2019 European Darts Grand Prix

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The **2019 European Darts Grand Prix** was the sixth of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Glaspalast, Sindelfingen, Germany, from 10–12 May 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating James Wade 8–3 in the final of the 2018 tournament, but he lost 6–3 to Peter Wright in the quarter-finals.

Ian White became the eighth player to win multiple European Tour titles after beating Wright 8–7 in the final.

It was White's third consecutive final on the European Tour, a record matched only by van Gerwen.

## Prize money

The prize fund increased from £135,000 to £140,000 for the 2019 European Tour.

This is how the prize money was divided:

* Seeded players who lose in the second round do not receive this prize money on any Orders of Merit.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 April automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 12 April), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 12 April), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 9 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 2 February) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 9 March).

From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-Tour Card holders. Any Tour Card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.

Dave Chisnall, who was set to be the 12th seed, withdrew prior to the tournament draw due to family reasons. All seeds below him moved up a place, with Mervyn King becoming sixteenth seed, and an extra place being made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.

James Wade, the 10th seed, withdrew from the tournament after the draw and was not replaced, with his second round opponent Ryan Searle receiving a bye.

The following players will take part in the tournament:

1. Michael van Gerwen  *(Quarter-finals)*
2. Gerwyn Price  *(Third round)*
3. **Ian White**  **(Champion)**
4. Daryl Gurney  *(Third round)*
5. Adrian Lewis  *(Second round)*
6. Rob Cross  *(Second round)*
7. Mensur Suljović  *(Second round)*
8. Peter Wright  *(Runner-up)*
9. Jonny Clayton  *(Third round)*
10. ~~James Wade~~  *(Withdrew)*
11. Michael Smith  *(Third round)*
12. Joe Cullen  *(Second round)*
13. Max Hopp  *(Second round)*
14. Ricky Evans  *(Second round)*
15. Darren Webster  *(Third round)*
16. Mervyn King  *(Second round)*
* Jamie Hughes  *(Semi-finals)*
* Steve Beaton  *(Semi-finals)*
* Matthew Edgar  *(First round)*
* Stephen Bunting  *(First round)*
* Mark McGeeney  *(Third round)*
* Robert Owen  *(First round)*
* Dave Prins  *(First round)*
* Gavin Carlin  *(Second round)*
* Josh Payne  *(First round)*
* Keegan Brown  *(Third round)*
* Nathan Aspinall  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Chris Dobey  *(Second round)*
* Ross Smith  *(Second round)*
* James Richardson  *(Third round)*
* Glen Durrant  *(First round)*
* Ryan Searle  *(Third round)*
* Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
* Niels Zonneveld  *(Second round)*
* Jeffrey de Zwaan  *(Quarter-finals)*
* Krzysztof Ratajski  *(Second round)*
* Dimitri Van den Bergh  *(Second round)*
* Vincent van der Voort  *(Second round)*
* Madars Razma  *(First round)*

**West/South European Qualifier**
* Stefan Bellmont  *(First round)*
* Michael Rasztovits  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Daniel Klose  *(First round)*
* Michael Hurtz  *(First round)*
* Dragutin Horvat  *(First round)*
* Ricardo Pietreczko  *(First round)*
* Michael Rosenauer  *(First round)*

**Nordic & Baltic Qualifier**
* Kim Viljanen  *(First round)*

**East European Qualifier**
* Pero Ljubić  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Van Gerwen Claims Sindelfingen Crown. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on August 26, 2023.
2. ↑ White Wins Second European Tour Title. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on September 1, 2023.
3. ↑ Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019. PDC. Retrieved on August 30, 2023.
4. ↑ 2019 European Tour 5-6 Qualifier Entries. PDC. Retrieved on September 1, 2023.
5. ↑ 2019 European Darts Grand Prix Draw & Schedule. PDC. Retrieved on September 1, 2023.