# 2015 German Darts Masters

The 2015 German Darts Masters was the third of nine PDC European Tour events on the 2015 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in the Ballhausforum, Munich, Germany, between 4–6 April 2015. It featured a field of 48 players and £115,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, but he withdrew before the event started due to illness.
Michael van Gerwen won his third consecutive European Tour title in 2015 by defeating John Henderson 6–5 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 8 March 2015 automatically qualified for the event. The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 13 March), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue before the day before the event started).
Phil Taylor withdrew due to illness a day before the start of the tournament. Jamie Caven, the highest ranked UK Qualifier, was moved up to the top 16 of the PDC ProTour Order of Merit. Therefore, there was a free place for the Host Nation Qualifier.
The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 4 April | First round (best of 11 legs) 4 April | First round (best of 11 legs) 4 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 5 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 5 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 5 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Final (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Final (best of 11 legs) 6 April | Final (best of 11 legs) 6 April |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 100.78 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 83.15 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 83.15 | 4 | | Gary Stone 87.77 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 83.15 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 83.15 | 4 | | Gary Stone 87.77 | 2 | 1 | van Gerwen 107.13 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Stone 80.58 | Gary Stone 80.58 | 6 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 107.13 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Stone 80.58 | Gary Stone 80.58 | 6 | | | | 16 | Caven 97.14 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Jamie Caven 95.57 | 6 | 16 | Caven 97.14 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 82.46 | Ronny Huybrechts 82.46 | 6 | | Ronny Huybrechts 90.97 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 82.46 | Ronny Huybrechts 82.46 | 6 | | Ronny Huybrechts 90.97 | 4 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 100.33 | 6 | | | | | |
| Dennis Smith 80.38 | Dennis Smith 80.38 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 100.33 | 6 | | | | | |
| Dennis Smith 80.38 | Dennis Smith 80.38 | 4 | | | | | | | | O'Connor 92.70 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Ian White 89.04 | 1 | | | | | O'Connor 92.70 | 4 | | | | | |
| William O'Connor 86.03 | William O'Connor 86.03 | 6 | | William O'Connor 89.60 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William O'Connor 86.03 | William O'Connor 86.03 | 6 | | William O'Connor 89.60 | 6 | | O'Connor 97.41 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Armin Glanzer 78.10 | Armin Glanzer 78.10 | 3 | | | | | O'Connor 97.41 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Armin Glanzer 78.10 | Armin Glanzer 78.10 | 3 | | | | 9 | van der Voort 94.56 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Vincent van der Voort 93.54 | 6 | 9 | van der Voort 94.56 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Smith 94.12 | Andy Smith 94.12 | 6 | | Andy Smith 91.71 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Smith 94.12 | Andy Smith 94.12 | 6 | | Andy Smith 91.71 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 113.63 | 6 | | |
| Daniel Zygla 88.52 | Daniel Zygla 88.52 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 113.63 | 6 | | |
| Daniel Zygla 88.52 | Daniel Zygla 88.52 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wright 100.25 | 1 | | |
| | | | 5 | Robert Thornton 91.03 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Wright 100.25 | 1 | | |
| Darren Webster 95.83 | Darren Webster 95.83 | 6 | | Darren Webster 80.86 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Webster 95.83 | Darren Webster 95.83 | 6 | | Darren Webster 80.86 | 3 | 5 | Thornton 95.76 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 87.09 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 87.09 | 3 | | | | 5 | Thornton 95.76 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 87.09 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 87.09 | 3 | | | | | Suljović 93.75 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Justin Pipe 101.28 | 4 | | Suljović 93.75 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Mensur Suljović 91.08 | Mensur Suljović 91.08 | 6 | | Mensur Suljović 102.02 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mensur Suljović 91.08 | Mensur Suljović 91.08 | 6 | | Mensur Suljović 102.02 | 6 | | | | 5 | Thornton 90.12 | 5 | | | | | |
| Jyhan Artut 87.71 | Jyhan Artut 87.71 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | Thornton 90.12 | 5 | | | | | |
| Jyhan Artut 87.71 | Jyhan Artut 87.71 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | Wright 89.72 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Peter Wright 99.64 | 6 | | | | 4 | Wright 89.72 | 6 | | | | | |
