# 2017 German Darts Open

The 2017 German Darts Open was the third of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany, between 21–23 April 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Peter Wright won the tournament by defeating Benito van de Pas 6–5 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 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 6 April 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 7 April), eight from the West/South European Qualifier, four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 20 April), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 18 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 26 February).
The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 21 April | First round (best of 11 legs) 21 April | First round (best of 11 legs) 21 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 22 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 22 April | Second round (best of 11 legs) 22 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Third round (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Final (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Final (best of 11 legs) 23 April | Final (best of 11 legs) 23 April |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 102.48 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 88.41 | Ronny Huybrechts 88.41 | 6 | | Ronny Huybrechts 100.62 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 88.41 | Ronny Huybrechts 88.41 | 6 | | Ronny Huybrechts 100.62 | 3 | 1 | van Gerwen 101.31 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Zoran Lerchbacher 85.12 | Zoran Lerchbacher 85.12 | 0 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 101.31 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Zoran Lerchbacher 85.12 | Zoran Lerchbacher 85.12 | 0 | | | | | Hunt 90.40 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Steve West 90.12 | 4 | | Hunt 90.40 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Hunt 93.04 | Adam Hunt 93.04 | 6 | | Adam Hunt 87.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Hunt 93.04 | Adam Hunt 93.04 | 6 | | Adam Hunt 87.30 | 6 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 97.47 | 1 | | | | | |
| René Berndt 87.66 | René Berndt 87.66 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 97.47 | 1 | | | | | |
| René Berndt 87.66 | René Berndt 87.66 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | White 104.01 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Ian White 103.15 | 6 | | | | 8 | White 104.01 | 6 | | | | | |
| Marko Kantele 82.06 | Marko Kantele 82.06 | 3 | | Warrick Scheffer 96.22 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marko Kantele 82.06 | Marko Kantele 82.06 | 3 | | Warrick Scheffer 96.22 | 3 | 8 | White 106.55 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Warrick Scheffer 86.60 | Warrick Scheffer 86.60 | 6 | | | | 8 | White 106.55 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Warrick Scheffer 86.60 | Warrick Scheffer 86.60 | 6 | | | | | King 99.11 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Kim Huybrechts 95.04 | 3 | | King 99.11 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mervyn King 97.16 | Mervyn King 97.16 | 6 | | Mervyn King 97.42 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mervyn King 97.16 | Mervyn King 97.16 | 6 | | Mervyn King 97.42 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | White 95.13 | 3 | | |
| Robbie Green 94.24 | Robbie Green 94.24 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | White 95.13 | 3 | | |
| Robbie Green 94.24 | Robbie Green 94.24 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | van de Pas 100.18 | 6 | | |
| | | | 5 | Simon Whitlock 96.53 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | van de Pas 100.18 | 6 | | |
| Darren Webster 97.15 | Darren Webster 97.15 | 6 | | Darren Webster 94.62 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Webster 97.15 | Darren Webster 97.15 | 6 | | Darren Webster 94.62 | 3 | 5 | Whitlock 99.22 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Jacques 88.06 | Peter Jacques 88.06 | 3 | | | | 5 | Whitlock 99.22 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Jacques 88.06 | Peter Jacques 88.06 | 3 | | | | | Cross 101.34 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Michael Smith 87.88 | 2 | | Cross 101.34 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Graaf 80.83 | Jeffrey de Graaf 80.83 | 1 | | Rob Cross 90.18 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Graaf 80.83 | Jeffrey de Graaf 80.83 | 1 | | Rob Cross 90.18 | 6 | | | | | Cross 89.97 | 2 | | | | | |
| Rob Cross 95.54 | Rob Cross 95.54 | 6 | | | | | | | | Cross 89.97 | 2 | | | | | |
| Rob Cross 95.54 | Rob Cross 95.54 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | van de Pas 103.79 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Benito van de Pas 87.16 | 6 | | | | 4 | van de Pas 103.79 | 6 | | | | | |
