2014 European Darts Trophy

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The **2014 European Darts Trophy** was the eighth of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Kohlrabizirkus in Leipzig, Germany, between 19–21 September 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

Wes Newton was the defending champion after defeating Paul Nicholson 6–5 in the 2013 final, but he was defeated 6–3 by Michael van Gerwen in the third round.

Michael Smith won his first European Tour event by beating Michael van Gerwen 6–5 in the final.

This tournament ended the 2014 PDC European Tour, with a different winner in each of the eight events.

## Prize money

The prize fund for the 2014 European Tour events remained at £100,000, with the winner getting £20,000, but the prize distribution altered for the other positions.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June automatically qualified for the event.

The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 4 July), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).

On 16 September, it was announced that Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor, Robert Thornton and Adrian Lewis had withdrawn from the tournament, therefore the highest-ranked qualifiers - Terry Jenkins, Michael Smith, Andy Hamilton and Wes Newton - become seeded players. To complete the field of 48 players, two additional places in the draw were made available in the European Qualifier and the Host Nation Qualifier.

The following players took part in the tournament:

1. Michael van Gerwen  *(Runner-up)*
2. Brendan Dolan  *(Third round)*
3. Dave Chisnall  *(Second round)*
4. Peter Wright  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. Ian White  *(Third round)*
6. Kim Huybrechts  *(Third round)*
7. Steve Beaton  *(Second round)*
8. Simon Whitlock  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Mervyn King  *(Second round)*
10. Vincent van der Voort  *(Third round)*
11. Justin Pipe  *(Quarter-finals)*
12. Jamie Caven  *(Second round)*
13. Terry Jenkins  *(Third round)*
14. **Michael Smith**  **(Champion)**
15. Andy Hamilton  *(Semi-finals)*
16. Wes Newton  *(Third round)*
* Kevin Painter  *(Second round)*
* Ronnie Baxter  *(First round)*
* Dean Winstanley  *(Semi-finals)*
* Stephen Bunting  *(First round)*
* Shaun Narain  *(Second round)*
* James Wade  *(First round)*
* James Hubbard  *(First round)*
* Andrew Gilding  *(Second round)*
* Gerwyn Price  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Mickey Mansell  *(First round)*
* Andy Smith  *(Second round)*
* Richie Burnett  *(First round)*
* Steve West  *(Second round)*
* Ricky Evans  *(First round)*
* Ross Smith  *(Second round)*
* William O'Connor  *(Second round)*
* Ronny Huybrechts  *(Second round)*
* Mensur Suljović  *(First round)*
* Roxy-James Rodriguez  *(Third round)*
* Gino Vos  *(First round)*
* Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
* Christian Kist  *(First round)*
* Jelle Klaasen  *(Third round)*
* Ryan de Vreede  *(Second round)*
* Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(First round)*
* Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Bernd Roith  *(First round)*
* Max Hopp  *(First round)*
* Michael Hurtz  *(Second round)*
* Jyhan Artut  *(Second round)*
* Tomas Seyler  *(First round)*
* Michael Rosenauer  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Super Newton Wins European Darts Trophy. PDC. Retrieved on July 24, 2023.
2. ↑ Smith's European Darts Trophy Joy. PDC. Retrieved on July 30, 2023.
3. ↑ PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed. PDC. Retrieved on July 28, 2023.
4. ↑ European Tour Event 7&8 Entries. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 30, 2023.
5. ↑ European Darts Trophy Update. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 30, 2023.
6. ↑ European Darts Trophy Draw & Qualifiers. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 30, 2023.