| Keegan Brown 89.98 | Keegan Brown 89.98 | 6 | | Keegan Brown 97.04 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keegan Brown 89.98 | Keegan Brown 89.98 | 6 | | Keegan Brown 97.04 | 2 | 4 | Wright 100.25 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Payne 84.07 | Josh Payne 84.07 | 2 | | | | 4 | Wright 100.25 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Payne 84.07 | Josh Payne 84.07 | 2 | | | | | Bain 92.71 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Kim Huybrechts 91.87 | 5 | | Bain 92.71 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Bain 90.43 | Jamie Bain 90.43 | 6 | | Jamie Bain 90.21 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Bain 90.43 | Jamie Bain 90.43 | 6 | | Jamie Bain 90.21 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 102.30 | 6 |
| Andree Welge 88.81 | Andree Welge 88.81 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 102.30 | 6 |
| Andree Welge 88.81 | Andree Welge 88.81 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Henderson 89.59 | 5 |
| | | | 2 | Michael Smith 93.13 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Henderson 89.59 | 5 |
| John Henderson 90.50 | John Henderson 90.50 | 6 | | John Henderson 96.21 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Henderson 90.50 | John Henderson 90.50 | 6 | | John Henderson 96.21 | 6 | Henderson 102.48 | Henderson 102.48 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes 86.70 | Cristo Reyes 86.70 | 3 | | | | Henderson 102.48 | Henderson 102.48 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes 86.70 | Cristo Reyes 86.70 | 3 | | | | Gilding 90.11 | Gilding 90.11 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Steve Beaton 94.73 | 4 | Gilding 90.11 | Gilding 90.11 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Gilding 94.73 | Andrew Gilding 94.73 | 6 | | Andrew Gilding 96.00 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Gilding 94.73 | Andrew Gilding 94.73 | 6 | | Andrew Gilding 96.00 | 6 | | | | | Henderson 107.72 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Lee Palfreyman 84.11 | Lee Palfreyman 84.11 | 1 | | | | | | | | Henderson 107.72 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Lee Palfreyman 84.11 | Lee Palfreyman 84.11 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Dolan 90.71 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Brendan Dolan 93.98 | 6 | | | | 7 | Dolan 90.71 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mickey Mansell 79.85 | Mickey Mansell 79.85 | 6 | | Mickey Mansell 91.05 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mickey Mansell 79.85 | Mickey Mansell 79.85 | 6 | | Mickey Mansell 91.05 | 3 | 7 | Dolan 86.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tomas Seyler 71.95 | Tomas Seyler 71.95 | 1 | | | | 7 | Dolan 86.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tomas Seyler 71.95 | Tomas Seyler 71.95 | 1 | | | | 10 | Whitlock 98.37 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Simon Whitlock 94.20 | 6 | 10 | Whitlock 98.37 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Pallett 93.16 | David Pallett 93.16 | 6 | | David Pallett 99.97 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Pallett 93.16 | David Pallett 93.16 | 6 | | David Pallett 99.97 | 4 | | | | | | | | Henderson 94.08 | 6 | | | |
| Ken MacNeil 82.92 | Ken MacNeil 82.92 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Henderson 94.08 | 6 | | | |
| Ken MacNeil 82.92 | Ken MacNeil 82.92 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A. Lewis 89.51 | 4 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Adrian Lewis 102.73 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A. Lewis 89.51 | 4 | | | |
| Daryl Gurney 90.66 | Daryl Gurney 90.66 | 5 | | Kurt Parry 98.30 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daryl Gurney 90.66 | Daryl Gurney 90.66 | 5 | | Kurt Parry 98.30 | 3 | 6 | A. Lewis 93.91 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Parry 97.38 | Kurt Parry 97.38 | 6 | | | | 6 | A. Lewis 93.91 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Parry 97.38 | Kurt Parry 97.38 | 6 | | | | | Newton 100.39 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Mervyn King 92.98 | 2 | | Newton 100.39 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wes Newton 86.39 | Wes Newton 86.39 | 6 | | Wes Newton 89.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wes Newton 86.39 | Wes Newton 86.39 | 6 | | Wes Newton 89.66 | 6 | | | | 6 | A. Lewis 102.48 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Stefan Stoyke 83.70 | Stefan Stoyke 83.70 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | A. Lewis 102.48 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Stefan Stoyke 83.70 | Stefan Stoyke 83.70 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Wade 78.71 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | James Wade 103.66 | 6 | | | | 3 | Wade 78.71 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Benito van de Pas 95.54 | Benito van de Pas 95.54 | 6 | | Benito van de Pas 89.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Benito van de Pas 95.54 | Benito van de Pas 95.54 | 6 | | Benito van de Pas 89.00 | 0 | 3 | Wade 90.52 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 89.07 | Jan Dekker 89.07 | 2 | | | | 3 | Wade 90.52 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 89.07 | Jan Dekker 89.07 | 2 | | | | 14 | Jenkins 87.27 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Terry Jenkins 94.32 | 6 | 14 | Jenkins 87.27 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Lewis 88.25 | Jamie Lewis 88.25 | 6 | | Jamie Lewis 89.86 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Boulton 84.95 | Andy Boulton 84.95 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |