2017 European Darts Grand Prix

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The **2017 HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix** was the fourth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany, between 5–7 May 2017. 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 Peter Wright 6–2 in the 2016 final, but Wright sought revenge by defeating van Gerwen 6–0 in the final.

## Prize money

The prize fund in the 2017 PDC European Tour events increased by £20,000 to £135,000 per event, although the winner still received £25,000.

In a change of rules for 2017, 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 27 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 Wigan on 28 April), eight from the West/South European Qualifier, four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held on 4 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 17 March) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 29 April).

The following players took part in the tournament:

1. Michael van Gerwen  *(Runner-up)*
2. Peter Wright  **(Champion)**
3. Mensur Suljović  *(Third round)*
4. Simon Whitlock  *(Second round)*
5. Dave Chisnall  *(Semi-finals)*
6. James Wade  *(Second round)*
7. Kim Huybrechts  *(Third round)*
8. Benito van de Pas  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Gerwyn Price  *(Third round)*
10. Alan Norris  *(Second round)*
11. Jelle Klaasen  *(Semi-finals)*
12. Ian White  *(Second round)*
13. Michael Smith  *(Second round)*
14. Joe Cullen  *(Quarter-finals)*
15. Daryl Gurney  *(Third round)*
16. Cristo Reyes  *(Second round)*
* Stephen Bunting  *(First round)*
* Mervyn King  *(First round)*
* Steve West  *(Third round)*
* Joe Murnan  *(Second round)*
* Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
* James Wilson  *(First round)*
* Adrian Lewis  *(Third round)*
* Chris Dobey  *(First round)*
* Paul Rowley  *(First round)*
* Rob Cross  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Luke Woodhouse  *(First round)*
* Mark Webster  *(Third round)*
* Steve Lennon  *(First round)*
* John Henderson  *(Second round)*
* James Richardson  *(Second round)*
* Matt Clark  *(Second round)*
* Jonny Clayton  *(Second round)*
* Keegan Brown  *(Second round)*
* Ron Meulenkamp  *(First round)*
* Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Second round)*
* Jeffrey de Graaf  *(First round)*
* Jermaine Wattimena  *(First round)*
* Jan Dekker  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Christian Kist  *(First round)*
* Zoran Lerchbacher  *(First round)*
* Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(Second round)*

**Home Nation Qualifier**
* Gabriel Clemens  *(First round)*
* Bernd Roith  *(First round)*
* René Berndt  *(First round)*
* Max Hopp  *(Second round)*

**Nordic & Baltic Qualifier**
* Ulf Ceder  *(Third round)*

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

## References

1. ↑ Six Of The Best For Van Gerwen!. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on August 16, 2023.
2. ↑ European Tour Treble For Wright. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on August 19, 2023.
3. ↑ Record Prize Money On Offer In 2017. PDC. Retrieved on August 17, 2023.
4. ↑ European Tour Rule Changes Announced. PDC. Retrieved on August 17, 2023.
5. ↑ ET4 & ET5 Entries Confirmed. PDC. Retrieved on August 19, 2023.
6. ↑ HappyBet European Darts Grand Prix Draw. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on August 19, 2023.