2014 German Darts Championship
| 2014 European Tour Event 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 31 January–2 February | ||
| Venue | Halle 39 | ||
| Location | Hildesheim, Germany | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £100,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
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The 2013 European Tour Event 1 (also known as the 2014 German Darts Championship) is the first of eight European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament will take place at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, Germany, between 31 January–2 February. It will feature a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.
Prize money
| Stage | European Tour |
|---|---|
| Winner | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | £8,000 |
| Semi-finalists | £4,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | £3,000 |
| Last 16 | £2,000 |
| Last 32 | £1,250 |
| Last 48 | £1,000 |
| Total | £100,000 |
Qualification and format
The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on the 17 January 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[2] 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.[3] 20 places were on offer at the UK Open Qualifier held in Wigan on 19 January.[4] Twelve and four places will be awarded in the European and Host Nation Qualifiers respectively which will be held at the venue the day before the event starts.
The following players will take part in the tournament:
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Draw
First round
| Player | Score | Player | Player | Score | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 European Qualifier 1
|
v |  Glenn Spearing
|
European Qualifier 2
|
v | European Qualifier 8
| |
| European Qualifier 4
|
v |  Marc Dewsbury
|
Brian Woods
|
v | European Qualifier 5
| |
| European Qualifier 6
|
v | Ronnie Baxter
|
Steve Maish
|
v | European Qualifier 7
| |
| European Qualifier 3
|
v | Mark Dudbridge
|
Dean Winstanley
|
v | Matt Padgett
| |
| Mark Walsh
|
v | Lee Palfreyman
|
 Jamie Bain
|
v | Michael Smith
| |
| Host Nation Qualifier 3
|
v | Terry Jenkins
|
Barry Lynn
|
v | Andy Hamilton
| |
| Wayne Jones
|
v | Host Nation Qualifier 1
|
Host Nation Qualifier 4
|
v | Joey Palfreyman
| |
| Stuart Kellett
|
v | Host Nation Qualifier 2
|
 Richie Burnett
|
v | Justin Pipe
|
References
- ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "European Tour Event 1/2 Entries & UKQ". PDC. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "European Tour Event & Entry Info". PDC. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "European Tour Events 1&2 UK Qualifiers". PDC. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "German Darts Championship Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "2014 PDC German Darts Championship Fixtures". Darts Database. Retrieved 30 January 2014.