# 2017 German Darts Championship

The 2017 German Darts Championship was the first of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39, Hildesheim, Germany, between 24–26 March 2017. It will feature a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Alan Norris was the defending champion, having beaten Jelle Klaasen 6–5 in the final of the previous edition, but he was defeated 6–4 in the third round by Kim Huybrechts.
Peter Wright won the final, defeating Michael van Gerwen 6–3, winning his second PDC European Tour title.

## 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 Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today on 6 March 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 10 March), eight from the West/South European Qualifier, four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 23 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 17 February) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 February).
The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 24 March | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 March | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 March | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 March | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 March | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 March | Third round (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Third round (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Third round (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Final (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Final (best of 11 legs) 26 March | Final (best of 11 legs) 26 March |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 111.51 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 102.21 | Jermaine Wattimena 102.21 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 86.38 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jermaine Wattimena 102.21 | Jermaine Wattimena 102.21 | 6 | | Jermaine Wattimena 86.38 | 1 | 1 | van Gerwen 97.88 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Bernd Roith 81.91 | Bernd Roith 81.91 | 1 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 97.88 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Bernd Roith 81.91 | Bernd Roith 81.91 | 1 | | | | 16 | Reyes 94.77 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Cristo Reyes 96.71 | 6 | 16 | Reyes 94.77 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Searle 88.97 | Ryan Searle 88.97 | 2 | | Paul Nicholson 84.03 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Searle 88.97 | Ryan Searle 88.97 | 2 | | Paul Nicholson 84.03 | 2 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 101.81 | 6 | | | | | |
| Paul Nicholson 90.29 | Paul Nicholson 90.29 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 101.81 | 6 | | | | | |
| Paul Nicholson 90.29 | Paul Nicholson 90.29 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | White 92.83 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Ian White 90.21 | 6 | | | | 8 | White 92.83 | 3 | | | | | |
| John Bowles 83.55 | John Bowles 83.55 | 6 | | John Bowles 88.80 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Bowles 83.55 | John Bowles 83.55 | 6 | | John Bowles 88.80 | 5 | 8 | White 104.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Stoyke 79.55 | Stefan Stoyke 79.55 | 2 | | | | 8 | White 104.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Stoyke 79.55 | Stefan Stoyke 79.55 | 2 | | | | | Johnson 91.04 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | James Wade 98.46 | 5 | | Johnson 91.04 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Johnson 97.91 | Darren Johnson 97.91 | 6 | | Darren Johnson 97.86 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Johnson 97.91 | Darren Johnson 97.91 | 6 | | Darren Johnson 97.86 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 104.61 | 6 | | |
| Robert Allenstein 84.69 | Robert Allenstein 84.69 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 104.61 | 6 | | |
| Robert Allenstein 84.69 | Robert Allenstein 84.69 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Klaasen 90.84 | 1 | | |
| | | | 5 | Dave Chisnall 96.97 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Klaasen 90.84 | 1 | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.39 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.39 | 6 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.90 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.39 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.39 | 6 | | Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.90 | 0 | 5 | Chisnall 79.55 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Hunt 95.31 | Adam Hunt 95.31 | 4 | | | | 5 | Chisnall 79.55 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Hunt 95.31 | Adam Hunt 95.31 | 4 | | | | 12 | Klaasen 82.56 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Jelle Klaasen 91.55 | 6 | 12 | Klaasen 82.56 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Mick McGowan 85.19 | Mick McGowan 85.19 | 6 | | Mick McGowan 84.95 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mick McGowan 85.19 | Mick McGowan 85.19 | 6 | | Mick McGowan 84.95 | 1 | | | | 12 | Klaasen 100.43 | 6 | | | | | |
| John Michael 77.47 | John Michael 77.47 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | Klaasen 100.43 | 6 | | | | | |
| John Michael 77.47 | John Michael 77.47 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | van de Pas 99.21 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Benito van de Pas 95.84 | 6 | | | | 4 | van de Pas 99.21 | 4 | | | | | |
| Ryan Meikle 96.22 | Ryan Meikle 96.22 | 4 | | Paul Harvey 81.08 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Meikle 96.22 | Ryan Meikle 96.22 | 4 | | Paul Harvey 81.08 | 4 | 4 | van de Pas 92.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Harvey 102.78 | Paul Harvey 102.78 | 6 | | | | 4 | van de Pas 92.97 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Harvey 102.78 | Paul Harvey 102.78 | 6 | | | | | Dekker 71.87 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Michael Smith 95.94 | 1 | | Dekker 71.87 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 91.79 | Jan Dekker 91.79 | 6 | | Jan Dekker 99.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jan Dekker 91.79 | Jan Dekker 91.79 | 6 | | Jan Dekker 99.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 93.29 | 3 |
| Chris Quantock 93.39 | Chris Quantock 93.39 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 93.29 | 3 |
| Chris Quantock 93.39 | Chris Quantock 93.39 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 95.36 | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Peter Wright 95.01 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 95.36 | 6 |
| Christian Kist 82.99 | Christian Kist 82.99 | 6 | | Christian Kist 93.14 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 82.99 | Christian Kist 82.99 | 6 | | Christian Kist 93.14 | 5 | 2 | Wright 97.59 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Plooy 84.49 | Michael Plooy 84.49 | 5 | | | | 2 | Wright 97.59 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Plooy 84.49 | Michael Plooy 84.49 | 5 | | | | 15 | Bunting 93.74 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Stephen Bunting 88.43 | 6 | 15 | Bunting 93.74 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| David Pallett 99.91 | David Pallett 99.91 | 6 | | David Pallett 95.00 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Pallett 99.91 | David Pallett 99.91 | 6 | | David Pallett 95.00 | 4 | | | | 2 | Wright 89.02 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Veijo Viinikka 84.26 | Veijo Viinikka 84.26 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 89.02 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Veijo Viinikka 84.26 | Veijo Viinikka 84.26 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 | Huybrechts 88.64 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Alan Norris 90.66 | 6 | | | | 10 | Huybrechts 88.64 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Richie Corner 86.37 | Richie Corner 86.37 | 6 | | Richie Corner 89.15 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richie Corner 86.37 | Richie Corner 86.37 | 6 | | Richie Corner 89.15 | 4 | 7 | Norris 89.38 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kirk Shepherd 88.51 | Kirk Shepherd 88.51 | 2 | | | | 7 | Norris 89.38 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kirk Shepherd 88.51 | Kirk Shepherd 88.51 | 2 | | | | 10 | Huybrechts 87.64 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Kim Huybrechts 98.35 | 6 | 10 | Huybrechts 87.64 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 85.78 | Martin Schindler 85.78 | 3 | | Diogo Portela 87.36 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 85.78 | Martin Schindler 85.78 | 3 | | Diogo Portela 87.36 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 92.98 | 6 | | | |
| Diogo Portela 90.96 | Diogo Portela 90.96 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 92.98 | 6 | | | |
| Diogo Portela 90.96 | Diogo Portela 90.96 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Price 96.53 | 5 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Simon Whitlock 83.17 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | Price 96.53 | 5 | | | |
| Kevin Painter 85.80 | Kevin Painter 85.80 | 6 | | Kevin Painter 88.40 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Painter 85.80 | Kevin Painter 85.80 | 6 | | Kevin Painter 88.40 | 6 | | Painter 90.63 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Burton 80.41 | Stephen Burton 80.41 | 5 | | | | | Painter 90.63 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Burton 80.41 | Stephen Burton 80.41 | 5 | | | | 11 | Price 92.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Gerwyn Price 99.06 | 6 | 11 | Price 92.90 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 96.12 | Krzysztof Ratajski 96.12 | 6 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 92.79 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 96.12 | Krzysztof Ratajski 96.12 | 6 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 92.79 | 1 | | | | 11 | Price 101.10 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Ryan de Vreede 85.49 | Ryan de Vreede 85.49 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | Price 101.10 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Ryan de Vreede 85.49 | Ryan de Vreede 85.49 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Suljović 93.89 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Mensur Suljović 101.25 | 6 | | | | 3 | Suljović 93.89 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mervyn King 95.88 | Mervyn King 95.88 | 6 | | Mervyn King 102.02 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mervyn King 95.88 | Mervyn King 95.88 | 6 | | Mervyn King 102.02 | 3 | 3 | Suljović 94.93 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Rasztovits 89.22 | Michael Rasztovits 89.22 | 5 | | | | 3 | Suljović 94.93 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Rasztovits 89.22 | Michael Rasztovits 89.22 | 5 | | | | 14 | Cullen 94.67 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Joe Cullen 96.62 | 6 | 14 | Cullen 94.67 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Dobey 95.37 | Chris Dobey 95.37 | 5 | | Jamie Bain 87.03 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Bain 101.53 | Jamie Bain 101.53 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |