. Jenkins 91.62 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Terry Jenkins 108.58 | 6 | 13 | T. Jenkins 91.62 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| David Pallett 90.76 | David Pallett 90.76 | 4 | | Steve West 103.15 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Pallett 90.76 | David Pallett 90.76 | 4 | | Steve West 103.15 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 101.12 | 2 |
| Steve West 90.00 | Steve West 90.00 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 101.12 | 2 |
| Steve West 90.00 | Steve West 90.00 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Smith 98.50 | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Michael Smith 97.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Smith 98.50 | 6 |
| Wes Newton 89.87 | Wes Newton 89.87 | 6 | | Wes Newton 90.65 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wes Newton 89.87 | Wes Newton 89.87 | 6 | | Wes Newton 90.65 | 3 | 2 | Smith 91.06 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 92.53 | Chris Dobey 92.53 | 3 | | | | 2 | Smith 91.06 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 92.53 | Chris Dobey 92.53 | 3 | | | | | Painter 88.57 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Vincent van der Voort 87.40 | 4 | | Painter 88.57 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Painter 93.70 | Kevin Painter 93.70 | 6 | | Kevin Painter 92.16 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Painter 93.70 | Kevin Painter 93.70 | 6 | | Kevin Painter 92.16 | 6 | | | | 2 | Smith 100.49 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alan Norris 88.43 | Alan Norris 88.43 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Smith 100.49 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alan Norris 88.43 | Alan Norris 88.43 | 3 | | | | | | | 10 | King 91.09 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Brendan Dolan 89.18 | 4 | | | | 10 | King 91.09 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes 90.18 | Cristo Reyes 90.18 | 6 | | Cristo Reyes 93.18 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes 90.18 | Cristo Reyes 90.18 | 6 | | Cristo Reyes 93.18 | 6 | | Reyes 89.60 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Connie Finnan 89.76 | Connie Finnan 89.76 | 2 | | | | | Reyes 89.60 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Connie Finnan 89.76 | Connie Finnan 89.76 | 2 | | | | 10 | King 96.04 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Mervyn King 101.50 | 6 | 10 | King 96.04 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Daryl Gurney 92.81 | Daryl Gurney 92.81 | 6 | | Daryl Gurney 93.29 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daryl Gurney 92.81 | Daryl Gurney 92.81 | 6 | | Daryl Gurney 93.29 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Smith 98.17 | 6 | | | |
| Mark Frost 87.78 | Mark Frost 87.78 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Smith 98.17 | 6 | | | |
| Mark Frost 87.78 | Mark Frost 87.78 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | White 89.62 | 3 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ian White 98.88 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | White 89.62 | 3 | | | |
| Stephen Bunting 93.11 | Stephen Bunting 93.11 | 6 | | Stephen Bunting 98.10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Bunting 93.11 | Stephen Bunting 93.11 | 6 | | Stephen Bunting 98.10 | 3 | 6 | White 93.78 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Barilli 83.61 | Mark Barilli 83.61 | 4 | | | | 6 | White 93.78 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Barilli 83.61 | Mark Barilli 83.61 | 4 | | | | | Rodriguez 94.01 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Simon Whitlock 90.66 | 1 | | Rodriguez 94.01 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.92 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.92 | 6 | | Rowby-John Rodriguez 97.33 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.92 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 89.92 | 6 | | Rowby-John Rodriguez 97.33 | 6 | | | | 6 | White 92.82 | 6 | | | | | | |
| James Hubbard 73.17 | James Hubbard 73.17 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | White 92.82 | 6 | | | | | | |
| James Hubbard 73.17 | James Hubbard 73.17 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | Wade 90.87 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | James Wade 90.44 | 6 | | | | 3 | Wade 90.87 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark Dudbridge 92.64 | Mark Dudbridge 92.64 | 5 | | Darren Johnson 82.27 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Dudbridge 92.64 | Mark Dudbridge 92.64 | 5 | | Darren Johnson 82.27 | 1 | 3 | Wade 99.61 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Johnson 94.88 | Darren Johnson 94.88 | 6 | | | | 3 | Wade 99.61 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Johnson 94.88 | Darren Johnson 94.88 | 6 | | | | 14 | Thornton 92.20 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Robert Thornton 90.95 | 6 | 14 | Thornton 92.20 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 92.77 | Christian Kist 92.77 | 6 | | Christian Kist 84.08 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode 86.86 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 86.86 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |