2014 German Darts Championship
Tournament name2014 German Darts Championship
Dates31 January–2 February 2014
VenueHalle 39
LocationHildesheim
OrganisationPDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£100,000
Winners share£20,000
WinnerGary Anderson
NextEvent 2

The 2014 German Darts Championship was the first of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, Germany, between 31 January–2 February 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

Gary Anderson won his first European Tour event by defeating Justin Pipe 6–5 in the final.[1]

At with this event, all European Tour events were streamed live and free on the PDC YouTube channel.[2]

Prize money

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Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winner(1)£20,000
Runner-up(1)£8,000
Semi-finalists(2)£4,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£3,000
Third round losers(8)£2,000
Second round losers(16)£1,250
First round losers(16)£1,000
Total£100,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit Archived 2013-11-27 at archive.today on the 17 January 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[4] In a change from previous European Tour events, this year there will be 48 players in each tournament instead of 64. Players who reach the event via qualifiers will play each other in the first round with the winners meeting the 16 seeded players in the last 32.[5] 20 places were on offer at the UK Open Qualifier held in Wigan on 19 January.[6] Eight and four places were awarded in the European and Host Nation Qualifiers respectively, which were held at the venue the day before the event started.[7]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16
  1. Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  2. Dave Chisnall (second round)
  3. Peter Wright (second round)
  4. Brendan Dolan (second round)
  5. Kim Huybrechts (third round)
  6. Robert Thornton (third round)
  7. Jamie Caven (second round)
  8. Steve Beaton (second round)
  9. Wes Newton (third round)
  10. Mervyn King (third round)
  11. Ian White (quarter-finals)
  12. John Part (quarter-finals)
  13. Paul Nicholson (third round)
  14. Gary Anderson (winner)
  15. Adrian Lewis (third round)
  16. Kevin Painter (second round)
UK Qualifier
European Qualifier
Host Nation Qualifier

Draw

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References

  1. ^ "German Darts Championship: Anderson beats Pipe in final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ "ET1 Live & Free On YouTube". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. ^ "European Tour Event 1/2 Entries & UKQ". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ^ "European Tour Event & Entry Info". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  6. ^ "European Tour Events 1&2 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Final ET1 Qualifiers Win Places". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. ^ "German Darts Championship Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 PDC German Darts Championship Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 January 2014.