| Paul Nicholson 92.68 | Paul Nicholson 92.68 | 6 | | Paul Nicholson 86.92 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Nicholson 92.68 | Paul Nicholson 92.68 | 6 | | Paul Nicholson 86.92 | 3 | 4 | van de Pas 94.44 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 79.65 | Martin Schindler 79.65 | 1 | | | | 4 | van de Pas 94.44 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 79.65 | Martin Schindler 79.65 | 1 | | | | 13 | Cullen 91.66 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Joe Cullen 98.72 | 6 | 13 | Cullen 91.66 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 85.60 | Vincent van der Voort 85.60 | 6 | | Vincent van der Voort 93.73 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vincent van der Voort 85.60 | Vincent van der Voort 85.60 | 6 | | Vincent van der Voort 93.73 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | van de Pas 110.46 | 5 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.98 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.98 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | van de Pas 110.46 | 5 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.98 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.98 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 97.49 | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Peter Wright 101.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 97.49 | 6 |
| Jamie Bain 84.71 | Jamie Bain 84.71 | 3 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 87.12 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Bain 84.71 | Jamie Bain 84.71 | 3 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 87.12 | 1 | 2 | Wright 96.58 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 86.03 | Krzysztof Ratajski 86.03 | 6 | | | | 2 | Wright 96.58 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 86.03 | Krzysztof Ratajski 86.03 | 6 | | | | 15 | Reyes 95.96 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Cristo Reyes 97.24 | 6 | 15 | Reyes 95.96 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Payne 86.19 | Josh Payne 86.19 | 4 | | Nico Blum 87.96 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Josh Payne 86.19 | Josh Payne 86.19 | 4 | | Nico Blum 87.96 | 1 | | | | 2 | Wright 104.21 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Nico Blum 85.49 | Nico Blum 85.49 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 104.21 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Nico Blum 85.49 | Nico Blum 85.49 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Price 96.16 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Alan Norris 78.79 | 2 | | | | 10 | Price 96.16 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.09 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.09 | 6 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 85.19 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.09 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.09 | 6 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 85.19 | 6 | | Van den Bergh 88.14 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Hamilton 86.69 | Andy Hamilton 86.69 | 0 | | | | | Van den Bergh 88.14 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Hamilton 86.69 | Andy Hamilton 86.69 | 0 | | | | 10 | Price 93.88 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Gerwyn Price 86.84 | 6 | 10 | Price 93.88 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Henderson 83.20 | John Henderson 83.20 | 3 | | James Richardson 89.57 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Henderson 83.20 | John Henderson 83.20 | 3 | | James Richardson 89.57 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 105.74 | 6 | | | |
| James Richardson 83.90 | James Richardson 83.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 105.74 | 6 | | | |
| James Richardson 83.90 | James Richardson 83.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Klaasen 96.17 | 2 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Dave Chisnall 104.86 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Klaasen 96.17 | 2 | | | |
| Robert Thornton 89.04 | Robert Thornton 89.04 | 3 | | Nathan Aspinall 89.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Thornton 89.04 | Robert Thornton 89.04 | 3 | | Nathan Aspinall 89.00 | 0 | 6 | Chisnall 93.89 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nathan Aspinall 94.27 | Nathan Aspinall 94.27 | 6 | | | | 6 | Chisnall 93.89 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nathan Aspinall 94.27 | Nathan Aspinall 94.27 | 6 | | | | 11 | Klaasen 92.17 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Jelle Klaasen 94.93 | 6 | 11 | Klaasen 92.17 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 84.22 | Christian Kist 84.22 | 6 | | Christian Kist 81.83 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 84.22 | Christian Kist 84.22 | 6 | | Christian Kist 81.83 | 0 | | | | 11 | Klaasen 89.90 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Steve Lennon 82.93 | Steve Lennon 82.93 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | Klaasen 89.90 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Steve Lennon 82.93 | Steve Lennon 82.93 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Suljović 87.69 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Mensur Suljović 98.90 | 6 | | | | 3 | Suljović 87.69 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Walsh 95.01 | Mark Walsh 95.01 | 6 | | Mark Walsh 91.96 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Walsh 95.01 | Mark Walsh 95.01 | 6 | | Mark Walsh 91.96 | 2 | 3 | Suljović 103.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Hendriks 90.45 | Jimmy Hendriks 90.45 | 5 | | | | 3 | Suljović 103.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Hendriks 90.45 | Jimmy Hendriks 90.45 | 5 | | | | 14 | Bunting 91.63 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Stephen Bunting 95.54 | 6 | 14 | Bunting 91.63 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Woods 71.98 | Brian Woods 71.98 | 5 | | Bernd Roith 89.28 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bernd Roith 79.16 | Bernd Roith 79.16 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |