2018 German Darts Grand Prix

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The **2018 German Darts Grand Prix** was the second of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Kulturhalle Zenith, Munich, Germany, between 31 March–2 April 2018. 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 Rob Cross 6–3 in the final of the 2017 tournament.

He retained his title by defeating Peter Wright 8–5 in the final.

## Prize money

The prize fund remained at £135,000 for the 2018 PDC European Tour events.

Prize money will count towards the PDC Order of Merit, the PDC ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit, with one exception: should a seeded player lose in the second round (last 32), their prize money will not count towards any Orders of Merit, although they still receive the full prize money payment.

This is how the prize money was divided:

## Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 9 February 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 16 February), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 22 March), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 30 March), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 26 January) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 27 January).

The following players took part in the tournament:

1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Peter Wright  *(Runner-up)*
3. Michael Smith  *(Third round)*
4. Rob Cross  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. Daryl Gurney  *(Semi-finals)*
6. Mensur Suljović  *(Third round)*
7. Joe Cullen  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Simon Whitlock  *(Second round)*
9. Dave Chisnall  *(Second round)*
10. Kim Huybrechts  *(Second round)*
11. Mervyn King  *(Second round)*
12. Ian White  *(Third round)*
13. Gerwyn Price  *(Second round)*
14. Jelle Klaasen  *(Second round)*
15. Kyle Anderson  *(Second round)*
16. Alan Norris  *(Third round)*
* Darren Webster  *(Third round)*
* Nathan Aspinall  *(First round)*
* Stephen Bunting  *(Second round)*
* Paul Rowley  *(First round)*
* Jonny Clayton  *(Second round)*
* James Wade  *(Semi-finals)*
* Josh Payne  *(Second round)*
* Adrian Lewis  *(First round)*
* James Wilson  *(First round)*
* Alan Tabern  *(Third round)*
* Scott Taylor  *(First round)*
* Steve West  *(Third round)*
* Keegan Brown  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Luke Humphries  *(Third round)*
* William O'Connor  *(First round)*
* Steve Lennon  *(Second round)*
* Chris Dobey  *(Second round)*
* Ryan Meikle  *(Second round)*
* Jermaine Wattimena  *(First round)*
* Toni Alcinas  *(Second round)*
* Danny Noppert  *(Second round)*
* Christian Gödl  *(First round)*
* Rowby-John Rodriguez  *(First round)*
* Yordi Meeuwisse  *(Second round)*
* Michael Rasztovits  *(First round)*
* Jan Dekker  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* René Berndt  *(First round)*
* Max Hopp  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Martin Schindler  *(First round)*
* Maik Langendorf  *(First round)*

**Nordic & Baltic Qualifier**
* Madars Razma  *(First round)*

**East European Qualifier**
* Krzysztof Ratajski  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Imperious Van Gerwen's German Glory. PDC. Retrieved on August 22, 2023.
2. ↑ Magnificent MVG Claims 22nd Euro Title. PDC (2 April 2018). Retrieved on August 25, 2023.
3. ↑ European Tour 2018 Info. PDPA. Retrieved on March 24, 2018.
4. ↑ European Tour Rule Changes Announced. PDC (19 January 2017).
5. ↑ 2018 European Tour 1-2 Entries. PDC. Retrieved on August 24, 2023.
6. ↑ 2018 German Darts Grand Prix Draw. PDC. Retrieved on August 25, 2023.